{"product_id":"drinks-for-every-taste-evie-negrialbert-9780593838730","title":"Drinks for Every Taste: Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter, and Umami","description":"\u003cb\u003eLet the five fundamental tastes (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami) guide you behind the home bar with over 70 recipes for well-balanced cocktails and elevated bar bites.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe best cocktails start with understanding flavor and how it works for \u003ci\u003eyou\u003c\/i\u003e. Recipe developer and content creator, Evie Negri-Albert (known online as drinksbyevie), is here to help you use the five tastes as a framework for learning how ingredients interact, how balance is built, and how intentional technique can reshape the way you approach drink-making at home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDrinks for Every Taste\u003c\/i\u003e, the bar becomes a flavor playground. Where charred corn syrup and a dollop of store-bought mayo find their way into the same drink, while sugar snap peas and fresh oregano are blitzed into a sweet green juice for a refreshing gin-based cocktail. Through a wide range of ingredients and approachable techniques rooted in play, you'll discover new ways to think about flavor--and find as much joy in the process as you do in the finished drink. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the heart of this playful experimentation are the five tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami. Each chapter focuses on one taste, guiding you through the science, techniques, and key ingredients that create that taste with recipes to put that knowledge into practice: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransform childhood nostalgia into a clarified milk punch in \u003cb\u003eCrunchatized\u003c\/b\u003e, where cereal is used to make both a syrup and cereal milk before being clarified into a crystal clear, rum-based cocktail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReimagine salt as a tool, not just an ingredient in \u003cb\u003eTableside\u003c\/b\u003e, where roasted garlic-infused vermouth and Parmesan combine to create a Caesar-salad inspired martini\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore acid-adjusting in \u003cb\u003eShort Circuit\u003c\/b\u003e, where pear juice is whisked together with citric and malic acid, shifting from purely sweet to something that truly wakes up the palate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eLearn how to wield bitter notes in \u003cb\u003eGoblin Mode\u003c\/b\u003e by infusing shochu with bitter melon tea before shaking it up with some basil syrup and lime juice\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eDiscover umami through fat-washing in \u003cb\u003eHog Wild\u003c\/b\u003e, where bacon fat brings a smoky, savory depth to bourbon\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese techniques (and many more) transform and balance ingredients, showing you the powerful tools at your fingertips for creating a well-rounded cocktail. The last chapter includes a few bar bites designed for thoughtful entertaining. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith 65 delightfully full-flavored cocktails and a variety of bar bites made for playful exploration, \u003ci\u003eDrinks for Every Taste \u003c\/i\u003einvites you to follow your intuitive curiosity and craft expressive, balanced drinks guided by taste.","brand":"Ten Speed Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50695239958721,"sku":"9780593838730","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/products\/drinks-for-every-taste-evie-negrialbert-9780593838730","provider":"Porchlight Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}