Cocktail Chemistry: The Art and Science of Drinks from Iconic TV Shows and Movies

by Nick Fisher

Overview

“Cocktail Chemistry offers the essential knowledge, techniques, and flair for creating perfectly mixed drinks at home.” —Bartender Magazine

Enjoy clever, pop culture-inspired drinks with this collection of more than 80 recipes from the beloved Cocktail Chemistry YouTube channel.

Have you ever seen a delicious-looking drink on your favorite movie or TV show and wondered how to make it? Well, now you can, with this collection of recipes from the creator of the popular Cocktail Chemistry YouTube channel Nick Fisher.

Featuring recipes to recreate the classic White Russian from The Big Lebowski, the iconic martini from the James Bond movies, to drinks featured in Mad Men, The Simpsons, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Game of Thrones, The Office, Harry Potter, and more, Cocktail Chemistry will have you impressing your friends with your bartending skills in no time. In addition to recipes, Cocktail Chemistry includes everything you need to know to become a mixology expert, from how to make perfectly clear ice, delicious foams, and infusions, or how to flame a citrus peel. A must-have for all aspiring home mixologists and pop-culture buffs, Cocktail Chemistry will ensure you never have a boring drink again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781982167424
Publisher:	S&S/Simon Element
Publication date:	05/17/2022
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	1,015,659
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Nick Fisher cut his teeth in New York City during the burgeoning cocktail renaissance where he learned to appreciate a craft cocktail made with fresh ingredients, but it took a “Cocktails 101” class at a San Francisco speakeasy to spark a creative passion in home bartending. It wasn’t long until he was experimenting with advanced techniques such as putting a cocktail inside a ball of ice only to smash it open, revealing the drink. In 2014, he created the YouTube channel Cocktail Chemistry to showcase these techniques, and it quickly rose to one of the most-watched cocktail channels. His creative and unique takes on classic cocktails combined with beautiful visuals and easy-to-follow instructions are designed for aspiring home bartenders looking to get started, as well as cocktail enthusiasts looking for innovative new techniques. Nick lives in San Francisco with his wife and young daughter, who prefers to drink straight from the bottle.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Bar Tools 4

Glassware 10

Sweet, Sour, Bitter, and Salty 14

Martins Inspired by James Bond and Iron Man and other martini recipes

Recreated: Vesper Martini 21

Recreated: Dirty Vodka Martini 22

A Quick Primer on the Martini 24

Classic Gin Martini 27

Corpse Reviver #2 28

The Martinez 29

Shaken or Stirred? The Science of Dilution 30

Bart's Manhattan Inspired by the Simpsons and other manhattan recipes

Recreated 35

Classic Manhattan 36

Black Manhattan 38

Perfect Manhattan 39

The Dude's White Russian Inspired by the Big Lebowski and other coffee Liqueur cocktails

Recreated 41

Improved White Russian 42

Homemade Coffee Liqueur 45

Espresso Martini 46

Coast-to-Coast 49

Don Draper's Old Fashioned Inspired by Mad Men and other old fashioned recipes

Recreated 51

Classic Old Fashioned 52

Clear Ice 54

Wisconsin Brandy Old Fashioned 59

Oaxaca Old Fashioned 60

Green Russian Inspired by Archer and other clarified milk punches

Recreated 63

Improved Green Russian 64

Clarified Milk Punch 65

Clarified Piña Colada 68

Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster Inspired by the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and other rapid infusions

Recreated 71

Rapid Infusions 72

Ginger Margarita 74

Cacao Boulevardier 75

One of Everything Inspired by the Office and other loaded cocktails

Recreated 77

Long island Iced Tea 78

AMF (Adios Motherf***ker) 81

Thanks-Tini Inspired by How I Met Your Mother and other fall cocktails

Recreated 83

Improved Thanks-tini 84

Pumpkin Spice Cocktail 87

Cuba Libre Inspired by Cocktail and other highball cocktails

Recreated 89

Improved Cuba Libre 90

Mules 93

Fight Milk Inspired by It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and other flips

