Beverages Books

The Cocktail Book, first published in 1900, is the earliest book devoted purely to the art of the cocktail. For thirty years including the prohibition, it was a staple of well-stocked bars, although originals are now extremely rare. This collection, in a...

Cider is sunshine in a glass! Follow Jane Peyton on a glorious voyage of discovery, from the journey the wild Malus Sieversii apple ancestor of today's domesticated apple has made from the foothills of Central Asia's Tien Shan mountains, to the Norman...

An early description of a cocktail as 'a mix of alcoholic drinks with flavouring ingredients' does nothing to convey the alchemy and speak-easy glamour of these elaborate drinks. The cocktail's humble beginnings as a medicinal tonic through the...

Few if any alcoholic drinks have the dramatic and multi-faceted history of gin. In this fascinating new instalment of the British Library's pocket philosophies, gin is explored through its origins in Holland, where it was popularised by William of...

Have you ever wondered about the difference between a lager and an ale? Or marvelled at how, with only four basic ingredients, there are around 150 different styles of beer?In The Philosophy of Beer, Jane Peyton, the UK's first Beer Sommelier of the...

This is a short, entertaining and illuminating introduction to the history and culture of coffee, from the humble origins of the bean in northeast Africa over a millennium ago, to what it is today, a global phenomenon that is enjoyed around the world. It...

Thanks to the masticating juicer, which crushes fruits and vegetables into a smooth juice without destroying vital nutrients the way heat-producing centrifugal juicers do, the health benefits of drinking homemade juices has reached incredible new heights...

When the Manhattan came along, it completely changed the drinking landscape. Cocktail historian Philip Greene traces the evolution of this classic from its competing origin stories through its continuing influence. Richly illustrated with vintage artwork...

Shortlisted for the 2017 Taste Canada Food Writing AwardsForeword by Ian Coutts, author of The Perfect Keg and Brew NorthWhat's more Canadian than beer? Craft brewing has exploded across Canada, reinvigorating the country's love and appreciation for its...

Shake up some dark and brooding cocktails with 50 drink recipes inspired by your favourite gothic horror books, like Interview with a Vampire, Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, and Wuthering Heights - a perfect gift for booklovers and mixologists!Calling all...

Tiki drinks immediately conjure beach front paradise,tropical fruit, and gloriously lost afternoons. This book by tropical drink master and owner of Lynn's HulaHut, Lynn Calvo, gives readers refreshed recipes for nostalgic classics, such as the Mai Tai...

From the author of Modern Home Winemaking and Techniques in Home Winemaking, Daniel Pambianchi's The Beginner's Guide to Making Wine from Juice and Grapes is for novices keen in making their own wine at home. It guides aspiring winemakers through the...

Champagne and sparkling wine are the liquid symbols of celebration, good cheer, and conviviality. Butthey can also be the star of more complex drinks the sophisticated backbone that elevates all the ingredients around them.This book contains 75 recipes...

Commune with nature, toast the earth's seasons, and maybe get a little tipsy along the way!Spirits have long been at the center of seasonal celebrations. In ancient times, fine wines, spirits, and brews such as mead and mulled wine were given as...

Why and how local coffee bars in Italy-those distinctively Italian social and cultural spaces-have been increasingly managed by Chinese baristas since the Great Recession of 2008Italians regard espresso as a quintessentially Italian cultural product-so...

An illustrated work of lyric poetry and prose on drinking green tea as a meditation.An Homage to Green Teais an illustrated collection of poetry and prose on the beneficence of green tea, and ways to experience that beneficence. It collects two works of...

A guide to the best hikes and microbreweries in Southern CaliforniaBeer lovers and hiking enthusiasts, these 40 Southern California hikes are for you! Each carefully selected hike leads you through a stunning natural landscape and ends near a brewery or...

Adapted from John deBary's first book, Drink What You Want, this deck takes the acclaimed bartender's signature recipes (and wit) and translates them onto colored recipe cards that make it even easier to drink what you want. In addition to cocktail...

Beyond geography and weather, wine reflects a specific time: technology, popular culture, stories, status, influencers, packaging, marketing, and creative trends all combine to contribute to how 'great' a wine is considered. This book...

Everything you need to know about brewing, using, and enjoying coffee at home, featuring more than 40 recipes, from morning cup to coffee-spiked nightcap.This entertaining and informative coffee book from the cofounders of Sprudge, the world's most...

A guide to the best urban and rural hikes and microbreweries in New York State. Beer lovers and hiking enthusiasts, these 33 New York hikes are for you! Each carefully selected hike leads you through a stunning natural landscape and ends near a brewery...

Great hikes and breweries in the Berlin region.Beer lovers and hiking fans, these 40 hikes are for you! From Berlin Wall trails to tranquil lakeside woodlands and street artfilled neighbourhoods, from Cold War relics to Prussian castles, and from chic...

A celebration of Agatha Christie's timeless murder mysteries, killer short stories, suspenseful plays, and unmatched characters - with cocktails that are so tantalisingly delicious, it must be a crime.Dame Agatha Christie is perhaps the world's most...

