Kayleigh Kulp - Booze for Babes™: The Smart Womans Guide to Drinking Spirits Right

BOOZE FOR BABES

The Smart Womans Guide to Drinking Spirits Right

By Kayleigh Kulp

Copyright 2014 Kayleigh Kulp

Paperback ISBN: 978-0-9857731-0-6

Ebook ISBN: 978-0-9857731-1-3

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Book design by Lan Truong

Cover photo by Vanessa K. Rees; styled by Lauren LaPenna; lettering by Tuesday Bassen

Illustrations by Rebecca Pry

Edited by Lisa Butterworth

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The contents of this book are for informational and entertainment purposes only. No parts should be interpreted as professional medical advice or as encouragement to drink alcohol. Readers should consult a physician with matters relating to their health and drink responsibly. Never drink and drive.

Although the author, editor, and publisher have made every effort to ensure that the information in this book was correct at press time, they do not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Number: 2013913641

Kulp, Kayleigh, 1986-

Booze for Babes: The Smart Womans Guide to Drinking Spirits Right/by Kayleigh Kulp - 1st ed.

Includes bibliographical references and index. Paperback ISBN 978-0-9857731-0-6

Table of Contents

: Why Every Lady Should Know Her Liquor

: The Herstory of Liquor

: The Right Way to Drink

Come Correct: What is a Cocktail?

Stir It Up: How Booze is Served

Top Shelf: What Makes Good Booze

Shop Girl: How to Buy the Best Booze

Principles of the Palate: The Science of Tasting Booze

The Nose Knows: How Smell Affects Taste

The Bitter Truth: How Your Tongue Tastes It

Training Your Taste Buds: Honing Good Taste

Say Anything: How to Describe a Drink

Flavor Savers: Tricks for Maximizing the Taste of Your Tipples

All Together Now: To Mix or Not to Mix?

The Big Squeeze: Make Your Own Juice

Fantastic Juicers

Drink to Your Health: How Booze Affects Your Body

A Martini a Day Keeps the Doctor Away?

The Skinny: How to Cut Cocktail Calories

Rules for Imbibing: How to Sidestep Sloppiness

Sober Up Schemes that Dont Work

The Hangover: Preventing It

The Hangover Part II: Curing It

Take Charge: Order a Drink Like You Mean It

Class Act: How to Behave in a Bar

Flying Solo: How to Enjoy a Barstool For One

What to Do if a Bar Sucks

Working Girl: How to Mix Business with Booze

: Home Is Where the Booze Is

How to Build Your Very Own Bar

Home Bar Basics: What You Need to Get Started

Up Your Game: Next Level Bar Tools

Making Simple and Flavored Syrups

Fill Er Up: Starting a Glassware Collection

Fizz Whiz: Start a Home Soda Fountain

Bottle Service: Booze to Keep on Hand

Crucial Accoutrements: The Why, What, and How of Garnishes

Looks Matter: How to Display Your Bar

A DIY Dash Will Do: Make Your Own Bitters

On the Road: How to Create a Portable Bar

: Gin for the Win

Gin Cycle: How Its Made

Original Gin: All of the Types

What Makes a Good Gin?

When to Choose Gin

Super Tonic: Make Your Own Tonic Water

Shaken, Not Stirred (Not!): Try a Real Martini

Party Trick: Set Up a Gin & Tonic Bar

How to Make the Perfect G&T

Sloe-ing it Down: How to Make Sloe Gin

: Whiskey a Go-Go

American Whiskey

Scotch

What Makes a Good Scotch

Word Up: Widen Your Whiskey Vocab

On Becoming a Whiskey Girl with Allison Patel, Creator of Brenne Whisky

Blender Bender: Make Your Own Blended Scotch Whiskey

How to Drink Scotch Whiskeys

A Womans World of Scotch: A Q&A with Rachel Barrie, Master Blender of Morrison Bowmore

Irish Whiskey

Dream Cream: Make Your Own Irish Cream

Moonshine, White Lightning and White Dog (Its All the Same!)

Blended Whiskies: Canadian Whiskey and Spirit Whiskey

What Makes a Good Blended Whiskey

Japanese Whiskey

: Rums the Word

The History of Rum

Pirates Pick: Make Your Own Grog

How Rum is Made

Dance to the Beat of Your Own Rum: Types of Rum

How to Buy Rum

Cachaa 101: Rums Forgotten Cousin

Have a Rum Time With It: How to Drink it

Mixing Rum

Out With the Rum and Coke, in with the Cuba Libre

The Dark and Stormy

Island Flair: The Wonderful World of Tiki

Make Your Own Ginger Beer

Maintain an Authentic Tiki Bar at Home

Mixing Up Authentic Tiki Tipples

The Original Daiquiri

Spice Your Own Rum

Make the Perfect Mojito

: You Say Tequila, I Say Mezcal

The Difference Between Mezcal and Tequila

How Mezcal Winds Up in the Bottle

How to Pick a Decent Mezcal

Spotting the Good from the Bad Mezcals

Drinking Mezcal for Newbies

Tequilas Real Deal

How to Pick a Good Tequila

How to Drink Tequila

Infuse Your Own Tequila

Sister Sip: A Q&A with the Worlds First Female Tequila Master

How to Make a Mean Margarita

: Brandys Dandy

Cognac

Champagne, But Not the Bubbly Stuff

What Makes a Good Cognac

The Sidecar

Armagnac

Choose a Good Armagnac Producer

Calvados

Grappa

How to Drink Brandy

Catching Up with Batrice Cointreau, the Countess of Cognac

Warm Brandy, Demystified

Domestic Brandies

Brandy de Jerez

How to Find a Good Jerez

American as Apple Brandy: Q&A with Lisa Laird Dunn, the Leading Lady of Lairds Applejack

Piscos New Day in the USA

: The Clear Choice in Vodka

With Love, From Russia: Vodkas Humble Beginnings

All About Aquavit

How to Distinguish Between Vodkas

What Makes Vodka Vodka

Americas Love Affair with Vodka

A Gender-Neutral Spirit

How to Drink Vodka

The Bloody Mary: Basics of the Brunch Staple

Make Bloody Mary Mix from Scratch

Infuse Your Own Vodka

Set Up a Bloody Mary Bar

Ready, Set, Infuse!

Vodka, Not Just for Drinking

: The Sweet and Lowdown on Liqueurs

How Liqueurs are Made

Types of Liqueurs

The Aperitif Tradition

What is a Digestif?

Other Uses for Liqueurs in the Kitchen

To the Max: Everything You Need to Know About Liqueurs

Miss American Pie: Martha Washingtons Cherry Bounce

: A Matter of Taste: A Step-by-Step Guide for Appreciating Every Type of Liquor

Setting Up

One Step at a Time: General Tasting Guidelines

Tasting Gin

Tasting Whiskey

Tasting Rum

Tasting Mezcal and Tequila

Tasting Brandy

Tasting Vodka

Tasting Liqueurs

: Party On: Everything You Need to Know To Shine at Your Shindig

Bowl Em Over: Perfect Punches

Keep It Classic: DIY Old-Fashioned Bar

Are You Being Served?: Guidelines for When to Offer What

Bottle Measuring Cheat Sheet

Pairing Cocktails with Food

Party Protocol: Helpful Hosting Hints

Grounds for Deliciousness: Coffee Cocktails

How to Win Over Beer Drinkers

Well-Read: Classic Cocktail Book Recommendations

Foreword

I came to New York City to be a Broadway star and I stayed for cocktails.

Good booze, in its complex and romantic way, does that to you. To fully get it, though, you have to be adventurous and curious. Once exposed to its vast world, youre staying in it.