The Art of the Bar Cart: Styling & Recipes
By Vanessa Dina and Antonis Achilleos
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The Art of the Bar Cart - Vanessa Dina
Text copyright © 2017 by Chronicle Books LLC.
Photographs copyright © 2017 by Antonis Achilleos.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.
ISBN 9781452159140 (epub, mobi)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Dina, Vanessa, author. | Conway, Ashley Rose, writer of supplementary
textual content.
Title: The art of the bar cart / Vanessa Dina ; text by Ashley Rose Conway ; photographs by Antonis Achilleos.
Description: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2017]
Identifiers: LCCN 2016051294 | ISBN 9781452158952 (hc : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Bars (Furniture) | Handcarts. | Cocktails.
Classification: LCC TT197.5.B3 D57 2017 | DDC 684.1—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016051294
Design by VANESSA DINA
Prop styling by ED GALLAGHER
Text by ASHLEY ROSE CONWAY
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CONTENTS
Introduction 7
Bar Basics 8
TOOLS 8
ICE 9
STIR OR SHAKE 10
THE ART OF STIRRING 10
THE ART OF SHAKING 10
STRAINERS 11
SYRUPS 11
SIMPLE SYRUP 12
INFUSED SYRUP 12
HONEY SYRUP 12
GARNISHES 13
GLASSWARE 13
NO.1 CLASSIC CART 15
VERY CHERRY MANHATTAN 16
NO.2 VODKA CART 21
CITRUS VODKA TONIC 22
NO.3 RUM CART 27
MINTY MOJITO 28
NO.4 TEQUILA CART 33
PALOMA 34
NO.5 WHISKEY CART 39
WHISKEY WARMER 40
NO.6 GIN CART 45
GIN & JAM 46
NO.7 PUNCH CART 51
SPRING GARDEN PUNCH 52
NO.8 BEER CART 57
MICHELADA 58
NO.9 WINE CART 63
WINTERY MULLED WINE 64
NO.10 LOW-PROOF CART 69
PIMM’S CUP 70
NO.11 KIDS CART 75
SODA DROP 76
NO.12 CRATE CART 81
MOSCOW MULE 82
NO.13 HOLIDAY CART 87
THE CANDY CANE 88
NO.14 CREDENZA CART 93
KUMQUAT & GIN 94
NO.15 ITALIAN CART 99
AMERICANO 100
NO.16 TRAY CART 105
ELDERFLOWER COOL 106
NO.17 MODERN CART 111
FLAMING GINGER 112
NO.18 SIDE CART 117
WHISKEY & RHUBARB 118
NO.19 AFTER-EIGHT CART 123
CITRUS RUSSIAN 124
NO.20 WHIMSICAL CART 129
SMOKING PINEAPPLE 130
Resources 135
Index 139
About the Author 145
INTRODUCTION
Bar carts are key decor pieces, whether you entertain often or just like a quiet drink at the end of a long day. There are as many ways to incorporate them into your home as there are spaces to put them. And it’s not just about the cocktails; a bar cart is a statement piece as well as a functional one. A well-styled bar cart can pull together a room while providing a place to display your favorite spirits, bar tools, and glassware for making drinks. Whether roving or stationary, petite or sizable, there is a cart for everyone. That’s where this book comes in.
Each cart focuses on one spirit or theme, or on creating a bar set-up in a small or unusual space. You can pick one that fits your lifestyle or mix and match to make a unique cart that is just for you. There are carts for beer and wine lovers, as well as single-liquor carts that will show you how to make the most of your favorite bottle. If you’re looking to throw a party, there are carts for that. And even if you think there isn’t space in your home for one more stick of furniture, the Tray Cart (page 105) and After-Eight Cart (page 123) make it easy to incorporate a home bar into the space you