This is an amazing book. The pictures are amazing, the recipes are clear and the notes are interesting.
It has sections on bar tools, techniques, and at the back a glossary with lots of great detail on all things mentioned in the recipes.
It has key ingredients listed, from which you can make 500 of the drinks in the book.
However, the only index is by these same key alcohols... you can find out what drinks use one of them, but other than that the only way to find things is by name. This is somewhat ameliorated because the website allows you to search all recipes by ingredient and the search is quite powerful. However, it would have been nice to have that in the book.
My only other complaint is that while the ratings go from 1-5 (in 1/2 point increments) almost all are 3 or above. There are three 2 star ratings and one 1.5 star rating (found only by using the website's search).
Those minor complaints aside, this is a fantastic reference. If someone comes and asks for an obscure drink, you are likely to find it here.
By the way, the #8 is the edition. Difford keeps updating and refining the guide which is impressive.Get more detail about Diffordsguide Cocktails 8 (Diffords Guide).
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