{"product_id":"cool-cocktails-ben-reed-william-lingwood-photographer","title":"Cool Cocktails * Ben Reed, William Lingwood (Photographer)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hottest New Drinks and the Best of the Classics. This ultra-stylish, highly visual mixology guide pairs over one hundred foolproof recipes from a fabled London bartender with striking fine-art photography, delivering an accessible blueprint to master essential drink mixing, bar tools, and flawless presentation mechanics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Story: Written by prominent international mixologist, global spirits consultant, and author Ben Reed, alongside celebrated food and drink photographer William Lingwood, this highly praised 2000 hardcover stands as an influential, beautifully balanced entry into contemporary beverage culture. Reed steps past dry, abstract academic culinary lectures, unvetted drinking fads, or unhelpful industry memoirs. Instead, drawing from his extensive experience running high-density bars in London, Hong Kong, and South Africa, he demonstrates that a flawless pour relies on strict adherence to chemical macro-groups such as base spirit ratios, exact modifier balances, and fresh citrus additions to build structural clarity in the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book takes home bartenders, holiday entertainers, and fine-art collectors through a visually spectacular flavor landscape across its 128 beautiful pages. The layout organizes your strategic bar menu around sections detailing timeless historical standards and innovative contemporary twists. The text guides creativity through step-by-step assembly, precise calculus behind household favorites and signature house drinks like the Bellini, Bramble, and Purple Haze, pairing each recipe with crisp, evocative lifestyle images that anchor the presentations in absolute reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than reading like a rigid laboratory blueprint, the cookbook is a lovely companion for hospitality and entertaining. Reed pairs his mixing science with practical, step-by-step masterclasses on selecting proper bar equipment, identifying the correct glassware for each flavor profile, and handling tricky techniques like layering, shaking, and executing professional garnishing rules. Published as a premium illustrated hardcover edition with an accompanying dust jacket by Ryland Peters \u0026amp; Small, this multi-hundred-thousand-copy international chart-topper remains an essential foundation for beverage arts, photography, and home self-care shelves worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: Aspiring home bartenders, holiday hosts, and readers looking for an uncomplicated, highly detailed text to master cocktail recipes and presentation mechanics; fans of visually driven, artistic culinary books; and library collections archiving classic beverage references.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished 2000 by Ryland Peters \u0026amp; Small.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMixology \u0026amp; Bartending Guides \/ Classic \u0026amp; Modern Cocktails \/ Beverage Chemistry \/ Entertaining \u0026amp; Party Planning \/ Visual Arts \u0026amp; Photography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jim Frawley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68269983662323,"sku":"202610250001ABB","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/1000020614.jpg?v=1794255649","url":"https:\/\/purpleslothmedia.com\/products\/cool-cocktails-ben-reed-william-lingwood-photographer","provider":"Purple Sloth Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}