London's Best Cocktail Bars: The Most Popular Hotspots (IMM Lifestyle Books) 48 Top Venues with Maps, Recipes, Reviews, Contact & Reservation Details, Hours, Nearby Tube Stops, and Lavish Photography - Hardcover

Susan Cohen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1504801059 ISBN 13: 9781504801058

Publisher: IMM Lifestyle Books, 2019

Synopsis

London has some of the best cocktail bars in the world, from the luxurious and trendy to the quirky and classy!

• 48 venues across the city, covering a range of establishments from smart hotels to the most popular bars in town
• Signature recipes from the venues, with lavish color photography
• Descriptive reviews include contact and reservation details, nearby tube stops, whether food is served, detailed maps, opening hours, and more
• History and fun facts about London's drinking past, sure to delight cocktail aficionados

The London cocktail scene is undoubtedly one of the most diverse in the world! With numerous watering-holes to choose from, it can be daunting trying to pick the best spot for an evening out on the town. This book by London food and drink expert Susan Cohen helps narrow down the selection by presenting the crème de la crème of hot cocktail spots in London.

London's Best Cocktail Bars is the hippest, most up-to-date guide to London's diverse and stylish cocktail scene. It offers lively descriptive reviews of 48 top venues across the city, from smart hotels and rooftop bars to craft cocktail hotspots, over-the-top concept bars, and celebrity-spotting destinations.

Each revealing entry includes a concise description, contact and reservation details, nearby tube stops, whether food is served, opening hours, and lavish color photos. Locations are pinpointed on easy-to-read maps.

This indispensable nightlife guide even includes recipes for the best signature cocktails in town, plus an introduction to the art of cocktail making.

An academic historian with a special interest in British Victorian and Edwardian social life, author Susan Cohen is sure not to skimp on the history of cocktails. For example, did you know that some of our most celebrated cocktails—martinis, daiquiris, and the Manhattan—first appeared right around Prohibition? Shortly after, speakeasies opened underground, and as a result, bartenders became more creative with their cocktail recipes.

These factoids and others are what make this book the perfect gift for Anglophiles, and a delightful guide for cocktail enthusiasts who want to immerse themselves in London drink history and then experience the local flair for themselves. Some of the venues presented in the book even offer cocktail masterclasses so you can hone your skills and become a master of mixology yourself!

About this title

From the Back Cover

London has some of the best cocktail bars in the world—and serves some of the best cocktails! Whatever your taste—from gin, rum, vodka, and whisky to absinthe, fernet, bitters, triple sec, and vintage spirits—this indispensable nightlife directory will guide you to a killer beverage. London's Best Cocktail Bars reviews four dozen of the city's most popular establishments, from smart hotels, cosy lounges, and American bars to next-level concepts and tiny speakeasies.

A hip, up-to-date & stylish guide to today's London cocktail scene:

• Intimate portraits of 46 unforgettable cocktail hotspots
• Contact details, opening hours, nearby tube stops, and lavish colour photographs
• Signature cocktail recipes to try at home

'My new cocktail bible. Susan Cohen's enriching read, punctuated with recipes, has comprehensively and deliciously informed my social calendar with where to sidle up for the classic and the hip in London.'
—ADAM WAXMAN, DINE AND DESTINATION MAGAZINE

'With gorgeous cocktail photography, the most inventive drink garnishes, and beautiful interior shots, Susan Cohen's new guide to the best London bars deserves a place on any cocktail aficionados' shelf. The bonus? Cocktail recipes from London's best mixologists!'
—SUSAN ABLE, EDITOR, EDIBLE DC

About the Author

Susan Cohen is the author of Where to Take Tea. She is an academic historian with a special interest in British Victorian and Edwardian social history. Susan has had articles published in academic and popular journals, and is a contributor to the New Dictionary of National Biography.

Edition details

• Publisher: IMM Lifestyle Books
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1504801059
• ISBN 13: 9781504801058
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176