The Cocktail Bible: An A-Z of two hundred classic and contemporary cocktail recipes, with anecdotes for the curious and tips and techniques for the adventurous

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With over 200 recipes, Home Cocktail Bible tells you everything you need to know – from the essential spirits, mixers, syrups and kit that will open up the world of cocktails, to every recipe you could possibly ever want.

Now each of the main spirit chapters has a brief, basic chapter introduction alongside a flavour wheel but frustratingly there is no mention in the book on how to use the wheel. Pyramid publishes books on a wide range of popular subjects including cookery, reference, mind body spirit and gift. It would be a boon to have an interesting short selection to serve up to friends that aren’t drinking alcohol. Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab . The fact there’s only five scant pages of introduction before you’re into the cocktail recipes themselves probably tells you this is really just a book of cocktail recipes.An A-Z of two hundred classic and contemporary cocktail recipes, with anecdotes for the curious and tips and techniques for the adventurous. Each cocktail is introduced with notes on its contents, origin and even the best season to drink it in. Change country: -Select- Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Azerbaijan Republic Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Islands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Republic Gambia Georgia Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Croatia Republic of the Congo Reunion Romania Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (U.

Nor does Olly indicate the cocktails that use this Cabinet, which kind of leaves it hanging … Cocktail names are often tempting, regularly fun and intriguing: Aviation’, ‘Shimmying to Nantucket’, ‘Penicillin’ and ‘Jelly Bean’ are among the 200 cocktails in the book. There’s also a selection of fantastic insider tips, a full glossary of terms and step-by-step guides to mastering different techniques.From the ABC to the Manhattan and the Negroni to the Zombie, The Cocktail Bible is an A-Z collection of 200 classic and contemporary cocktails. He bartended at Hawskmoor for 3 years and was a member of the opening bar team at The Box, Scotch of St James and Ceremony.

Presented in a bottle green faux-leather jacket with gold foil lettering and heat-burnished illustration. The main spirits were Pernod and Crème de Mûre and the cocktail was subtly aniseedy, sharply berry-bright and dark-fruity but our drink in no way resembled the clear vibrancy of the one (created by the stylists? Despite this being one of our favourite cocktails if we are ‘out out’, we’ve never made one at home. Read more about the condition Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. An A-Z collection of classic and contemporary cocktailsFrom the ABC to the Manhattan and the Negroni to the Zombie, The Cocktail Bible is an A-Z collection of 200 classic and contemporary cocktails.A history of the evolution and culture of cocktails immerses you in a more glamorous era and THE CLASSIC COCKTAIL BIBLE allows you to taste it for yourself. If you want to know more about the transformative effect of using bitters, egg whites/foamers, or the impact of different shapes, sizes and consistencies of ice, muddling or shaking, or whether, as Olly says, a drink is quenching or comforting (the Index doesn’t even list Sours), look elsewhere. You'll find all the cocktail recipe inspiration you'll need to start mixing with The Classic Cocktail Bible. Each recipe is easy as well as excellent and the recipes are divided up by type of spirit (gin, vodka, rum, whisky, brandy, tequila, liqueurs, sparkling and fortified wines) to keep things both simple and splendid.

You really do wonder whether Olly wrote a more comprehensive, true Bible of a book which then got whittled down to this end product. And there are certainly several more recipes for intriguing cocktails in the book that I am looking forward to trying. His popular podcast, A Glass With, is in its tenth season and reaches an audience of 150,000, featuring guests from Pink and Sam Neill to Sting and Kylie Minogue. Beautifully illustrated with mouth-watering full colour photography, the book includes long and short drinks, still and sparkling, fruity and refreshing as well as creamy and indulgent - you'll never tire of trying the new concoctions.Please be aware that customs policies vary widely from country to country and we advise you to contact your local customs office for further information. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Illustrated with colour photography and useful flavour wheels throughout, and with clear instructions for the flawless cocktail, Home Cocktail Bible is an indispensable addition to your home bar. Perfect for beginners and keen cocktail makers, this book features old favourites such as the daiquiri and martini, alongside new classic such as the caipirinha and mojito.