FOOD & DRINK

Explore the wide variety of flavours you can expect to taste in different tequilas, the significance of the glass you drink from, and the equipment you need to start making cocktails. Tequila may all be made from one type of agave, but they are categorised in six different flavour categories, showcasing the variety of this fascinating spirit.

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Take a mouth-watering trip to the Balkans.With fresh and innovative recipes for unmissable dishes, Doma playfully experiments with traditional flavours, whilst forging a unique and modern take on the food of this hereto unexplored region. Alongside moreish recipes are poignant food stories from across the country offering a unique snapshot into the region's vibrant culinary and cultural history, and vivid imagery of modern-day North Macedonia. The food of the Balkans features flavours and textures that tantalise every palette - from sweet and salty pickles and crisp salads, to deliciously savoury, flaky pastries, rich winter warmers, and indulgent desserts.

Beer is brewed in a dizzying variety of styles, available to enjoy like never before. Let's drink to this diversity with a new appreciation of just how complex, mind-expanding, and delicious beer can be. Crack open this book and enjoy a series of guided tastings of more than 50 different beer styles - from smoked black lager to funky and sour wild ales, triple green-hopped citrussy IPAs and cask-matured barley wines.

With each tasting you will learn to identify how aroma, taste, texture, and finish all combine to create the distinctive flavour profile of the particular beer style. You will discover which unique ingredients and aspects of the brewing process combine to produce each style. While quick reviews of the best examples from around the world will set you exploring further. To help establish your beer palate, the course starts with a solid grounding in the range of flavours found in beer and the art of detecting them - opening your nose, mind, and throat to the complete sensory experience of flavour and pouring the perfect glass!

Smell, swirl and taste your way to transforming from wine novice to expert. The pages of this wine book make a comprehensive, no-nonsense wine tasting course that covers every aspect of wine from grape to glass.

Explore the nuances of your favourite red and white and discover new cultivars. Inside, you'll find:

- A dynamic course in understanding wine - through tasting and appreciation - with every subject given a high-impact visual treatment
- A structure that reflects how people approach wine - talking, tasting, and buying wine come before exploring grape varieties and wine regions
- All key wine subjects covered, shown, and explained in an easy-to-understand way
- Themed tasting exercises are located throughout the book, encouraging readers to learn at their own pace

Go on a journey from bean to brew and explore the history of coffee, its production and how to become an expert barista at home.

Are you a coffee lover who wants to learn how to extract the perfect brew? This coffee guide is a must-have for anyone looking for information and inspiration to experiment with different beans, methods, and flavours.

Inside this essential go-to guide to all things coffee, you'll discover:

- The essential coffee brewing methods and equipment to help you extract and brew all kinds of coffee with confidence
- Explore the origins of coffee from how cherries are grown, the process of coffee harvesting, and processing into the coffee beans you know and love
- A region-by-region tour of leading coffee-producing countries highlights local processing techniques and different coffee flavour profiles
- Visual step-by-step techniques show you how to roast the beans, prepare an espresso shot, steam milk, and make delicious coffees, just like a barista!
- Over 70 recipes to suit every taste from warming winter brews to refreshing iced coffees blends for a hot summer day - including dairy-free alternatives to milk too!

Discover the tricks for successful vegan baking from long-term vegans and innovative cooks Jerome Eckmeier and Daniela Lais.

Their Facebook friends told them what they wanted to find in a vegan baking book and this is the result: 80 recipes for cakes, tray bakes, muffins, cookies, pizzas, savoury tarts and breads with simple instructions and use easy-to-source ingredients. Crucially their friends wanted the muffins to be super fluffy and the cheesecakes to be silky-smooth.

Discover and explore every type of whisky, from the classic single and smooth blended malts of Scotland, to the lesser-known corn and rye whiskies appearing on the scene. Featuring 500 whiskies from 23 countries, Great Whiskies is the perfect guide to today's global whisky market.

Are you in search of the Islay malt that offers the peatiest finish, or curious to know which Japanese blend combines notes of pineapple and oak? Each whisky-producing region has been covered by a specialist, with detailed tasting notes to help you choose your ideal tipple. Find out the stories behind long established whisky brands, such as Johnnie Walker, The Dalmore, or Oban, and surprise yourself with new, artisan distilleries taking the whisky world by storm. Take a guided tour along five whisky trails, covering the classic whisky-producing regions of Scotland, Japan, Kentucky, and more - complete with handy tips for distillery tours and accommodation to help you plan your ideal trip.

With essential tasting notes and distillery information about each of the 500+ whiskies, as well as 24 brand new whiskies exclusive to this edition, Great Whiskies is your comprehensive and accessible resource, all distilled into one travel-friendly pocket guide.

Cocktails is your award-winning guide to the art of mixing perfect drinks.

Should a martini be shaken or stirred? How do you muddle an impeccable mojito? Find the answers to all your cocktail questions and learn the secrets behind classic drinks with award-winning mixologist Klaus St Rainer as your guide, using ingredients including juices, sugar, syrup, rum, champagne, and even that bottle of Chartreuse left over from Christmas.

Try new twists on classic cocktail recipes, and create your own extraordinary mixes. From sophisticated champagne cocktails to spectacular concoctions such as hot buttered coconut rum, you'll find delicious drinks for every occasion. Impress your friends, shake things up, and mix creative twists on your favourite cocktails with this stunning book.

Perfect for every aspiring mixologist or cocktail enthusiast, Cocktails is a truly indispensable and stylish guide to the art of mixing great drinks.

How Food Works is your own friendly nutritionist, on hand to debunk common food myths and give you the answers to those pressing questions with easy-to-swallow information.

Today's media is full of new discoveries about food - red wine is good for your heart, caffeine will raise your blood pressure - but is there a biological basis to these claims? How Food Works reveals the facts behind your food, evaluates the benefits of superfoods and antioxidants, and explores behind-the-scenes of modern food production.

Delve into the science behind diets including gluten-free and veganism, as well as the benefits of different diets from around the world. Understand what actually makes food organic, how important sell-by dates really are, and how much salt you should actually be eating. Get the answers to dozens more niggling food questions in How Food Works.