Be Your Own Bartender: A Surefire Guide to Finding (and Making) Your Perfect Cocktail

A fun read and a good tool for people really interested in mixing drinks at home. This book has plenty of recipes above and beyond the ones that appear in every drinks recipe book, but be advised that they also ask for a lot of ingredients that aren't commonly found. If you're interested in mixing your own syrups and components, you can expand your repertoire a lot.

I met co-author Carey Jones at a party a couple of months ago and was so impressed by her that I ran home and pre-ordered this book. It really doesn't disappoint. Not only are the recipes terrific, the book is really well organized, including a flow-chart at the beginning that can recommend a particular recipe for you based on how you're feeling. Highly recommend both for cocktail newbies and more experienced drinkers looking for something tasty, interesting and new.

I wanted a book to help me making a bit more challenging drinks than mixing whiskey with coke. This book is really nice. It explains everything including the basics. You will be making your own syrups and infused liquor in no time! I really enjoyed browsing the book or using the flowcharts to find a new drink to try. Recommended.

Gift for hubby - now he wants to buy every freaking accessory possible for bartending! Ugh!

i totally love this book - it's been really fun to get ideas and drink fun drinks.i wish the social media community was there for it though - i'd love to see more pictures of the drinks and read feedback from other users.buy this book - you will love it!!!

Interesting drinks, but unless you have a obscene amount of obscure ingredients you are out of luck. Disappointed with this purchase.

I am sure the guidelines will make great drinks, but it was a little too complicated for my taste.

One day and three drinks in and I already love this book. Sure, it might take a little time and effort to procure some of the ingredients in there, but the experience of trying new things alone has already been worth it. Being single, the ability to make fancy drinks for potential dates makes this book worth it's weight in gold. Every single guy should invest in this...

If you live in a place with a restricted selection of spirits (hi, Ontario) and don't like grapefruit or amari, you will find much of this book inaccessible. The ingredient lists are often ultra specific, like instead of just saying "dark rum", it usually specifies a specific brand ... Which some googling will fix to some extent, but still frustrating. However, the flowcharts are great and so too are the suggestions between recipes (i.e. drinks on other pages with similar profiles).