Take a sip of Lady's Maid made with manzanilla Sherry, Old Tom gin, lime juice, syrup, three slices of fresh cucumber and a small handful of mint. Cherished Companion, Shock and Delight (to serve 12 people), Hunting Fortunes, Feigned Attachment, here are charming and chilling cocktails for every season with more delightful names like Burning Questions and Gretna Green and all with apt colour illustrations. A loving homage to the era celebrated by the hit Netflix series Bridgerton - and the cocktails that shaped its high society. As a society doyenne and undercover libertine, Lady Thornwood knows what makes a drink perfect. Here this respectable cocktail connoisseur presents a guide of over 75 cocktail recipes all served alongside a heaping dose of high-society gossip, scandal, and speculation. Beginning with the gentlewoman's advice on setting up a Regency bar, the best glassware and garnishes, and an overview of the period's most popular ingredients, the book is then divided into six subsequent recipe chapters drawn from high-society life during the London social season, from occasions such as "The Evening Soirée" to "Delicate Daytime Drinks" to even those rare, deliciously non-alcoholic drinks for "Polite Company." Lady Thornwood weighs in with stylish sidebars and entertaining advice on how to host gatherings that are the talk of the "ton." Amidst all of her sly cheek and drama, our hostess presents readers and cocktail aficionados with an intriguing true history. In Regency England, as Britain's Empire expanded, cocktails were becoming social currency - a showcase for wealth, trade connections, and even modern marvels like ice and helped launch the cocktail revolution we still enjoy today. As Lady Thornwood says, "As the Regency unfolds, ships sail up the Thames from every corner of the globe freighting exotic spices, vibrant fruits, and marvellous elixirs. Let us toast this bounty and craft it to our purpose. Cocktails stiffen the spine, unlock the tongue, and add sheen to even the dullest drawing room. Coupes up!" 176 pages, colour illus, 18.42 x 23.62 cm.
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