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Each of the five seminars herein (from beginner to advanced) covers 30 different drinks, which are arranged so as to progressively introduce the ingredients of mixology, as well as its history and its core principles &#8211; souring, bittering, sweetening, aromatising, drying, lengthening, and mouthfeel. \n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Problem sets and exams challenge readers to apply what they&rsquo;ve learned to the creation of new and variant drinks.&nbsp;&nbsp; Those who are less serious about their cocktail education may also consult <i><b>The Cocktail Seminars<\/b><\/i> for drink recipes as needed, or display it as a handsome accessory on their bar cart &#8211; but they are only robbing themselves of a brighter future through the gift of education.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b>The Cocktail Seminars<\/b><\/i> is handsomely bound in vegan leather and furnished with all the charts and photographs one would expect from a proper textbook. 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