Beverages

Compact and easy-to-navigate, the Halliday Pocket Wine Companion 2024 distils the key elements of the bestselling annual guide, curating the best-of-the-best by value and rating across Australia's key wine regions. For almost 40 years, James Halliday...

'James Crowden is Britain's best cider writer ... Cider Country is the book we've all been waiting for.' Oz Clarke Join James Crowden as he embarks on a journey to distil the ancient origins of cider,...

Discover why rum is fast becoming the hottest spirit in the world right now with this essential companion from bestselling author and master mixologist Tristan Stephenson. The Curious Bartender's Guide to Rum explores rum's remarkable history from its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739449209Author Ingvar RondeFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint MagDig Media LtdPublisher MagDig Media Ltd

Water is arguably the most critical and least understood of the foundation elements in brewing. For many brewers used to choosing from a wide selection of hops and grain, water seems like an ingredient for which they have little choice but to accept what...

Filled with recipes for food and DIY health and beauty treatments, Wake/Sleep is two books in one: one half has advice and tips on staying alert and energetic, but turn the book over and discover the best ways to calm down, relax and fall asleep...

Nothing goes better with a campfire than a cocktail. Surround yourself with friends, family, nature, the stars, and a stiff drink. These tasty yet simple cocktails take the stress out of mixing drinks, no matter where you are. Get cozy in front of the...

Discover your new favourite wines, beers, spirits and cocktails in this unique and ingenious guide, led by your own taste buds'All about the pleasures of raising a glass. This book tells you what to try next and why . . . Cheers!' Michel Roux Jr'A kind...

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANYONE WHO ENJOYS A TIPPLE . . . OR TWO . . . OR TEN! Almost every culture on earth has drink, and where there's drink there's drunkenness. But in every age and in every place drunkenness is a little bit different. Tracing...

Sip sweet libations worthy of the Gods with these Greek myth-inspired concoctions based on all your favorite Gods and Goddesses.Care for Hestia's Old Fashioned? Want to fall in love with Eros on the Beach? How about the Bacchic Muddled Maenad sangria,...

A complete, practical, and entertaining guide to using the best ingredients and minimal equipment to create flavorful brews-including wildcrafted meads, bragots, t'ej, grog, honey beers, and more! "A great guide . . . full of practical information...

30 new recipes in a mini pocket book from bestselling cookery author Deliciously Ella.The first of Deliciously Ella's 'Bite-size Collection' - a new series of small-format books - celebrating the delicious, nutritious and super speedy smoothies and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734865134Author Drew HannushFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint Travel Fuels Life LLCPublisher Travel Fuels Life LLCWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm)...

From the author of A Wedding in the Family, Annette Byford continues her examination of how mothers experience life changes in family contexts and how it impacts their sense of who they are. The book picks up the theme of family transitions and moves it...

Get out your cocktail shaker and re-live the speakeasy experience with this collection of authentic cocktails. Gatsby Cocktails features more than 20 classic cocktails inspired by the 1920s. Try re-creating the classic Sidecar, comprising brandy,...

In 2024 the determinedly independent Lincolnshire brewing firm of Batemans will celebrate its 150th anniversary. Nestling beside the Steeping River in the little town of Wainfleet, Batemans' Salem Bridge Brewery forms a quintessential English scene -...

This book defines the results of years of evolution, refinement, of simple rustic ales in modern and historical terms while guiding today's brewers toward credible -- and enjoyable reproductions of these old world classics.About the AuthorPhil...

With a resurgence of interest inreal ale, there's never been a better time to master how to keep, store and serve cask beer. In a fully revised and updated edition of this CAMRA classic, Patrick O'Neill explains all you need to know about running a good...

Speedy Cocktails guarantees that you'll get the most important ratio right: less time mixing, more time relaxing.Thanks to uncomplicated recipes, accessible ingredients, and thumb-cut tabs, Speedy Cocktails ensures that you'll be enjoying a delicious...

