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(More customer reviews)My father once ate --- by mistake --- a bourbon ball and nearly passed out.
My mother has a glass of Manischewitz Cream Red Concord --- "a sweet but balanced wine with a velvety mouth feel" --- once every decade or so.
Me? Two drinks and I get giddy, then sleepy. There is no cheaper date.
But every once in a while someone makes an exotic drink that hides the taste of the key ingredient, and I suddenly see how I could develop a serious liking for darkened bars and delicious libations.
Do not, if you have a problem with alcohol, open this book --- the pictures alone will have you in the gutter. Really, these beverages are as shiny as jewels. From the glassware to the ice cubes, everything is spectacular. A rim of salt is so even you'd suspect a surgeon applied it. Fruit isn't cut, it's carved. Open this book to any page and you'll find yourself thinking, "Well, it's 5 PM somewhere."
Which is more or less what you'd expect from Danny Meyer, whose New York restaurants include Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, 11 Park Madison, Table, Blue Smoke, The Modern and the Shake Shack --- every one a winner. This man knows how to please his customers, and if you think that's foodie hype, just dip into his memoir, 'Setting the Table'.
Not that you can go to your liquor cabinet and whip up most of these 100 drinks.
There's a slight trick to these potions: uncommon ingredients. Freshly made ice cubes are the least of it --- we're talking flavored vodkas, obscure syrups, herbs like Thai basil. And then it's just a matter of nicely tweaked recipes. Like a mojito made with champagne and rose water. Or Blue Smoke's Dirty Pete, a martini that calls for olive brine and hot-pepper sauce instead of vermouth.
The proof's in the tasting. From modest experience: I'll have another, bartender.
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