{"product_id":"bartenders-handshake-michael-turback-9781542723749","title":"Bartender's Handshake: The Cult of Fernet-Branca, with Cocktail Recipes and Lore","description":"It was Italian immigrants who first carried bottles of Fernet-Branca to the United States in their suitcases, introducing the distinctly bitter digestivo to unexpecting palates. Although most Americans weren't sure what to make of it, Fernet became a rite of passage among bartenders. If a bartender poured a shot for a customer (usually another bartender) and another for themselves, it was called a \"bartender's handshake.\" They began to recognize the spirit as eminently mixable, its bitter notes conspiring to balance sweetness, providing the energy or \"bite\" which causes a cocktail to sing, and informing many new mixed drinks. Offered here is an eclectic collection of 88 drink recipes crafted with Fernet-Branca, inspired by pre- and post-Prohibition classics to inventive notions developed in progressive cocktail programs. With this volume as trusted accomplice, the reader is invited to share in the sensory pleasures of Italy's legendary elixir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Turback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1542723744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781542723749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.26d","brand":"Michael Turback","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995055030527,"sku":"9781542723749","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b447254d-3396-4544-8607-8f54050ce931.jpg?v=1683333666","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bartenders-handshake-michael-turback-9781542723749","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}