Charles Schumann Libri

The classic bar guide that launched a generation of cocktail lovers is back—completely updated. With its cloth binding evoking a Jazz Age guide to speakeasies and its charming illustrations that could have come from a period magazine, this most influential cocktail book is reissued in a newly updated edition. Spanning the cocktail spectrum from classic to contemporary, it includes all the information the cocktail lover or mixologist needs to create the perfect drink in a stylishly retro package, making it an elegant, sophisticated gift as well as an indispensable companion for home or professional entertaining. With 500 recipes and an easy-to-use index arranged by drink categories, this bar book is replete with fascinating stories behind the genesis of each cocktail, its creators, and component liquors—as well as a guide to bartending equipment and a glossary of bar terms and measurements. Charles Schumann, whose appreciation of design and drinks is legendary, is the ideal guide to the perfect drink. Based on the menus at his iconic establishments—Harry’s New York Bar, then Schumann’s American Bar, which later became simply Schumann’sBar—each recipe focuses on quality and balance.

Whether you're celebrating a special occasion or just relaxing with a cocktail, let world-renowned bartender Charles Schumann be your guide to mixing masterful libations. American Bar —the most authoritative cocktail book ever published—provides all the information the cocktail lover or professional bartender needs to serve up the perfect drink. Inside American Bar you'll Recipes for more than 500 drinks, listed alphabeticallyAn easy-to-use drink index arranged by drink categoriesThe fascinating history and names of leading brands of all the major cocktail componentsA handy guide to bartending equipmentA glossary of international bar terms and measurementsIllustrated with hundreds of delightful 1930s-style line drawings by Günter Mattei, this exceptionally handsome book is an indispensable companion to home or professional entertaining.

Das „Tropical Barbuch“ präsentiert 150 Cocktailrezepte von Charles Schumann und behandelt Themen wie Tequila, Mescal, Cachaça sowie die Geschichte und Herstellung von Rum. Ergänzt wird der Band durch Geschichten bekannter karibischer Autoren, die das Lebensgefühl der Tropen vermitteln.

CHARLES SCHUMANN - Gastgeber, Dompteur und Therapeut in Personalunion - wurde zu einer internationalen Berühmtheit, nicht nur als Barmann, sondern auch als Gesicht für Baldessarini und als internationaler Bestseller-Autor der „Bibeln der Barmixer“.

CHARLES SCHUMANN - Gastgeber, Dompteur und Therapeut in Personalunion - wurde zu einer internationalen Berühmtheit, nicht nur als Barmann, sondern auch als Gesicht für Baldessarini und als internationaler Bestsellerautor der „Bibeln der Barmixer“.