How to Make Coffee explores the scientific principles behind the art of coffee making, along with step-by-step instructions of all the major methods, and which beans, roast, and grind are best for them. This book also covers topics such as:The history of...

'An essential addition to your library' Russell Norman'A genuine ode, written with style and substance in equal measure' Gill Meller'A joy filled double whammy. Great drinks require as much artistry as food and this book proves the case mightily.' Jeremy...

Selected as one of Food Network's "Best Healthy Cookbooks of 2019" and as a "favorite must-read" by The Bump, Drinking for Two is the perfect gift for pregnant women, the health conscious new mom, or any woman just trying to stay healthy! This book...

Liven up the party with this heady collection of drinking games!Choose from brain-boggling classics such as Fuzzy Duck and Twenty-One, or dizzying games of pure chance like TV Drinking and Vodka Roulette - whichever you play, you're guaranteed to be...

It's 1943 and the war has brought rationing to the Hebridean islands of Great and Little Todday. When food is in short supply, it is bad enough, but when the whisky runs out, it looks like the end of the world. Morale is at rock bottom. George...

Black, green, white and oolong teas, as well as herbal infusions, have numerous health benefits. Infused with fresh, vitamin-rich fruits, they become a delicious way to increase your liquid consumption. Cold brewing tea, according to Mimi Kirk, is the...

Demystify the world of whisky.Whisky experts Nick Morgan and The Whisky Exchange open the lid on the whisky industry, revealing what makes one of the world's simplest spirits just so popular. Everything You Need to Know About Whisky will answer all of...

***"Jamie Goode is a rarity in the wine world: a trained scientist who can explain complicated subjects without dumbing them down or coming over like a pointy head. It also helps that he's a terrific writer with a real passion for his subject." - Tim...

The Italian region of Piemonte is rightly famed for the denominations of Barolo and Barbaresco. The area of vineyard given over to Nebbiolo, the sole grape variety of both DOCGs, has increased dramatically in the last half century (as plantings of other...

Sail away on the most stylish of booze cruises, all from the comfort of your own home! In his World Cocktail Atlas Olly Smith serves up the best cocktail recipes the world has to offer. From the prohibition-inspired speakeasy drinks of the US to the art...

Liverpool was once the epitome of 'the city with a pub on every corner', but no longer. As social habits and communities continue to radically change, hundreds of pubs continue to disappear annually, and mostly without trace except in memories. However,...

'Absorbing and sometimes shocking' - Literary Review'A masterful historical study' - The Good Book GuideBehind the wholesome image of the world's most popular drink lies a strangely murky and often violent past. From its first discovery to the present...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984823571Author Dale DeGroffFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Just as raucous, ravishing and brimming with camp as the drag stars who inspired them, these 50 cocktails are destined for the spotlight. With a foreword by drag legend and Drag Race superstar Raja Gemini, Dragtails will add a spring to your step, a...

Crystal clear spheres, cubes you can read through, embossed, branded, and blinged-out chunks, chips, blocks, and 'bergs: it's time to elevate your ice! In The Ice Book, internationally renowned cocktail icepert Camper English details how to use...

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...

It’s time to dust off your shakers and gather your limes, because rum is the hottest spirit in the world right now! Rum evokes a feeling of escapism like no other spirit and just about everyone needs a vacation, or at the very least a mai tai! Here...

Journalist Florence Hernandez and photographer Guillaume de Laubier invite readers to discover exceptional wines from Saint-Émilion, the oldest and most prestigious vineyard in the world.Foreword by Guy Savoy Limestone, clay, sand . . . The vines of...

Walk into any bar, in almost any part of the world, and there, on the back shelf you're likely to see Baijiu, Cognac, Vodka, Scottish and Irish Whisky, Shochu, Tequila, Bourbon, Rum, Gin, and Absinthe. These drinks helped shape our culture; inspired...

Coffee is a global beverage: it is grown commercially on four continents, and consumed enthusiastically in all seven. There is even an Italian espresso machine on the International Space Station. Coffee's journey has taken it from the forests of Ethiopia...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399581212Author Robert SimonsonFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Ten Speed Press