{"product_id":"9781742701752","title":"The Cocktail: 200 Fabulous Drinks","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo hundred tantalizing drink recipes made more delectable by witty commentary and fanciful illustrations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the uninitiated, a drink is just a drink. But connoisseurs know that what you sip is a statement and knowing one's poison is essential to making the right one. With style and sophistication, \u003ci\u003eThe Cocktail\u003c\/i\u003e acquaints readers with the various personalities at the bar: gin bats its eyes behind a bookworm's glasses, whiskey scowls at passersby from the curb, and rum does a tipsy salsa with the bartender. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing 200 concoctions with character, The Cocktail also shows readers the savoir faire of pairing drinks with occasions- mixing up a Rum Runner for an afternoon spent in bare feet and hammocks, or shaking up a 42 Flying Mules for a supercharged late night of raw emotion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Manhattans to Mojitos, Tibetan Mules to Southern Shags, \u003ci\u003eThe Cocktail\u003c\/i\u003e covers drinks the world over from classics to trendy eyebrow-raisers. This charming book is divided into nine sections according to liquor-each introduced with a whimsically written profile: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eChampagne:\u003c\/b\u003e The flirty, giddy staple, tottering around on heels, but not without substance and body- champagne is the leggy blonde who also boasts a degree in neuroscience.\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003eGin:\u003c\/b\u003e If gin had a wardrobe, it would be full of pleated skirts and ruffled shirts, lots of tweed and brooches. \u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003eTequila:\u003c\/b\u003e Pin a red rose in your hair and dust on some bronzer-time to be saucy and brazen because, after all, the tequila made you do it. . . .\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003eVodka:\u003c\/b\u003e As racy as a Bond girl, as alluring as a fifties Hollywood starlet, and as compelling as a KGB agent dabbling in a little Russian roulette. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout, Kat Macleod's collages personify cocktails as alluring women with devil-may-care airs-you'll want to cozy up to the bar with all of them. Both mischievous and elegant, this is a book to lift anyone's spirits.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hardie Grant Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057225842928,"sku":"9781742701752","price":21.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781742701752_p0.jpg?v=1763703706","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781742701752","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}