Books by Stuart Walton

A selection of 50 rum recipes, from classic Caribbean Breeze, Continental and Bolero to new mixes such as Havana Bandana, Monkey Wrench and Hustler. A brief history of rum and the different types, cocktail equipment and the glasses to use.

By country and region, an authoritative and accessible guide to wines, choosing and enjoying them.

An introductory approach that evaluates Theodor Adorno's work in its own terms and within those of present-day critical theory.

Perfect for gin-lover or bartender, a handbook of 50 classic and original cocktails and blends.

The First Day in Paradise tells the story of a young orphaned family who have been passed on from one set of relations to another, and whose eldest sibling, Adam, becomes enthralled by the impending opening nearby of a gigantic and beautiful shopping-mall by a flamboyant entrepreneur. To the consternation of his aunt and uncle, who run a small business, he joins the staff of one of its stores, and begins a dizzying ascent through the ranks, until circumstances induce him to question whether his entire value-system has become corrupted. Functioning both as social-economic critique, and as a personal moral fable about the conjuration of ambition from present-day consumer culture, The First Day in Paradise is an engrossing and layered tale loosely modelled on Dantes Paradiso, but most of all its simply a great read.

The five physical senses of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching have been held to underpin the complexity of human experience ever since Aristotle first theorised about how they worked. Classical and scholastic philosophy up to the time of the European Enlightenment relegated their operations to its margins, viewing them as at best a distraction from higher thinking, and at worst a positive deception. Paradoxically, what one could not objectively know, the products of the mind, were accorded precedence over the concrete. From the Romantic era onwards, the senses moved to the centre of speculative thought, and the various dialectical currents of philosophy after Hegel made them interdependent with the intellectual function, which was held to derive most or all of its authority from them. This tendency has continued down to the sensualist, hedonist and anti-intellectual currents of our own day. In this theoretical consideration of what has been done to the senses in modern experience, Stuart Walton subjects the life of the senses to a further materialist turn, one that refuses a spiritualisation of the material realm, to which contemporary discourses of the body have often fallen prey, while at the same time preserving sensuality from being delivered once again to a sterile idealism.

Learn the principles of tasting: how to judge a wine by its looks, smell and taste. Useful information on matching wine to each course of the menu, what the details on wine labels mean and the techniques and trends of winemaking.

This beautiful volume is an essential reference for every home bartender, covering a vast array of cocktails and drinks, and how to make them. There are instructions for making both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, accompanied by glorious color photographs. All the cocktail favorites are featured, as well as some more unusual drinks to try.