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Product Description: Here are 40 of the best recipes from Ben Reed's international bestseller Cool Cocktails packaged for easy reference and multiple use. Put a few in your pocket: study the Sidecar and master the Manhattan, and pretty soon you'll be moving on to the Watermelon Martini.

Three boys from Louisiana join the Marines to fight in Vietnam where their beliefs, values, and sanity are put to the test when the horrors of war place them in the path of brutal NVA Colonel Pham Van Bui and a sixteen-year-old Vietnamese soldier driven by vengeance. Original.

Martinis has irresistible drinks to suit all tastes and includes 50 recipes from London's top mixologist Ben Reed.

Inspirational cocktails from the hippest, hottest countries around the world. Shows the way to use the ripest, freshest ingredients in a fresh and fruity cocktail - from a long cool raspberry rickey to a minty mojito. Also features a selection of recipes for non-alcoholic cocktails.

Plenty of easy to make drink recipes. With preparation tips and basic rules you can make drinks with the speed and ease of a professional.

Offers a fantastic range of recipes for classic and contemporary cocktails, as well as expert practical advice on the best equipment and glasses.

In the Art of the Cocktail, award-winning bartender and best-selling author Ben Reed tells you all you need to know about the art of making the perfect cocktail. In Behind the Bar, he takes you back to the basics of mixology. With a whistle-stop tour of the cocktail base spirits, from vodka to rum, you'll discover what makes each drink perfect for mixing in cocktails. In Equipment and Techniques, Ben tells you how to shake or stir a martini and explains what to do with a "Muddler." There's information on the must-have tools of the trade and matching your cocktail to the correct glass. With more than 200 recipes, there's a drink to suit any taste. Start the evening with a Power Aperitif--from an Orange Daiquiri to a Gin Gimlet. Create an irresistible Champagne Cocktail from a Bellini to a James Bond and impress your guests with one of the Smashes such as a minty Mojito. For summer drinking there are refreshing cocktails in Highballs, Coolers, and Punches, including a tantalizing Mai Tai. Sip and savor the classic Cosmopolitan or shoot down an Alabama Slammer from the Slammers, Slippers, and Shooters. Round off a meal with a Vodka Espresso from the collection of Digestifs. *More than 200 recipes to turn you into a cocktail maestro, with stunning photography by William Lingwood.*More than 52,000 copies sold in hardcover.

Product Description: The Cocktail Hour celebrates those irresistible concoctions that have graced the world’s best bars for decades, providing the inspiration you need to create fabulous cocktails at home. Award-winning bartender and bestselling author Ben Reed brings you an indispensable collection of recipes, from the delectable Vodkatini to a mouth-watering Bellini...read more

Product Description: Ice-cold Martinis is a celebration of this timeless cocktail. Purists will delight in the classic recipes, while the more adventurous will discover a wonderful array of twists. Exciting variations such as the sumptuous Strawberry Martini, the Red Star – delicately spiced with star anise – or the dramatic Gotham show that part of the martini’s enduring appeal is it’s ability to be adapted to every taste...read more