I enjoy cocktail recipe books with attractive photos and whimsical formatting. My wife and I entertain a lot and I like to leave these books at our bar so our guests can experiment with fun new drinks. We've had very good success with books like Dark Spirits: 200 Classy Concoctions Starring Bourbon, Brandy, Scotch, Whiskey, Rum and More--our guests have had fun with these recipes.
"Organic, Shaken and Stirred" caught my eye with it's colorful images and attractive print, but the recipes are downright impractical. I appreciate committing to organic foods and drinks; our family has noticed a big improvement in our children's skin since we switched to organic milk. I'm having trouble with the recipes in this book though. The ingredients are either unavailable or unaffordable. This breaks two of my personal rules for entertaining: "keep it simple" and "don't break the bank".
Setting these biases aside, I give Paul Abercrombe full credit for compiling a collection of incredibly creative drinks. He is also very thorough in providing overview information besides the recipes themselves. For example, he includes an entire section called "Ice 101" where he discusses options for providing the perfect ice for your drinks.
All in all, he's done a very good job with this collection of organic cocktails. I'm afraid the target audience is fairly narrow (and doesn't include me), but he hits that target right in the bullseye.Get more detail about Organic, Shaken and Stirred: Hip Highballs, Modern Martinis, and Other Totally Green Cocktails.
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