'The Cocktail Handbook' is the ideal present for anyone interested in mixing their own special drinks. Appealing both to domestic inbibers and professional bartenders alike, this definitive guide to the subject covers the history of cocktails in Prohibition America and features world-famous bars and the bartenders with whom they are associated, as well as providing recipes for more than 140 classic and modern cocktails and mixed drinks. The book also includes:
- How to stock your own bar
- How to mix successful cocktails
- Hangover cures for the over-indulgent
- Non-alcoholic drinks for drivers, children and non-drinkers