Liquid Intelligence

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A revolutionary approach to making better looking, better tasting drinks.In Dave Arnold s world, the shape of an ice cube, the sugars and acids in an apple, and the bubbles in a bottle of champagne are all ingredients to be measured, tested, and tweaked.With Liquid Intelligence, the creative force at work in Booker Dax, New York City s high tech bar, brings readers behind the counter and into the lab There, Arnold and his collaborators investigate temperature, carbonation, sugar concentration, and acidity in search of ways to enhance classic cocktails and invent new ones that revolutionize your expectations about what a drink can look and taste like.Years of rigorous experimentation and study botched attempts and inspired solutions have yielded the recipes and techniques found in these pages Featuring than 120 recipes and nearly 450 color photographs, Liquid Intelligence begins with the simple how ice forms and how to make crystal clear cubes in your own freezer and then progresses into advanced techniques like clarifying cloudy lime juice with enzymes, nitro muddling fresh basil to prevent browning, and infusing vodka with coffee, orange, or peppercorns.Practical tips for preparing drinks by the pitcher, making homemade sodas, and building a specialized bar in your own home are exactly what drink enthusiasts need to know For devotees seeking the cutting edge, chapters on liquid nitrogen, chitosan gellan washing, and the applications of a centrifuge expand the boundaries of traditional cocktail craft.Arnold s book is the beginning of a new method of making drinks, a problem solving approach grounded in attentive observation and creative techniques Readers will learn how to extract the sweet flavor of peppers without the spice, why bottling certain drinks beforehand beats shaking them at the bar, and why quinine powder and succinic acid lead to the perfect gin and tonic.Liquid Intelligence is about satisfying your curiosity and refining your technique, from red hot pokers to the elegance of an old fashioned Whether you re in search of astounding drinks or a one of a kind journey into the next generation of cocktail making, Liquid Intelligence is the ultimate standard one that no bartender or drink enthusiast should be without. New Read Liquid Intelligence Author Dave Arnold For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr If I were a grad school science professor, I would use this as a textbook.Then I d get fired because this book would probably have nothing to do with my class and, also, we d all be drunk all the time But still This book is full of alcohol and science so why shouldn t it be the best science textbook EVER Who is this Dave Arnold guy I want him to be my best friend and I want him to come give demonstrations at my house so we can all ooooh and aaaaah and then drink.He s a funny dude and he s all If I were a grad school science professor, I would use this as a textbook.Then I d get fired because this book would probably have no...Mr Arnold s years of research, experimentation, and careful data gathering is unparalleled, and the findings he presents here are both convincing and useful Unfortunately, the book itself is a rat s nest of conflicting typefaces, type sizes, colors, headers, subheaders, recipes, quasi recipes, and sidebars It s rather appalling that publisher W.W Norton would take such a wealth of knowledge and package it so inexpertly, and I dearly wish that Mr Arnold could have found acompetent partne Mr Arnold s years of research, experimentation, and careful data gathering is unparalleled, and the findings he presents here are both convincing and useful Unfortunately, the book itself is a rat s nest of conflicting typefaces, type sizes, colors, headers, subheaders, recipes, quasi recipes, and sidebars It s rather appalling that publisher W.W Norton would take such a wealth of knowledge and package it so...ecek haz rlama teknikleri konusunda okudu um en ileri seviye ve ufuk a c kitapt Herkesin ilgi alan olmad kesin ama gastronomi ile ilgili e itim al yorsan z veya i ecek servisi ile ilgili bir i te al yorsan z k t phanenizde olmas gereken bir eser zetle de inmek gerekirse i ecek haz rlaman n laboratuar na giri i in elzem bir eser Berrak meyve suyu ilek ve muz dahil nas l retilir Gazs ...Abbie really doesn t care when I start a sentence oh my gosh, did you know this about ice But it s fascinating Not a ton of recipes but there are millions of those out there There s a dozen little tidbits and tricks...Muy interesante, si te interesa un approach cient fico a la cocteler a El 90% de las cosas que comenta son imposibles de replicar a nivel hogare o, pero realmente muestra una pasi n y compromiso enorme con su b squeda.I picked up this book on an impulse at the library I think it s great for mixology people and bartenders but let s face it, I don t want to analyze my drink, I want to drink itOne of the most important cocktail books ever written There s some high level shit in here that you ll never be able to do at homebut it s good to know and will help your thinking.Utterly delightful I think I need to buy this book and reread it 10 times before I ll be able to understand all its secrets A rich collection of ideas, techniques, and recipes, communicated in a contagiously buoyant spirit I want to be Dave Arnold.Very good book ,which shows how to move from a general beverage knowledge to second level of drink preparation Demonstrate several techniques how to move your bar skills to different level.For anyone interested in the science and method behind a crafted well balanced cocktail Or who just needs to know what equipment to buy and why and how to use it Great book

Liquid Intelligence
  • 09 February 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 416 pages
  • 0393089037
  • Dave Arnold
  • Liquid Intelligence