Cocktails: Shaken and Stirred

By Douglas Ankrah, Kyle Books, $24.95 (CAD);
Kyle Cathie Limited $21.95 (USD);
Hardcover, 160 pages (October 4, 2005)

Reviewed by Anne Garber


 

 
 


Douglas Ankrah has transformed the cocktail with fresh and exotic fruits, imaginative home-made macerations and top-quality spirits in all his hugely popular creations.

Every year, bartenders and other customers take home over 10,000 of Ankrah's drinks menus from his London bars. But the burgeoning market of 25-to-45-year-old bar hoppers around the globe can now find more than 100 of his recipes in Shaken and Stirred, a user-friendly guide through everything from the right glasses to the perfect cube of ice, from making large quantities for parties to preparing the perfect canapé accompaniment.

Stylishly photographed and scrupulously detailed, this is a book that every aspiring bartender will consider a must-have; readers will even find out how to stock the ideal bar. And it's attractive enough to stand as a coffee-table volume for a gift.

Douglas Ankrah, now based in London, is one of the world's most respected drinks and bar consultants. He started his career at the Hard Rock Cafe, then set up a bar at Planet Hollywood and in 1994 set up the Atlantic Bar and Grill. His three London bars have won countless international awards, including Time Out Bar of the Year.

 
Anne Garber is Managing Director, Content Editor, Restaurant & Food Editor of  evalu8.org.

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