Wine, Cocktails, Tea, Coffee and more

From tea guru Sebastian Beckwith and New York Times bestsellers Caroline Paul and Wendy MacNaughton comes the essential guide to exploring and enjoying the vast world of tea. Tea, the most popular beverage in the world after water, has brought nations to war, defined cultures, bankrupted coffers, and toppled kings. And yet, in many ways, this fragrantly comforting and storied...

A highly opinionated, vibrantly illustrated wine guide from one of the country's most celebrated and unorthodox sommeliers and winemakers. In this entertaining, informative, and thoroughly unconventional wine guide, award-winning sommelier, winemaker, and wine educator André Mack presents readers with the 99 Bottles that have most impacted his life. Instead of just pairing wines with foods, Mack pairs practical information with...

A comprehensive guide to the very best beers in the world, 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die includes incisive entries that provide information on each beer's region of origin, style, flavour, and how it is made and served, together with entertaining anecdotes about the breweries. Illustrated with more than 800 photographs of the beers, their labels, and their...

What’s the best beer you’ve ever tasted? What’s your favourite beer? Where can I drink your ultimate brew? These are questions that beer writer Mark Dredge is always being asked. And he doesn’t have an answer… yet. This is his search for the world’s best beer. Part city guide, part travelogue and part reference book, The Best Beer in the...

Extend your cocktail repertoire with 30 tantalising classic and contemporary martini recipes. There is nothing more satisfying than that first sip of a crisp, cold martini. In this book, Martini by David T. Smith and Keli Rivers, you are guided on an exhilarating journey through all things martini, showcasing all the exciting places that the iconic cocktail can take you....

An essential guide for gin lovers in search of an original take on this wonderfully complex drink. Richly illustrated, it covers the history of gin and gin brands with their distinct characteristics and distilled flavours. It explores the exciting, more recent developments in the marketing, bottling, and packaging of gin, which is increasingly quirky, artistic, and original. Includes an overview...

With easy-to-follow, clear instructions, this book contains more than 30 recipes for making liqueurs and infusions, featuring a wide range of tastes and ingredients from blackberries and chili to Turkish delight and chocolate. This is the essential practical guide for anyone wanting to explore the world of spirited infusions, whether to create the most amazing bespoke drinks collection, make the...

Festive Cocktails & Canapes by Ryland Peters & Small offers over 100 essential recipes for festive entertaining, complete with cocktails and accompanying canapés to serve and share with family and friends. Christmas is indeed the most wonderful time of the year, but it can also be stressful when hosting and catering for a crowd. As family and friends come together...

With one hand, alcohol gives us some of the most fun times imaginable, especially when playing drinking games. With the other, it delivers crushing headaches and nausea. Sometimes you question if it’s really worth the pain. "Hell yeah!" is the answer, particularly when you have these excellent restorative cures designed to send your hangover packing. Nothing beats a night on...

Brew is the ideal handbook for the aspiring ale-maker and a master brewer’s entertaining accomplice. In a series of simple but beautifully illustrated steps, our expert author describes and demonstrates all the essentials and more. Discover how to PLAN your home brewery and plot your equipment; how to master the essential methods required to MAKE your first batch; how to...

The marines on the First Fleet refused to sail without it. Convicts risked their necks to get hold of it. Rum built a hospital and sparked a revolution, made fortunes, and ruined lives. In a society with few luxuries, liquor was power. It played a crucial role, not just in the lives of individuals like James Squire—the London chicken thief...

'A must-read for working women and the men who work with us, love us and support us' Hillary Rodham Clinton 'Surprising and compelling' Financial Times The much-anticipated and inspiring memoir by Indra Nooyi, the trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo, offering clear-eyed insight and a call to action for how our society can really blend work and family - and advance...

A collection of Irish whiskey recipes from the acclaimed Dead Rabbit in New York City The folks behind the world-renowned, award-winning Irish pub, Dead Rabbit, know a thing or two about whiskey, and about making great whiskey cocktails. To start, you need to understand the flavours of whiskey, which means going to the very beginning—at the distillery. With an illustrated...

