Liquid Intelligence The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail [Hardcover]

A manual to the most deliciously potent science kit ever.If you want to know exactly how much ethanol is in your vermouth, how to work with liquid nitrogen and why a red-hot poker is useful behind a bar (its got nothing to do with unruly patrons), [Dave] Arnold is your best guide. Serious, sure. But theres also a great spirit of play and experimentation here.Examines cocktails on the nanoscale& extremely fascinating.His observations offer insight to anyone with a cocktail shaker and a few basic ingredients& for amateurs looking to get creative with boutique spirits, Mr. Arnolds data is a blessing.Dave Arnold is the smartest person I know in the world of food and drink. Hes relentless in his pursuit of understanding, of improved and new techniques, and above all, of deliciousness. Cocktail enthusiasts and professionals alike will find insights and inspiration galore inLike modern cocktails, most books about them are rejiggered rifts on the classics that came before. And then theres Dave Arnolds book: an entertaining treatise of more than ten years worth of pioneering research hes used to create the game-changing cocktails at his bar, Booker and Dax. Required reading for all of us from now on.Dave Arnold has always been ahead of the curve in the cocktail world, and in this book he brings the rest of us up to speed.Probably the most important cocktail book thats been written ever.Winner of the 2015 James Beard Award for Best Beverage Book and the 2015 IACP Jane Grigson Award.