Are you ready to take the 'bar' exam? This tool will raise the 'bar' for mixing drinks. Whether you are a novice bartender, who likes to play bartender at home or at parties, or a professional bartender trying to perfect his/her craft in mixology, The Cocktail Revolution is for you. The coolest bartenders today are career artists, not just bartending to get by or pay their way through school. They are smart and creative people who are passionate about the art of presentation and flavor balance. Bartending has always been a noble profession and bartenders exude the highest evolution of the human species.You will find that one of the unique features of this book is that there are descriptions, stories, anecdotes, commentary, advice, and a little psychology about the bar industry taken from a seasoned barkeep and liquid chef. The hope is to provide you a better understanding of why cocktails taste and present the way they do. The Cocktail Revolution attempts to clarify the classic debate of a shaken versus a stirred Martini, drink personalities, dispelling myths, misnomers, and what it takes to matriculate from novice bartender to mixologist to liquid chef. What bartender book is complete without recipes? Cool, modern cocktails, along with the classics and some variations of those classics are included. Did you know that a classic "Harvey Wallbanger" is simply a Screwdriver with Galliano on top and his brother is "Freddy Fudpucker" made with tequila? Or that the "Purple Hooter" is a Kamikaze with Chambord? Or that the "Woo-Woo" is a Sex on the Beach without orange juice. Thirsty yet? Your invitation awaits you inside! Cheers! Salud! Votre sante! Egészségére! Slainte! Prost!