There's no better way to spike up your parties than with delicious, flavorful-and powerful-drinks that you can make yourself! But don't be intimidated by the drink mixer's mystique. Even if your idea of tending bar means tapping a keg or brandishing a bottle opener, and you don't know a Harvey Wallbanger from a Pink Lady, you can be concocting cocktails with class like a pro in no time. With equal parts easy-to-follow directions and great bartending tips-and a generous splash of humorous wit-this portable guide to potent potables will give you:

• 100 simple recipes for all the classic, perennially popular cocktails from Algonquin to Zombie
  
• A complete list of essential spirits and supplies for a well-stocked home bar
  
• Tips on choosing, frosting, and salting glassware
  
• Fabulous garnish ideas from twists to Tabasco
  
• Basic bartending techniques-shaking, stirring, measuring, and muddling.

Master the fine art of mixology and be the life and be the life of every party!