The Cocktail Table: 100 Classic Recipes from Martinis to Mojitos

Shaken, stirred and poured: 100 classic cocktails made properly at home, with UK measures, alcohol units and a full-colour photograph for every drink. From a bone-dry Martini to a Mojito heaped with crushed ice, these are the drinks every good bartender knows by heart. The Cocktail Table gives you the real, recognised recipe for each one, written for British home bartenders and made with bottles from a UK supermarket or online spirits shop. Inside you will find: 100 classic and modern classic cocktails in chapters by spirit: gin, vodka, rum and cachaça, tequila and mezcal, whisky and bourbon, brandy, cognac and pisco, liqueurs and aperitifs, and sparkling, wine and beer Exact UK measures in millilitres, the right glass, the right ice and the garnish for every drink UK alcohol units and calories for every drink, worked out from the real measures The story behind each drink: who made it, where and when, with the legends honestly flagged A variation for every recipe, so 100 drinks become many more Five essential syrups, including real homemade grenadine and a honey and ginger syrup A complete guide to the home bar: glassware, kit, ice, shaking and stirring, the dry shake, layering, rims and twists Make the Negroni, the Espresso Martini, the Old Fashioned, the Margarita and the Daiquiri, then go further with the Bramble, the Clover Club, the Pisco Sour, the Penicillin and the Mai Tai. British favourites are here too: the Snowball, Port and Lemon, the Whisky Mac, the Black Velvet and the Buck's Fizz. Part of Denis Thompson's Table series, alongside The Indian Table, The Italian Table and The BBQ Table. For adults aged 18 and over. Please drink responsibly.