The Craft Cocktail Party: Delicious Drinks for Every Occasion

This is the best cocktail book! Cocktails range from beginner to intermediate to advanced. I have had this book for a couple of years and there are still new drinks that I am happy to try. Very good illustrations and helpful tips. Really tasty drinks and punches. The book is in a seasonal format which is quite helpful. I have two other cocktail books and one is just not as exciting and the other (Employees Only) is a bit out there. You can't go wrong with this book. Go for it!

Some outstanding keeper recipes for every taste. Best bar book outside of Smuggler's Cove

Good info on recipes and drinks.

A beautiful, thoughtful book full of recipes I never would have thought to try! Love that it's organized by season, full of fresh ingredients and has plenty of tips - that are just as entertaining and charming as instructional! Great for me as I'm a novice at the craft cocktail. I'm working my way slowly through the book - following the seasons. I'm sure it won't take long for someone in Hollywood to see what a great movie shaking through this book and the cocktail parties that go with it would make! Until then - it's my go-to gift this year. Cheers!

Love this book of cocktail recipes. There's a lot of things in it I would have never thought of to put together to be honest, and they've all been tasty. I like that many of them do not require many ingredients. There are a few that require some special ones and that can be somewhat frustrating, but if you take the trip and gather it together, you're in for a tasty surprise. I've been happy especially with the party punches! Those are great.

Great book. It is not necessarily the first book for basic cocktail making. (for that I would recommend "Cocktails, Cocktails and more Cocktails" by Hester Thompson). This is more like a second level book, Cocktails 201. It briefly covers the basics, then quickly moves on to variations and new creations. And what yummy drinks! Reiner is a real artist. The only drawback is that a lot of the recipes require less common ingredients or homebrew preparations, but if you've got the time to spare and you are serious about next level craft cocktailing I highly recommend this book!

I collect bar and cookbooks. This has instantly become one of my most used books. I purchased it just in time for a 4th of July BBQ. Julie's tips and recipes are really helpful to host larger gatherings and make really great drinks. If you have not tried the Gin Blossom cocktail, I highly recommend it.

Great book! Have used several of the recipes and last weekend used it to fix Mai Tais at a Hawaiian themed party and they were a big hit. Some of the recommended liquors are hard to find so I took the book to Total Wine and asked one of the guys there to help me find suitable substitutes, which they did. Don't get hung up on the brand names, just enjoy the recipes.

I first hesitated to get this book as the only other Canadian review gave it 3 stars. However, after reading other reviews and looking into it on google books, I came to the conclusion that it was just the book a cocktail-lover-but-beginner like me would need for hosting friends, impressing my date or treating myself. And I am not disappointed! The book has absolutely gorgeous design, it gets you flipping through the pages and wanting to make every recipe (which practically all have a very seductive photograph), just the kind of motivation and enthusiasm I was looking for! I personally find all the recipes are approachable to the beginner as there are plenty of tips and instructions for the slightly more advanced cocktails and it's brilliant to have divided its contents by season & occasions. I'm off to prepare a New Year's Eve punch for 2016!

If you're interested in exploring the world of cocktails, this is a sweet book.First, cocktails are an expensive treat, but if you're ready to build your stock, there are a lot of excellent and tasty sophisticated drinks to be made and shared.My sons and I had fun with the recipes.Loved everything about the book.

Could use more basic, few/attainable ingredient recipes. But great for anyone willing to hunt down ingredients.

Although it's a beautiful book and very helpful regarding which 'tools of the trade' one should have in their very own bar, the book is a little too advanced for someone just starting out in their quest to learn more about making great cocktails. No doubt I'll be using this book in the future, but a 'newbie' such as myself will need to get another book with more straightforward and basic techniques and ingredients. I wish I had known this before purchasing it, but oh well. I never regret buy any book! They're all fun :)