Liquor & Drinks

Since 1980, Platter's by Diners Club has been the wine lover's must-have companion for exploring the world of South African wine. The guide's independent ratings and reviews are the result of a best-of-both worlds system of sighted and blind tastings. This 45th anniversary edition features over 8,000 wines from more than 900 producers, along with 100-point equivalents for the familiar star ratings, and useful information for learning about and travelling in our beautiful winelands.

Drink up, gamers, with this exciting collection of classy refreshments based on your favorite video games! From a boozy Oregon Trail float to a refreshing Read Dead Redemption punch, there's a cocktail for everyone!Descriptive copy [575 words or less]: Pour a fine glass and grab your controller for a titillating mix of video games and cocktails! Gamers can now toast to their favorite games with this hardcover book filled with delicious mocktails and cocktails. Each drink is inspired by and dedicated to beloved games of all genres and platforms—enjoy a rapturous drink from Bioshock, mix up a Cherry-Eating Ghostbuster inspired by PAC-MAN, and level up your mixology with a Gold Chocobo inspired by the Final Fantasy series. With gorgeous photography, detailed step-by-step instructions, and a trove of nonalcoholic and alcoholic options, this fun, nostalgic collection of libations is perfect for any gamer to toast to their next campaign or adventure. 60+ COLORFUL COCKTAILS AND MOCKTAILS: From party drinks to nightcaps, from victory toasts to pre-game drinks, every gamer can enjoy their poison of choice with these video game inspired cocktails and mocktails, perfect for any all-night gaming campaign with friends. GET READY TO GAME: From RPGs to first-person shooters and MMOs to farming sims, these craft cocktails celebrate the robust video game industry and its many genres across all platforms! INSTRUCTION MANUAL: Each drink comes with step-by-step instructions to craft these delicious, and nostalgic, mixed drinks.

A deliciously fascinating, expertly written global tour of cooking, eating and drinking, told through objects in the collections of the British Museum. Our insatiable appetite for creativity in the kitchen - or around the open fire - is reflected in the fascinating array of objects explored in this book. Written by food historian Jenny Linford in consultation with curators from the British Museum, Repast focuses on artefacts in the museum's collections - from ancient clay cooking vessels to exquisite gold goblets - spanning Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Australasia, from prehistory to the present day. Arranged into thirteen broad themes such as Hunting, Alcohol, Religion, Feasting and Eating Out, with lavish plates accompanying absorbing essays on subjects including tea (the world's most consumed drink after water), pork (the world's most widely consumed meat), and wheat (the source of 20% of the world's human calorie consumption), Repast conveys the extraordinary global story of food, drink and the culinary arts. This clearly structured, beautifully illustrated book will engage and delight the growing audience interested in the history of food and drink.

Shake, mix, and stir your way through fifty cocktails inspired by the land of the rising sun.Inspired by the meticulous traditions and craftsmanship of Japanese mixology, Kanpai! features fifty Japanese cocktail recipes. From much-loved classics like the Whiskey highball and the Bamboo, to modern favourites like the Chu-Hai and the Vermouth sidecar, there is a cocktail for every occasion. With a playful illustration to accompany each recipe, this colourful cocktail guide is the perfect gift for seasoned imbibers and budding bartenders alike. 乾杯 (cheers)!

Step into the enchanting world of Prythian with this dreamy cocktail book, inspired by Sarah J. Maas's bestselling series, A Court of Thorns and Roses. Immerse yourself in the magic, romance, and intrigue of the fae courts as you sip on these tantalizing elixirs. This book features more than 50 cocktail and mocktail recipes recipes based on your favorite people, places, and themes from the series, as well as amuse-bouche pairings, sure to satisfy both mortal and fae alike. Entertain your guests with: Nesta's Dirty Martini Tamlin Tequila Cocktail The Bloody Amren Rhysand's Calming Tea (Mocktail) Elain's Garden Velaris Dessert Feyre Darling This is the ideal gift for fans who fantasize about moving to Velaris, or as a 'treat yourself' purchase before your next romantasy book club!

