The Cocktail 200 Fabulous Drinks

by Rocca, Jane

• ISBN13: 9781585425365
• ISBN10: 1585425362
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-14
• Publisher: Tarcher

Summary

Two hundred tantalizing drink recipes made more delectable by witty commentary and fanciful illustrations. To the uninitiated, a drink is just a drink. But connoisseurs know that what you sip is a statement and knowing one's poison is essential to making the right one. With style and sophistication, The Cocktailacquaints readers with the various personalities at the bar: gin bats its eyes behind a bookworm's glasses, whiskey scowls at passersby from the curb, and rum does a tipsy salsa with the bartender. Featuring 200 concoctions with character, The Cocktail also shows readers the savoir faire of pairing drinks with occasions- mixing up a Rum Runner for an afternoon spent in bare feet and hammocks, or shaking up a 42 Flying Mules for a supercharged late night of raw emotion. From Manhattans to Mojitos, Tibetan Mules to Southern Shags, The Cocktailcovers drinks the world over from classics to trendy eyebrow-raisers. This charming book is divided into nine sections according to liquor-each introduced with a whimsically written profile: - Champagne:The flirty, giddy staple, tottering around on heels, but not without substance and body- champagne is the leggy blonde who also boasts a degree in neuroscience. - Gin:If gin had a wardrobe, it would be full of pleated skirts and ruffled shirts, lots of tweed and brooches. - Tequila:Pin a red rose in your hair and dust on some bronzer-time to be saucy and brazen because, after all, the tequila made you do it. . . . - Vodka:As racy as a Bond girl, as alluring as a fifties Hollywood starlet, and as compelling as a KGB agent dabbling in a little Russian roulette. Throughout, Kat Macleod's collages personify cocktails as alluring women with devil-may-care airs-you'll want to cozy up to the bar with all of them. Both mischievous and elegant, this is a book to lift anyone's spirits.

Author Biography

Jane Rocca writes for the Sydney Morning Herald, West Australian, HQ, and Harper's Bazaar, among others.

Kat Macleod is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer for fashion and publication projects.

Table of Contents

Glass Types	vi
Notes	1	(1)
Champagne Chic	2	(14)
Sipping at the Sin Palace	16	(20)
Rum like You Stole Something	36	(14)
Sake in the City	50	(10)
The Tequila Made Me Do It	60	(14)
Vodka Vixens	74	(40)
Going Against the Grain	114	(22)
For the Mixed-up Gal	136	(16)
Rock Around the Clock	152	(12)
Acknowledgments	164	(1)
Index	165