Book excerpt: With more than one thousand cocktail recipes – from apéritifs, long drinks, shooters and mocktails, to classic and frozen cocktails – this is the only cocktail book the home barman (or woman) will ever need. Here you will learn the secrets of bartending from how to stock a home bar and which glasses to use, to how to mix and garnish the perfect drink for every season and occasion. Cocktail-making is a fascinating subject because it requires both respect for the rules and creativity. With perseverance, attention to detail, and the desire to learn, you will obtain some great results and also have a lot of fun, both in the learning and by entertaining friends and family with your experiments.