The Gamer's Bar
Cocktails and Mocktails for an Epic Game Night
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
"...the breadth of recipes and references means this handy collection can sustain a lifetime of game nights. It’s the perfect gift for the mixology-curious gamer." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Drink up, gamers, with this exciting collection of classy refreshments based on your favorite video games! From a boozy Oregon Trail float to a refreshing Read Dead Redemption punch, there's a cocktail for everyone!
Pour a fine glass and grab your controller for a titillating mix of video games and cocktails! Gamers can now toast to their favorite games with this hardcover book filled with delicious mocktails and cocktails. Each drink is inspired by and dedicated to beloved games of all genres and platforms—enjoy a rapturous drink from Bioshock, mix up a Cherry-Eating Ghostbuster inspired by PAC-MAN, and level up your mixology with a Gold Chocobo inspired by the Final Fantasy series. With gorgeous photography, detailed step-by-step instructions, and a trove of nonalcoholic and alcoholic options, this fun, nostalgic collection of libations is perfect for any gamer to toast to their next campaign or adventure.
60+ COLORFUL COCKTAILS AND MOCKTAILS: From party drinks to nightcaps, from victory toasts to pre-game drinks, every gamer can enjoy their poison of choice with these video game inspired cocktails and mocktails, perfect for any all-night gaming campaign with friends.
GET READY TO GAME: From RPGs to first-person shooters and MMOs to farming sims, these craft cocktails celebrate the robust video game industry and its many genres across all platforms!
INSTRUCTION MANUAL: Each drink comes with step-by-step instructions to craft these delicious, and nostalgic, mixed drinks.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This nostalgic love letter to video games from Geeky Chef blogger Reeder (The Official Westeros Cookbook) and Axe of the Blood God podcaster Oxford doubles as a playful Bartending 101. The authors break down the finer points of mixology, giving home bartenders a crash course on layering cocktails, for example, that comes in handy when making a Rainbow Road–themed take on a classic painkiller. Oregon Trail gets a nod in the form of a whiskey float, mushroom bourbon evokes The Last of Us, and a garnish of lemon peel is cut to resemble the Triforce for a Legend of Zelda–themed cocktail. While most libations lean sweet, modifications abound to accommodate various tastes and alcohol tolerances, and all recipes include a virgin option. Instructions for homemade blue curaçao (to honor Sonic the Hedgehog) and grenadine elevate the offerings. Full page photos evoke a retro arcade, and the authors infuse their recipe introductions with gaming lore and nerdy in-jokes (a drink they've punningly named Baldur's Grape promises to be "better than rotting in the shadowcursed lands"). Though the myriad requisite ingredients amount to a potentially prohibitive shopping list, the breadth of recipes and references means this handy collection can sustain a lifetime of game nights. It's the perfect gift for the mixology-curious gamer.
