Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #346 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 378 pages

Synopsis
Superb quality, great drinking, huge range, exceptional value, a proven track record - and now it has stunning full-colour photographs! What more could you want? Just take a look at how good this book really is. Then glance at its sales performance and you won't need any more reasons to make doubly sure you have plenty of copies in stock. This one is a guaranteed best-seller throughout the year.

From the Back Cover
Cocktails are back - big time. Shaken, stirred or mixed, they're all here.

Cocktails produce maximum style for minimum effort. They are the perfect choice for frivolous fun and can even become your stairway to heaven.

This is Britain's best-selling cocktails book. With well over 1000 to choose from, you can liven up a barbecue or a black-tie affair. Cocktails get a party going and everybody has a lot more fun.

Whatever it is you are looking for, you can find it here. Sharp and tangy or smooth and sweet flavours, mellow or vibrant colours. Cocktails feast the eye and seduce the palate. There's a huge amount to learn and enjoy in this modern classic collection.

Mixing is an art form you can perfect. The ingredients are every bit as exciting as the colours on an artist's palatte. Southern Comfort, Tequila, Banana Liqueur, Curacao, sugars, juices and best-quality garnishes.

Suit your mood anytime. Cool or hot-wired, you'll find what you want right here.

Customer Reviews

The perfect mix
If you want a no-frills guide to a huge range of cocktails, this book really delivers. As well as the basic terminology (types of glass, essential equipment etc) it provides brief descriptions of most spirits, gives an indication as to how "tasty" each coctail is, an indication of the alcohol content and a short summary of where it originated.

The indexes are also really useful, listing cocktails by name or by main ingredient... Found a bottle of Creme De Cassis at the back of the cupboard? Just flick through the "index by ingredients" for some inspiration on how best to get rid of it!

All-in-all one of the best general cocktail recipe books I've come across.

My only change would be to print it on splash-proof paper!

who drank all the galliano..?
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This is an excellent book which covers just about every cocktail on the go, allthough there are always going to be different 'home' recipes and 'house' recipes for a lot of bars and clubs you go to. This will not only give you recipes for drinks you want to make or have heard of before, but will also give you ideas of what to do with some of the bottles you've got lying round after Christmas and can't think what to do with them.

Lots of the cocktails come with 'alcohol content' and sometimes a quick tale of where or when the particular drink was first made.

An excellent all rounder which looks good on the shelf.

The only cocktail book you need
An easy to follow book showing how to mix cocktails and how to build up your own versions. A 'no pictures - no frills' book which I have found indespensible.