Talk:The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks

No Cat for Barguides
Is their no category for barguides? Their should be a category and maybe a list of Famous Barguides or something like that, I think. That is what I am searching for and not finding. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.56.242.121 (talk) 04:58, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Controversy?
The intro states the book is noted for its "controversial tone", but this is neither given a source, nor is the point elaborated upon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.255.124.232 (talk) 22:01, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Check again - it's "CONVERSATIONAL" tone, not "controversial". Tiny difference there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.44.3.112 (talk) 16:21, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Parts?
I don't know where to fit it into the recipes section but, 1/2oz = 1 part, 1oz = 2 parts...etc. Mikepellerin talk 02:12, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Source for text?
There are several problems with this article:

Several passages in this article sound like they are blurbs or direct quotations:


 * The book is noteworthy for its witty, highly opinionated and conversational tone, as well as its categorization of cocktails into two main types: aromatic and sour; its categorization of ingredients into three categories: the base, modifying agents, and special flavorings and coloring agents; and its 1:2:8 ratio (1 part sweet, 2 parts sour, 8 parts base) for sour type cocktails.
 * a cocktail, in the classic sense (a before-dinner drink) should have no more than the slightest touch of sweetness to it
 * The book gained immediate popularity and quickly became one of the most referenced and cited cocktail books. The book was highly influential on generations of cocktail enthusiasts and professionals, including many who were responsible for today’s cocktail Renaissance, and it elevated Embury, an attorney who never worked within the liquor profession, to great levels of respect within the liquor profession.

There are judgements in this article that beg for substantiation; otherwise they come off as editorializing or WP:OR: "witty, highly opinionated and conversational tone".

The list of cocktail recipes doesn't seem to belong here. If these are important recipes, don't they belong in the individual cocktails' articles? --Macrakis (talk) 17:47, 28 June 2015 (UTC)