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For Rob, who always knows exactly how to fix a bad day (and a perfect Manhattan).

Introduction

No matter how you slice it, some days are just losers. You can put forth your best effort, try to keep your chin up, channel inner peace, and stillwham! Life comes up and smacks you upside the head. Others might give you all sorts of advice for how to deal with the ugly and unfair mishaps that befall you: meditation, jogging, being zen about it. They might offer you nuggets of wisdom like tomorrows another day or better luck next time or got to take the bad with the good. Yeah, right! The reality is, when the day really sucks, forget about all the ways you might rise above ityou have the right to wallow in it.

In this book youll find more than 50 delicious antidotes for myriad miserable circumstances. If your boss has screwed you over, your date is a disaster, your rents gone up again, or your car broke down on the freeway, make the most of itmake a drink out of it! Look up your bad day in this bookhandily organized by Work, Love, Home, and Life in Generaland find the magic recipe to make it all better. You can rest assured that drowning your sorrows in a potent and perfectly paired cocktail will counteract any everyday disaster better and faster than yoga, therapy, or the power of positive thinking. You may have had a bad day, but heres to a much better night.

So open the liquor cabinet, get out the good glasses, and mix away. Tell yourself your problems and give yourself some much-deserved sympathy. Make yourself another round on the house. You deserve it! Soon youll be your own best bartender, the one who can really cure whatever ails you. And thats a very good skill to have on any very bad day.

Bottoms up!

Glassware & Garnishes

Lets get one thing straight: there are days so heinous that what you drink (and how quickly you can fix it) is infinitely more important than what you drink it out of. On those occasions, a strong martini with no olives in a marginally clean plastic cup might be just fine. But, when possible, the proper glass and garnish can elevate your cocktailand your mood. So, if youve got access to the proper tools in your house, treat yourself to a nicely executed beverage now and thenGod knows you deserve it. Here are some bar basics to help you along:

Glassware

Champagne flute [ ]: Designed with a tall, narrow opening to retain effervescence, this is the glass of choice for any bubbly cocktail.

Cocktail glass [ ]: Also called a martini glass, this sophisticated stemmed glass is the one to use for shaken or stirred cocktails.

Highball glass [ ]: Also called a Collins glass, this tall, straight-sided glass is the most versatile for your bar, perfect for any long drink (and for making short drinks into long drinks).

Old-fashioned glass [ ]: Another handy glass to have on hand, this one is short and stout with a heavy bottom, ideal for any drink on the rocks. (Also called a rocks glass, tumbler, or whiskey glass; the larger version is a double old-fashioned.)

Shot glass [ ]: For cutting to the chase, theres no substitute for a shot, no chaser. This two-ounce bad boy is your go-to glass when even ice seems extraneous.

Wine glass [ ]: Any wine glass, especially a larger goblet-style one, is a nice choice for punch or any tropical or frozen drink. It can also be used as a change of scene for a highball.

Beer mug [ ]: Nuff said. (To take it up a notch, put it in the freezer before using.)

Pint glass [ ]: This tapered, pint-size glass with no handle is usually reserved for beer or hard cider (its best not to use a pint glass for a mixed drink unless you really mean business).

Brandy snifter [ ]: This short-stemmed glass with its very round bowl is ideal for swirling and sniffing the good stuffbrandy, liqueurs, and Cognacsand for feeling superior.

Garnishes

Most garnishes are straightforward: just slice a wedge of lime or grab a few raspberries and toss them in your drink. But heres a quick primer for when youre going a bit more highbrow.

Twist: If a drink calls for a twist, use a paring knife to cut an approximately 2-inch strip of peel from a washed piece of citrus, avoiding as much of the pith as possible. Twist the peel just above the drink, then run it around the rim (if desired) and drop it in.

Spiral: A longer version of the twist, this streamer-like curlicue adds festive panache to a cocktail. Use a vegetable peeler or paring knife to remove a thin, continuous peel from one end of the fruit to the other, then twist it around your finger and drop it in the drink.

Slices and wheels: When a drink calls for a fruit slice or wheel, use a sharp paring knife to cut off the end of the fruit and then cut a crosswise segment about inch wide. To use as a garnish, cut a slice in the wheel and balance on the side of the glass.

Salted or sugared rims: To salt or sugar a rim, coat the rim of the glass with a citrus wedge and then dunk it onto a small plate or bowl of salt or superfine sugar. Turn gently to distribute, shake off any excess, and then carefully pour in your cocktail.

BAD DAYS: WORK

Bad Day:Nightmare commute

What better use for your commuter mug than to hold a delightful traffic-angst antidote? (Were talking once youre safely home, of course.) If you dealt with traffic today that made you bang the steering wheel, make obscene gestures, or contemplate moving to rural Iowa, you deserve more in your mug than humdrum French Roast. Make it all better with a cup of Joe like only the Irish can make!

Good Drink:Irish Coffee

1 ounces Irish whiskey
1 teaspoon brown sugar
6 ounces strong hot coffee
Heavy cream or whipped cream

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