{"product_id":"9780712354530","title":"The Philosophy of Cocktails","description":"Author: Jane Peyton\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780712354530\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: British Library Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 Sep 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn early description of a cocktail as 'a mix of alcoholic drinks\u003cbr\u003e with flavouring ingredients' does nothing to convey the alchemy\u003cbr\u003e and speak-easy glamour of these elaborate drinks. The cocktail's humble beginnings as a medicinal tonic through the inclusion of botanicals into distilled spirits such as gin and whiskey, accelerates with the ingenuity of bartenders who created the 'classics'  the Martini, Manhattan and Old Fashioned  in the nineteenth-century, and in the decadence of the Jazz Age and Roaring Twenties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the journey that cocktails have made, via China and the Middle East, the Americas and the UK, to arrive at the bespoke menus of today's stylish clubs and bars, complete with descriptions of the myriad ingredients, glassware and paraphernalia that the mixologist has at their disposal. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46804333625502,"sku":"ADS-9780712354530","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780712354530.jpg?v=1778207329","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780712354530","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}