The Cocktail Hour celebrates not just the recipes but the stories, feelings and nostalgia that a drink can evoke. In the book, you will learn how to make 50 classic and modern drinks carefully, with good ingredients and the right equipment. But more importantly, from Gimlet to Gibson, Manhattan to Margarita, you will be equipped to immerse yourself fully and appreciatively in the ritual.

Achieve inner peace and equilibrium, take pleasure in the glorious moment of that first sip, and join the innumerable artists, writers, statesmen, actors and intellectual titans who, across the centuries, have discovered the profound joy of The Cocktail Hour.

About the Author

Tim Hayward writes for the Financial Times and is a panellist on BBC Radio 4’s The Kitchen Cabinet. He won the Guild of Food Writer.
‘Food Journalist of the Year’ award in 2014, 2015 and 2022, and was the Fortnum and Mason Food Writer of the Year for 2014 and 2022.

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