Slippery Tipples
A Guide to Weird and Wonderful Spirits and Liqueurs
Published on 8. September 2010
192 pages
978-0-7524-9685-6 (ISBN)
Description
From European favourites such as Mastichato Chios, which saved 2,000 Greeks from a bloody massacre at the hands of vengeful Turks, to legendary drinks such as Amarula, invented by African elephants; from classic cocktail ingredients like Midori, the bright green Japanese melon drink launched at the wrap party for Saturday Night Fever at Studio 54, to student stalwart Jaegermeister, dreamt up by a confidant of Herman Goering and hugely popular among senior Nazis, Slippery Tipples tells the stories behind the word's most extraordinary drinks.
Alongside a country-by-country guide to murky and mysterious booze and dozens of cocktail recipes is a series of easy to follow recipes for making your own liqueurs and spirits. If you would like to concoct your own fruit brandies or make a drop of traditional full-strength Pimms then this is the book for you.
Alongside a country-by-country guide to murky and mysterious booze and dozens of cocktail recipes is a series of easy to follow recipes for making your own liqueurs and spirits. If you would like to concoct your own fruit brandies or make a drop of traditional full-strength Pimms then this is the book for you.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
File size
2,93 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-9685-6 (9780752496856)
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Person
JOSEPH PIERCY was born in Brighton. After spending far too long at university studying Russian Literature and Creative Writing, Joseph embarked upon a journey which took him to various parts of the world in an honest attempt to avoid anything faintly resembling a proper job. He has enjoyed an occasional drink or two along the road.
Content
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Austria
- The Balkans
- Brazil
- The Caribbean
- Chile
- China
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- India
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Lithuania
- Mongolia
- The Netherlands
- Norway
- South Africa
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Appendix: Recipes