Cocktails aren't just for fancy nights out and high-end mixologists. In Mr Lyan's Cocktails at Home, Ryan Chetiyawardana (aka Mr Lyan, the man behind the award-winning Dandelyan and Lyaness bars in London and other venues in Washington DC and Amsterdam) shows how 70 innovative and exciting cocktails can be part of your get-togethers with friends, romantic evenings, or post-workday ritual....

Learn every aspect of distilling, from the fundamentals to flavour development and packaging, in this definitive guide to small-scale distilling. Whether you want straightforward information for your first distillation or you're a seasoned distiller looking to perfect your craft, certified industry expert and seasoned home distiller Aaron Hyde lays out the how and why of all the key processes. Starting...

Let Joseph Wesley Uhl be your guide to the entire world of tea; from peeks into tea production around the world to brewing your own blends at home. "Water is the mother of tea, a teapot its father, and fire the teacher." - Chinese Proverb As one of the most consumed beverages in the world, a cup of tea is...

The history of Johnnie Walker, beginning in 1820, is also the history of Scotch whisky. But who was John Walker – the man who started the story? And how did his business grow from the shelves of a small grocery shop in Kilmarnock to become the world's No. 1 Scotch? A Long Stride tells the story of how John Walker...

For over thirty years, James Halliday AM has been Australia's most respected wine critic, and his Halliday Wine Companion is recognised as the authority on Australian wine. A best-selling annual, the Halliday Wine Companion 2025 has been completely revised to bring readers the latest wine ratings, regions, best varietals, winery reviews, and a curated selection of the best wines in...

Tuscany: The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide invites wine lovers to explore the breathtaking region of Tuscany, renowned for its rolling hills and stunning villas, as well as its ancient towns and villages. This guide provides all the essential information to make the most of your visit. Delve into the rich, centuries-long history of Tuscany's wine production, and discover the best...

Napa Valley: The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide is the perfect companion for the wine lover and the wine-curious. The book covers the history of this beautiful Californian wine region and its visionary founders, its unique geography and the wonderful variety of wines Napa produces. From Spring Mountain to St Helena, Carneros to Coombsville, it lists where to stay and where...

Belgium's two most beloved export products, chocolate and beer, have much more in common than you might think. The roasting process for malt and cocoa is strikingly similar, and fermentation plays a crucial role in both. Chef Michel Eyckerman proves with his delicious recipes that they also pair perfectly together. In this stunning book, Belgian Chocolate & Beer, you will...

From the bestselling author of This Naked Mind, this journal will give you the tools you need to take your relationship with alcohol into your own hands. Using thought-provoking prompts, checklists, and activities, Annie Grace will help you to examine what's really happening when you drink, what it is you get out of it, and whether you really need it...

An enchanting collection of magical cocktails, punches and teas that function both as delicious recipes and as effective spells, written by witch YouTube influencer Anaïs Alexandre. Potions, Elixirs & Brews presents an opportunity to taste real magic. Drawing on her eclectic craft and harnessing influences from Wiccan and rootwork practices, Anaïs Alexandre shares a collection of delicious potions for the...

Nominated for a James Beard Award Named a Best Wine Book of 2022 by The New York Times, Forbes, and The Washington Post From veteran wine writer and James Beard Award winner Alice Feiring, an insightful and entertaining memoir of wine, love, heartbreak, and the never-ending process of coming-of-age. Alice Feiring is a special sort of wine writer—the kind who...

Cocktail bitters are an essential part of any bartender's tool kit, elevating good drinks into great ones. Discover the fascinating story of how bitters came to be a key ingredient in cocktails and try one of the 50 recipes provided by some of the world's best bartenders. Bitters, those little bottles you will find in any bar worth its salt,...

150 Wine Bars You Need to Visit Before You Die by Jurgen Lijcops takes you on an extraordinary global adventure, highlighting the must-visit wine bars from Bordeaux to Cape Town and Bangkok to Sydney. Whether you're drawn in by exquisite decor, breathtaking views, or exceptional service, each bar boasts a unique wine list that will captivate even the most demanding...

