Cocktail Art/Liquid Kitchen

Wisconsin Bookwatch, March, 2005

Cocktail Art/Liquid Kitchen

Kyle Branche

Privately Published

22630 Claredon Street, Woodland Hills, CA 91367

1-818-225-8009 kbranche@earthlink.net

Two unusual "how to" books by bartending expert Kyle Branche on the fine art of mixing drinks are now out on CD. Enhanced with a bonus chapter on "The Ritual of Absinthe Today", Liquid Masters (072254000228, $19.95) is a veritable information log and reference guide designed to serve the professional bartender, the commercial beverage manager, and the dedicated home entertainer. Defining more than 700 terms within the Categorical Drink Code, Liquid Masters also covers organics and infusions, Liqueur/Schnaps specific gravity tables, foods to pair with spirits, and a series "reader friendly" chapters of discussion topics along with more than 120 industry-related websites. The Hotel Of Naughty Cocktails (072254000-327, $29.95) has an interior designed as if it were the floors of an hotel instead of chapters. There are "Rooms" instead of drink categories, and Scene numbers to go along with each cocktail. From "Martini for your Thoughts", to "Naughty Cars and Liquid Guitars", to "What is that Purple Thing?", to "Aphrodisacs", there is a beverage among the almost 5000 drink entries for every taste and occasion. If you aspire to a professional level of bartending skills, then these are two highly recommended as the best "how to" bartending books available in a CD format.