The Unauthorized Court of Cocktails provides decadent, beautifully photographed recipes that evoke afternoons in the fae wild and evenings filled with lovelust, danger, and beauty. Enjoy an espresso martini that will fuel you to face your own unknowns; imagine yourself saving the realm with a tequila passionfruit sour that instills bravery and badass-ery; and when you're in the mood for celebration, mix up a bubbly that mirrors the night sky and invites visions of glitzy parties and glamorous trysts. You'll find recipes for cocktail-hour snacks like Cauldron Fondue and Tavern Pastries to satisfy your hunger while you mix up a drink or pick up a book. The Unauthorized Court of Cocktails invites you to stay in the fantasy a little longer, lean into your carnal desires, and harness the fearless power of a heroine during what would otherwise be simply "happy hour."

Stripping away the pretensions of wine appreciation and upending a lot of well-established myths, Sunny Hodge explains and unravels how wine works and tastes the way it does. Perfect for all budding wine lovers.

The book you hold in your hands is not a standard whisky book. Of course, it does contain information that can be found in countless other books on the subject, such as tasting notes, distillery histories and the general development of the golden liquid we all adore. A whisky book that did not contain such information would be odd indeed, but the emphasis in the following narrative is very much on the darker history of the drink. Whisky noir, if you please. Within these pages can be found cannibals, ghouls and ghosts - unlikely tales that all have one thing in common; whisky. Not just whisky, though, for we are delving deep into the amber gold and turning over a history that has never been told. Until now. Interspersed with whisky quotes, some well-known, other's more obscure, with this book to hand the reader will never be without an interesting snippet of conversation when sharing a whisky with friends.

From basics to braggots, this newly updated edition of The Complete Guide to Making Mead is the ultimate guide to making mead at home, complete with history, types, equipment, techniques, and recipes.

Terroir is everything in modern wine appreciation. Geologist and professor, Alex Maltman looks at the rocks that make up key wine regions and what difference they make.

A wine producer the size of New Zealand, Austria and Greece, yet very few know about the wines of Brazil. This guide gives you the inside story of a region that has been making wine since the Portuguese arrived in the 16th century.

Featuring 52 seasonal recipes, one for every week of the year, and more than 50 gorgeous full-color photographs, Wednesday Night Wine-Down offers stylish, low-ABV cocktails featuring wine, Port, sherry, and vermouth to help you relax after a long day.

This book is an informative celebration of one of the most beloved cocktail categories: sours. This collection of 100 beautifully balanced recipes for both classic and new cocktails demonstrates the irresistible allure of citrus and sours when paired with spirits. The fascinating history and lore of iconic and universally beloved beverages such as the daiquiri, sidecar, margarita, whiskey sour, and cosmopolitan are mixed with recipes to teach you how to make each of these classic drinks. Every aspect of these legendary drinks--including special ingredients and all the ways to riff on this delicious and versatile flavor palette--is explored in this essential collection for any spirits enthusiast.

'Wonderfully Straightforward' - The IndependentMaster the art of mixology with these easy to make and beautifully illustrated infographic cocktail recipes. Each beautifully designed infographic in Lessons in Mixology shows precise measurements in easy-to-see glass proportions and gives instructions on which garnish and type of glass to be used for each drink.From coolers and coladas to slings, sours and screws, this book includes over 200 recipes for both old favourites and modern inventions alongside an informative introduction that gives details on equipment needed, glassware, bar stocking and the basic techniques to get you started.

Set your tastebuds to stunned! These Star Trek cocktail recipes will take you where no one has gone before. From Kirk's Old Fashioned to Picard's Earl Grey Martini - They're cocktails, Jim, but not as you know them...

Over 65 delightful recipes for BAR BITES, COCKTAILS and SPRITZES that you transport you to the bustling excitement of an Italian post-work APERITIVO!