Recreated 95

New York Flip 96

Spiked Eggnog 99

Black Yukon Sucker Punch Inspired by Twin Peaks and other coffee cocktails

Recreated 101

Irish Coffee 102

Pouring Cocktails Through Coffee 104

Manhattan Pour-over 105

Easy on the Tini Appletini Inspired by Scrubs and other "dark ages" cocktails

Recreated 107

Improved Appletini 108

Harvey Wallbanger 111

Forget-Me-Shot Inspired by the Simpsons and other shots

Recreated 113

Pickleback Shot 114

50/50 Amaro Shots 117

Butterbeer Inspired by Harry Potter and other fat washing and foam techniques

Recreated 119

Fat Washing 123

Benton's Old Fashioned 124

Peanut Butter Patty (Tagalong) Cocktail 126

Foams 128

Inverted Sazerac 131

Old Spanish Inspired by 30 Rock and other wine cocktails

Recreated 135

Improved Old Spanish 136

New York Sour 139

Glögg (Mulled Wine) 139

Skittlebrau Inspired by the Simpsons and other beer cocktails

Recreated 141

Improved Skittlebrau 142

Cervezaroni 142

Bitter ein Bit 145

A Song of Ice and Fire Inspired by Game of Thrones and other ice ball cocktails

Recreated 148

Ice Ball Shell 149

Color-Changing Old Smashioned 151

Fog Burner 152

Peppermint Patty Inspired by Archer and other hot chocolate cocktails

Recreated 155

Rum Hot Cocoa 156

Spiked Mexican Hot Chocolate 157

Whipping Cream in a Cocktail Shaker 158

Chartreuse Hot Chocolate 160

Infinity Cocktail Inspired by the Avengers Series and other layered cocktails

Recreated 163

Layering a Cocktail 164

Samarian Sunset 166

Flaming Homer Inspired by the Simpsons and other flaming cocktails

Recreated 169

Improved Flaming Homer 170

Flaming Lime Boat 172

Flaming a Citrus Peel 174

Wildfire 175

Baby Yoda Cocktail Inspired by the Mandalorian and other last word variations

Recreated 177

The Final Ward 178

Last of the Oaxacans 179

Industry Sour 180

Wake-Up Juice Inspired by Back to the Future Part III and other breakfast cocktails

Recreated 183

Bloody Mary 184

Gordon's Breakfast 187

Acknowledgments 188

Index 190

Editorial Reviews

04/04/2022

An amateur bartender brings the concoctions of his popular YouTube channel to print in this playful collection of quaffs inspired by those shown on the small and big screens. Spanning pop culture in no discernible pattern, Fisher recreates and offers his own sequels to cocktails with cameo roles in shows and movies including The Mandalorian, Mad Men, and The Big Lebowski. Sometimes, the original seems dubiously appetizing, as with the “one of everything” invented on The Office, with its mix of absinthe, rum, and Splenda; Fisher’s variation, a classic Long Island iced tea, is delicious by comparison. Other times, ingredients may not even exist in nature: when a “pan galactic gargle blaster” from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy calls for “Fallian marsh gas,” Fisher substitutes nitrous oxide while providing a lesson in the culinary technique of rapid infusion. The Simpsons, meanwhile, holds a place of honor with four entries, including the lager and candy concoction, “Skittlebrau,” which serves as a lead-in to some less gnarly beer cocktails. Scientific amusements along the way include a process for making perfectly clear ice, and a trick for perking up a cocktail by pouring it through a filter full of ground coffee. Home mixologists seeking a literal taste of their favorite entertainments will want to tune in. (May)

Publishers Weekly

I’ve been following Nick for years, and I’ve always been a huge fan of his work. In this book, he brings those moments when you unexpectedly learn something while you’re also having fun. If you read in between the lines of all these delightfully silly on-screen drinks, there are some very real and very helpful cocktail techniques.” —Jeffrey Morgenthaler, author of Drinking Distilled

“Nick takes his craft, but not himself, too seriously as he delivers a book of science that’s engaging for all levels of bartenders.” —Toby Maloney, Partner and Head Mixologist, The Violet Hour

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