Aperitif: A Spirited Guide to the Drinks, History and Culture of the Aperitif

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Snooze inducing. It goes on & on in boring detail. Didn’t bother reading past the first few pages.

I really didn't enjoy this book. Very little actual information and 33 drink recipes. It could have been published as a pamphlet. The writing style which includes 'humourous' little anecdotes was weak. Not my best buy...

Peeked at this book at its launch & ordered it pronto and can't wait to try some of the recipes. I have been to Kate's restaurant in Bristol and what that woman can't do with a few imaginatively sourced but often humble ingredients, wouldn't fill the back of a postage stamp. The writing has a real zip to it and I look forward to the day with "Aperitif" in one hand and a Boston Shaker in the other, I can join the upper ranks of the home mixologists

How apposite that Kate Hawkings’ new book, ‘Aperitif,’ should so successfully whet my desire to restore that eponymous overture to civilised dining to my own humble table. And as a veteran of consuming a great many of them with her, I can attest to her vast authorial authority.

A wonderful introduction to the classy world of the aperitif. Forget being assaulted by a cocktail and let this wonderfully written and rather gorgeous book guide you towards a long sherry and a red vermouth. No fussy prescription, just an invitation to start your meal in subtle style.

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