'It's Paris. Everyone's serious about dinner.' Mindy ChenBienvenue to your love affair with all things pretty and Parisian! A trs chic indulgence awaits! BonjourEmily is the culinary exploration of irresistible French flavors for fans...

A scrumdiddlyumptious selection of treats inspired by Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. The perfect companion cookbook to the 2023 film adaptation Wonka starring Timothe Chalamet.Enter here and you'll find a world of fanciful treats, delectable...

With his sixtieth birthday looming, Colin Renton decides that it's time to escape office life and focus on achieving some of his unfulfilled goals.He embarks on a year-long adventure that takes him from the busy streets of Edinburgh to the traffic-free...

A completely revised, updated, and repackaged second edition of the 2013 bestselling beer guide.First published in 2013,The Complete Beer Coursehas helped thousands of beer enthusiasts navigate the vast and often confusing world of beer. Bernstein is...

This stunning guide invites you into the story of sake - an ancient beverage finding its way in a modern world.Whether you're a sake novice or an experienced connoisseur, Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Sake offers fascinating insights,...

Do you know the difference between a bancha and a hojicha? How to brew the perfect matcha? With this book you will!Japanese tea expert Per Oscar Brekell is one of the few foreigners to complete the difficult training in Japan as a tea instructor. Now,...

The Japanese Sak Bible is the ultimate book about Japan's national drink - from its history and culture to its ingredients and production methods, how to choose the best sak, and recommended food pairings. Author Brian Ashcraft traveled the...

*Winnerof a 2019 Gourmand World Cookbook Award*Japanese whisky has been around for less than a century - but is now winning all the major international awards. How did this happen and what are the secrets of the master distillers? This whisky book...

Your guide to great hikes and breweries across New EnglandBeer lovers and hiking enthusiasts: these 50 carefully selected New England hikes are for you! Each hike leads through stunning scenery, and features a nearby brewery or a brewpub where a...

The most refreshing way to discover Switzerland!Monika Saxer, the author, hiking guide and beer lover,reveals 59 routes for walking and beer drinking enthusiasts.

Pairing history's 100 greatest rock stars with recipes for their iconic drink of choice, How to Drink Like a Rock Star is the perfect guide to summoning the muse for music fans, rock and roll bartenders, and cocktail enthusiasts.Have you longed for a...

A California Dream of a Cookbook"A charming take on California cuisine... This well-crafted cookbook serves as an excellent guide to living in tune with nature and the seasons." - Publishers WeeklyEat and drink what's in season and you'll never grow...

From the tale of the goatherd whose animals became frisky on coffee berries to a duchess with a goblet of poisoned chocolate, this book, illustrated with eighteenth-century satirical cartoons and early advertisements, tells the extraordinary story of our...

Just the Tonic is an accessible yet informative history of tonic water: its connections to the major disease malaria, the cure discovered in the bitter bark of the cinchona tree and its constituent alkaloid quinine. It is a history deeply intertwined...

A very personal account of the adventures that befall a wine merchant in pursuit of the finest wines and extraordinary stories from vineyards off the beaten track, this unique book is an intoxicating blend of humour, experience, anecdote and authority...

More than 80 years before the invention of Coca-Cola, sweet carbonated drinks became popular around the world, provoking remarkably similar arguments that they do today. Are they medicinally, morally, culturally or nutritionally good or bad? They have...

Today fortified wines are enjoying a renaissance, re-discovered by discerning imbibers and modern mixologists all over the world. Once a popular tipple to savour before or after dinner, fortified wines - Sherry, Port, Madeira and the like had fallen out...

Japan is home to some of the world's most interesting alcoholic beverages - from  traditional Sak and Shochu to Japanese whisky, beer, wine and cocktails that are winning global acclaim and awards. In this comprehensive survey of...

From its roots in ancient Greek herbal medicine, the popular spirit we now know as gin was established by the Dutch in the sixteenth century as a juniper-infused tincture to cure fevers. It gained notoriety during the London 'gin craze' in the eighteenth...

A guide to the best hikes and microbreweries in the Canadian Rockies.Beer lovers and hiking enthusiasts, these 30 Canadian Rockies hikes are for you! Each carefully selected hike leads you through a stunning natural landscape and ends near a brewery or a...

This is the story of how one man, with a bit of help from his friends, created a revolution in the hitherto staid world of Scotch Whisky. But by creating the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, he gave whisky drinkers access to the finest distilled liquor on the...

Rum, once the poor relation of the spirit world, has undergone a revival and is no longer seen just as the preferred tipple for tipsy pirates. The craft drinks movement has certainly stimulated the rum world, with high numbers of new artisan rum brands...

The ancient Mayans, Olmecs and Aztecs made pulque from the fermented sap of the agave plant, and later the Mexicans distilled tequila from agaves. Once described as like swallowing a 'yard of barbed wire', tequila has improved beyond recognition and...

Brandy explores the fascinating history of this globally consumed beverage, which is enjoying a surge in popularity thanks to new cocktail trends. The book takes readers on a journey from the alchemists of the...