Behind the Bar
50 Cocktail Recipes from the World's Most Iconic Hotels
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Descripción editorial
Behind the Bar shines a light on 50 signature cocktails from the most iconic hotel bars across the world, appealing to tried-and-true cocktail lovers and design aficionados alike.
Recipes from some of these storied properties will inspire enthusiasts to re-create timeless cocktails at home. Plus, anecdotes supplied by barkeeps and hotel and design personalities will enliven the recipes and reveal why so many hotel bars have endured through the years or have made an impact on the modern world.
The clandestine speakeasy has been glorified countless times for its mix of sex appeal and transporting décor but the hotel bar should also be recognised for its sophistication, grandeur, or showmanship.
Behind the Bar does exactly that but also transcends the cocktail crowd niche. It is just as much a book for the traveller with a strong appreciation for design as well as the fantasy-filled armchair traveller charmed by illustrations and nuggets of history.
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Journalist Akkam debuts with a dazzling collection of cocktail recipes from famous hotel bars around the world. Each hotel gets a brief history covering its "distinctive and colorful" legacy, and the descriptions and recipes will help scratch the travel itch for those stuck in armchair travel mode due to the pandemic. There are classics, such as the pisco sour from Country Club Lima Hotel in Peru and the Singapore Sling as poured at the Raffles Singapore. However, the recipes for more obscure drinks are the most enticing, such as the peach liqueur infused Moods of Love from Shanghai's Waldorf Astoria or Little Match Girl from Copenhagen's Nimb Hotel (tequila, ruby port and Lillet Rouge). Simple instructions make the recipes doable for home bartenders, though it may take some effort to ferret out the more obscure ingredients (Faude beetroot spirit, apricot distillate). If there's a disappointing note, it's that the venues themselves are only rendered in two-color illustrations. Nonetheless, this sparkling treat would make a luxe start to any holiday, real or imagined.
