Drinks for All Ages
The Original Guide to Alcohol-Free Beverages and Drinks
Paperback: 108 pages
Author: Robert Plotkin
Publisher: BarMedia
ISBN: 0-945562-29-2
Product Dimensions: 6 in. x 9 in.
Item Number: ALF54
Price: $15.95 
Shipped in the US only
What are others saying about The Original Guide to
Alcohol-Free Beverages and Drinks?
"For all of us there that don’t like to drink alcohol—thank you!! This book is amazing."
Wyndi Rejniak, Marketing Director, Jones Sodas
"Like Plotkin's other works, this one presents his creative mixology skills from a no-nonsense business perspective. In other words, he thinks about beverages the same way you do: Let's serve cool ones and make a ton of money when we do."
Restaurant Hospitality
"Explores all aspects of the genre through a tremendous range of drinks and products. Written by beverage guru Robert Plotkin, the Alcohol-Free guide provides all of the insights necessary to creatively mazimize each category of alcohol-free drinks to their fullest potential with over 400 recipes. Ideally suited for the working professional."
Patterson's Beverage Journal
Book Description
Increasingly larger numbers of Americans are predisposed to not drink alcohol when they go out or when they entertain at home. This guide describes and reviews some of the world's finest alcohol-free beverages and advances effective ways of marketing them and how to creatively use them in entertaining.
Drinks for All Ages – The Original Guide to Alcohol-Free Beverages and Drinks by Robert Plotkin explores the tremendous range of alcohol-free beverages and drinks and provides the information necessary to utilize each category to their maximum potential.
It includes over 400 of the most creative and delicious alcohol-free drink recipes ever compiled into one collection. The recipes span the breadth of alcohol-free mixology, including blended drinks, hot coffee, tea and cocoa specialties, ice cream drinks, and specialties made with lemonade, juices and sparkling cider.
Inside the Book
Chapter 1: Alcohol-Free Versions of America's Favorite Cocktails
Here's an opportunity to make delicious classic cocktails, all without a drop of alcohol.
Chapter 2: Alcohol-Free Marys, Caesars and Sangritas
Serve exuberant libations with no possibility of causing a hangover.
Chapter 3: Ice Cream Drinks Appeal to the Kid in All of Us
Tempt guests with irresistible, dessert-like ice cream specialties. It's a "can't miss" proposition.
Chapter 4: Smoothies Break into the Popular Mainstream
Smoothies are delicious alternatives to fast food lunches and empty-calorie snacks.
Chapter 5: Kid's Drinks! Making the Grade with Minor Leaguers
"Special" to kids means a fun, great tasting drink that mom and dad don't usually let them drink at home.
Chapter 6: Specialty Products and the Sizzle They Add to Drinks
Items to rim with, flavor with, add color and pizzazz, are but a few of the invaluable products used in the drink making process.
Chapter 7: No Longer 5¢ a Glass, Lemonade has Gone Uptown
Refreshing, tall and thirst quenching, lemonade is no longer restricted to spring and summer. Discover many variations on this American classic.
Chapter 8: Popping the Top Off the World of Sodas
Sodas are effervescent, flavorful and is a big part of American life. Find out what's out there besides the Root Beer Float.
Chapter 9: Effervescent or Not, Apple Cider is Pressed for Success
Chilled, bubbly, warmed and mulled, apple cider is a great American beverage with a great diversity of uses.
Chapter 10: Juices Grab Their Share of the Limelight
Discover why professional mixologists and social hosts alike have found juices invaluable in creating alcohol-free specialties.
Chapter 11: Exploring America's Love Affair with Coffee
There is no other beverage more ingrained in the average American's daily life than coffee. Here's a host of fascinating coffee combinations to keep one amused.
Chapter 12: Making the Most of Cocoa Drinks
Great alcohol-free specialties made with hot cocoa have a high likelihood of generating a standing ovation.
Chapter 13: Tea Time is Any Time
Whether served hot or over ice, enjoy a variety of tastes and types in these delicious specialty drinks.
Chapter 14: Showcasing Your Drinks in Specialty Glassware
Use glassware that is as special as what is going inside. View scores of creative glassware options.
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Sample drink recipes from The Original Guide to Alcohol-Free Beverages and Drinks
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Blue Aloha Smoothie
House specialty glass, chilled
Pour ingredients into blender
1/2 cup blueberries
6 oz. pineapple juice
3-4 scoops vanilla frozen yogurt
Blend ingredients with ice
Pineapple wedge garnish |
Smurfy Lemonade
House specialty glass, ice
Pour ingredients into iced mixing glass
8 oz. prepared lemonade
1 1/2 oz. blueberry syrup
Shake and strain
Lemon wheel garnish |
Italian Cream Soda
House specialty glass, ice
Pour ingredients into iced mixing glass
3/4 oz. Torani Passion Fruit Syrup
3/4 oz. Torani Watermelon Syrup
1 oz. half & half cream
Shake and strain
Fill with club soda
Strawberry garnish |
Pink Paradise
House specialty glass, chilled
Pour ingredients into blender
6 oz. Martinelli’s
Sparkling Cider
2 oz. pineapple juice
4 oz. cranberry juice
Blend ingredients with ice
Whipped cream garnish |
Latte, Skinny Caramel
Cappuccino cup, heated
Build in cup
1 1/2 - 3 oz. hot espresso
1/2 oz. Torani Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup
1/2 oz. Torani Sugar Free Caramel Syrup
Fill with fat-free, steamed milk and top with a thin layer of froth
Dust ground cinnamon |
Candy Cane Cocoa (2)
Medium sauce pan
4 cups milk
3, 1 oz. squares semisweet chocolate, broken into pieces
4 peppermint candy canes,
crushed
Bring milk to a simmer.
Add chocolate and
crushed candy, whisking until smooth. Divide between mugs.
Whipped cream garnish
Makes 4 servings |
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