Harry Johnson's New and Improved Bartender's Manual; or, How to Mix Drinks of the Present Style: A Reprint of the 1882 Edition (The Art of Vintage Cocktails) - Softcover

This vintage book contains an extensive handbook on bar tending, with complete instructions for mixing drinks, proper conduct, training employees, dealing with common problems, and all other related aspects. Comprehensive and full of useful recipes, this volume will appeal to those with a practical interest in bar tending, and is not to be missed by collectors of such literature. Contents include: “How to Attend a Bar”, “The General Appearance of the Bartender, and How he Should Conduct Himself at all Times when on Duty”, “Hints about Training a Boy to the Business”, “Hints from the Author”, “Treatment of Patrons―Behaviour Towards Them”, “Rules for Bartenders to be Observed in Entering on and Going off Duty”, et cetera. Many vintage books like this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality addition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on cocktail and beverage making.

A guide for professional and the amateur alike in how to dress and act behind a bar. Chapters include, rules and regulations to follow, utensils, wines and liquors and a list of mixed drinks. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.