Winemaker, The is a biography of New Zealand's most awarded wine-industry leader. Over the last 15 years, the New Zealand industry has increasingly globalised, as international corporates take a dominant role in wine production. Villa Maria has always fiercely guarded its independence as New Zealand's largest privately-owned wine company. This independence can be traced back to 1961 when a young...

Acclaimed author Frank Moorhouse considers the world's most elegant and mysterious cocktail whilst also reflecting on his life. At once a celebration of the most elegant, arcane and mysterious cocktail of them all - the martini - and a lyrical memoir of friendship and love won and lost, Martini: A Memoir is Frank Moorhouse at his melancholy and hilarious best....

A guide to over 25 of the most popular ways to drink coffee, rendered in beautiful infographic style. Do you know your Cappuccino from your Cortado, or your Americano from your Affogato? When you’re at the counter of the coffee shop, faced with a menu of drinks as long as the queue of people eagerly waiting for that morning blast...

Unravelling the mysteries of whisky, this eminently approachable and enjoyable guide delivers a working knowledge of this magical drink in all its aspects. Dave Waddell points the reader in the direction of the very best whiskies out there – whether Scotch blend, American bourbon, Irish triple distilled or Japanese single malt – outlining the history behind what goes into each...

Fall in love with this heart-warming collection of 60 romcom inspired cocktails. Shake up your next film night with Sleepless in Sangria. A charming cocktail book bringing the magic of romantic comedies to your glass with 60 delicious recipes inspired by your favourite movies. From '10 Things I Hate About Woo Woo' to 'When Harry Met Daquiri', each recipe captures...

Get ginspired. Bring the bar to you and create the best gin cocktails and the very best flavour infusions from your own home. Ginspiration is here to be your guide to one of the UK's favourite drinks. Reinvent classic cocktails, like the Martini and Gin Fizz, and try spectacular recipes from the mind of award-winning mixology maestro Klaus Rainer. Whet...

For fans of Jancis Robinson's The 24-hour Wine Expert and beginner's guides 101 Gins to Try Before You Die and Gin: The Manual. Gin Foundry are the founders of global gin festival Junipalooza and the Ginsmith Awards. Gin Foundry's Olivier is the Sunday Brunch drinks expert, and Emile runs the Gin Kiosk online gin store. Everything you need to know...

An updated edition of this popular home-brewing guide which prioritises home-grown and wild ingredients and includes a new section on low or no-alcohol drinks. The Two Thirsty Gardeners are leading a home-brewing revolution. Prioritising wild and home-grown ingredients, but also providing shop-bought alternatives, Richard Hood and Nick Moyle prove that creating your own tasty craft drinks doesn't need to be...

The perfect Christmas 2012 gift for everyone who enjoys life, love, laughter, and good wine. Delightful, imaginative, full-colour illustrations with witty descriptions of winemakers' phrases and expressions. Vinacular: A Wine Lover's A-Z offers a charming exploration into the world of wine through colourful artistry and clever commentary. For the wine enthusiasts and those who appreciate the finer things, this book...

Thoroughly engrossing ... his literary gifts and prodigious research make for a deeply satisfying reading experience studded with narrative surprise, hopping back and forth between El Salvador and the wider world - Michael Pollan, The Atlantic Coffee is one of the most valuable commodities in the history of the global economy and the world's most popular drug. The very word...

Around the world, young brewers, with passion, reverence, and commitment, are bringing flavour back to beer after decades of domination by global giants and their bland products. Such is the fervour for IPA that the journey started by India Pale Ale in Victorian England is far from over. This is a long-awaited book from Roger Protz, a highly respected authority...

Did you know that there are 546 words to mean 'drunk' in the English language? If that fact makes you glow with pride—assuming you are momentarily sober enough to be able to focus on these words—then this is the book for you. Drunkonyms is both a celebration of the glorious inventiveness of the English language, and an ode to the...

Imbibe! Updated and Revised Edition by David Wondrich is a captivating journey through the spirited world of classic American cocktails. This book delves into the rich tapestry of American mixology, tracing its origins and evolution through meticulous research and lively storytelling. Wondrich, an esteemed cocktail writer and historian, invites readers into a world where cocktails are not just drinks but...