Travel the world from the comfort of your own living room!
From the people who have been delivering trustworthy guidebooks to every destination in the world for 40 years, Lonely Planet's World's Best Drinks is your passport to the planet's best tipples and soft drinks. Quench your thirst with over 60 recipes including cocktails, delicate tea brews and zingy aperitifs.
For each of the authentic recipes in this book, an 'Origins' section details how the drink came into being in the culture that created it, alongside tasting notes of how best to sample it for the authentic experience, whether in an upscale New York cocktail bar, a fireside lounge or a Chinese teahouse.
Each recipe includes ingredients and easy instructions so you can make it at home. Perfect for any budding barista or bartender, this book has everything you need to blow your friends away at your next drinks party.
BEER
Michelada - Mexico
CIDER
Mulled cider - United Kingdom
WINE
Glogi - Finland Kalimotxo - Spain Mimosa - France Sangria - Spain Terremoto - Chile
GIN
Martini - USA Negroni - Italy Pimm's - United Kingdom Singapore Sling - Singapore Sloe gin - United Kingdom Tom Collins - USA
VODKA
Bloody Mary - France Caesar - Canada Cade Codder - USA Cosmopolitan - USA Espresso Martini - United Kingdom Siam Sunray - Thailand
RUM
Daiquiri - Cuba Dark and Stormy - Bermuda Eggnog - United Kingdom Hibiscus ginger punch - Jamaica Mai tai - California & Polynesia Mojito - Cuba & the Cuban diaspora Pina colada - Puerto Rico Tasmanian bushwalkers' rum hot chocolate - Australia
WHISKY
Caribou - Canada Irish coffee - Ireland Manhattan - Ireland Mint julep - USA Sazerac - USA
TEQUILA
Margarita - Mexico Paloma - Mexico Sangrita - Mexico
AT THE BACK OF THE SPIRIT CABINET
Canelazo - The Andes Caipirinha - Brazil Garibaldi - Italy Kvas - Russia Macua - Nicaragua Pisco sour - Peru & Chile Tongba - Nepal & India
NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
Agua de coco - Brazil American milkshake - USA Anijsmelk - The Netherlands Ayran - Turkey Bandung - Malaysia & Singapore Bubble tea - Taiwan Cardamom tea - East Africa Chai - India Cocoa tea - St Lucia Coffee - Worldwide Egg cream - USA Espresso soda - USA Horchata - Mexico Malted milkshake - USA Mango lassi - India Mint tea - Morocco Oliang - Thailand Root beer float -USA Shirley Temple - USA Banana smoothie - Worldwide Tea - China Teh tarik - Malaysia & Indonesia Yuan yang - Hong Kong
About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.
