How To Drink

In the past few decades many of us have become sophisticated about food butwe have not given the same attention to what we drink. In How to DrinkVictoria Moore ... » 

In the past few decades many of us have become sophisticated about food butwe have not given the same attention to what we drink. In How to DrinkVictoria Moore aims to redress the balance by showing how to drink wellthroughout the seasons and at all times of day.She explains how to make themost delicious coffee and juices how to choose wine that complements yourfood and how to make cocktails for every occasionwhether to serve a gardenbarbecue as a cold weather aperitif or just to unwind with at the end of theday.Here are recipes for mint juleps in the spring sloe gin in the autumnhot buttered rum in the winter and yearround showstoppers including theworlds best gin and tonic. Moore is also an impassioned advocate of unfairlymaligned drinks such as sherry Campari and saki and gives fascinatinghistorical background on different spirits as well as invaluable advice oncreating your home bar.How to Drink is a hugely readable browseable andauthoritative handbook whose aim is to inform entertain and crucially makesure you can find the right drink at the right time.It doesnt need to beeither difficult or expensive to drink as well as you eat it just requires alittle care...A splendid book. Victoria Moore is quite rightits not howmuch you drink but how you drink. Fergus Henderson chef and coowner St.Johns RestaurantI loved How to Drink. For the first time in years I havebroken open a bottle of vodka for a Bloody Mary remembered how much bettermulled cider is than mulled wine drawn a fresh kettle for tea... JoannaWeinberg author of How to Feed Your Friends with RelishAnyone who lovestheir food should heed this unmatchable tutorial in the art of enjoying drinkVictoria Moore succinctly puts every sip in lively context banishing the guiltfrom the pleasure of it all. Rose Prince author of The New EnglishKitchen «