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ISBN-13: 9781566478281
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
Pub. Date: June 2007
Pub.: Mutual Publishing

Synopsis:

Imagine tropical drinks that go beyond the token fruit wedge or splash of grenadine but instead, utilize the bounty of fresh fruits and food staples found here in the islands – drinks that shake up our notion of happy hour, going beyond the typical Mai Tai or a Blue Hawaiian. Now you can entertain your evening guests with tangy and tasty refreshments or brighten a lazy Sunday afternoon with creative and colorful thirst-quenchers that even the whole family can enjoy. Here is a collection of cocktails and nonalcoholic beverages sure to dazzle your taste buds and senses that offers a twist of island flavors for everyone.

Readily available essentials such as papaya, coconut, and Kona coffee make these cocktails easy to toss together. It’s easy to stock your bar with the necessary ingredients and each main ingredient is fully described, including shopping and preparation tips for optimal taste. For tropical cocktail traditionalists, cool rum drinks with sweet mango or crushed pineapple, like the Okinawan Mango and Pineapple Fizz will be sure to please. Maverick taste buds are sure to like the potent Poi Pounder Punch or Red Dragon, made with dragonfuit and any partygoer passionate about exotic fruit will delight in the Lilikoi or Lychee ‘tinis. An overview of basic bartending concepts and techniques, replete with the lingo will instantaneously pass you off as a professional mixologist, and the overflow of palette-pleasing possibilities will fill afresh the shaker with blends sure to stir the imagination!

About the Author:

Mark Sullivan was raised in Burlington, Vermont and first learned the art of mixology at a seafood restaurant there in 1986, tending bar while furthering his education at the University of Vermont. Relocating to the Big Island of Hawaii in 1990, he tended bar at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows, then later at the Big Island Steakhouse in Waikoloa. He, his wife Leila, and baby son currently reside in Honolulu.

David McAteer also hails from Burlington, Vermont and attended the same schools as Sullivan from the first grade on up through college, graduating from the University of Vermont with degrees in History and English. He currently works in law enforcement under the Department of Homeland Security.

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