The Geeky Bartender Drinks: Real-Life Recipes for Fantasy Cocktails (Geeky Chef)

by Cassandra Reeder

Sip your way through the most legendary cocktails from the worlds of science fiction, fantasy, and more with over 70 nerdy recipes as realistically imagined by Cassandra Reeder, aka The Geeky Chef. 

Whether you binge sci-fi TV shows, rewatch cult films, get addicted to MMORPGs, or read all the fantasy book series, The GeekyBartender Drinks has your fictional beverage fantasies covered.
 
For super fans of every variety, this leveled-up cocktail book will soon have you unlocking achievements behind the bar, no matter if you’re mixing drinks for yourself, a friend, or even a viewing party. And for all you nondrinkers, don’t fret: this book has a nonalcoholic chapter along with plenty of imaginative tricks for making drinks alcohol-free.

After an introduction to making your own flavored simple syrups and instructions on cool special effects such as shimmer, fire, and mist, get ready to restore your mana and wow your guests with these and more brilliant drinks:
 

• Sulfuron Slammer (World of Warcraft)
• Romulan Ale (Star Trek)
• Sonic Screwdriver (Doctor Who)
• Butterbeer (Harry Potter)
• Moloko Plus (A Clockwork Orange)
• Ardees aka Jawa Juice (Star Wars)
• Hero Drink (Final Fantasy)

Let your love for sci-fi or fantasy shine with The Geeky Chef series by creating food and drinks from your favorite shows, movies, and video games. Your cool, homemade, fiction-themed spread will make you the life of the party. Incredibly fun and creative, and colorfully designed, The Geeky Chef books make the perfect gift for the geek in your life who lives in a world of their own.

Other titles in this series include: Geeky Bartender Drinks, Geeky Chef Cookbook, Geeky Chef Drinks, and Geeky Chef Strikes Back.

• ISBN13: 9781631067099
• Publish Date: 5 May 2020 (first published 14 April 2020)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Race Point Publishing
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 160
• Language: English

Reviews

[annieb123]

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

The Geeky Chef Drinks is one of a pair of fandom based recipe collections by Cassandra Reeder, the Geeky Chef. Released 5th May 2020 by Quarto on their Race Point imprint, it's 160 pages and available in hardcover and ebook formats.

I am really impressed and mildly amazed at the broad array of drinks (both alcoholic and non) from a very broad array of literary and cultural icons as disparate as World of Warcraft, LotR, Harry Potter, Red Dwarf ( 3 ), Pern, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 1984, Redwall, and more more more. The Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is here, because of course it is, but less expected were Rakajino, Nuka-Cola Quantum, and Oosquai.

The book includes syrups and partial ingredients for making the drinks as well as glassware and treatments such as ice effects, rimmiing the barware, citrus peels, and flambe to impress. The recipes themselves are easy to read and understand. They include a header bar along with prep info, yields and a description. Ingredients are listed bullet point in a sidebar. Measurements are given in US standard measures with metric measures in parentheses. Preparation instructions are enumerated step by step. Substitutions and alternative preparation or serving information are given in a footer bar at the end of the recipe.

The book includes a cross referenced index which lists individual ingredients (and authors/literary references). The photography and illustration included in the book are -wonderful-, and the nerdy geeky commentary is amazing. The author is a geek, indeed.

Really really worthwhile effort and a great collection. This would elevate the next D&D or LAN or geeky movie night (when we're allowed to safely gather again) to the next level for sure.

Five stars. Shut up and take my money!!

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes. (But am seriously buying my own copy with my own money).