The Bartender’s Guide to Drinks: : Terms, Tips and Carbs

The Bartender’s Guide to Drinks: Terms, Tips and Carbs is the culmination of years of research in bars around the world. Many of the drinks have been passed on to us from bartenders as they made a strange looking drink. We were the couple who passed up the dining area to sit at the bar. Many times the bartender would tell us how to make it and even educate us on the story behind the drink. Sometimes they would just tell us what it is called and others times we were ignored. Others were sent to us and some we just made up ourselves by experimenting at our bar. In addition to recipes there is a section devoted entirely to bartender terminology. Whether you are a career bartender, home bartender, or patron like us, you will know that semi-foreign language that comes from behind the bar. Finally, you will find each recipe has a carbohydrate count and there is a section listing estimated carbs for liquors, beer, wine, garnishes and mixers. You can easily find calories, but for the low-carb and high-protein dieter, this is a rarity. Finally, we list a handful bars we have been to in our section Unique Bars: The Good, Bad and Ugly.