The Classic Cocktail Bible

Discover 80 of the world's best cocktails and the bars that made them famous.

The definitive guide to the world's best cocktails and the bars that made them the only thing to drink in the hottest, and coolest, place to be seen. Imagine sipping a sophisticated Bellini while watching the gondolas glide by on Venice's Grand Canal, or swinging the night away in Paris with the sounds of Nat King Cole in your ears and a Dizzy Gillespie on the tip of your tongue. Now you can recreate these amazing experiences for yourself with this ultimate guide. Delicious recipes feature alongside their creators - the movers and shakers who drank them, and the bars with which they have become synonymous - and each cocktail is beautifully illustrated with historical and contemporary photography.

Allan Gage has worked in and managed bars all over the world. Recently settled in London, he runs Sweet & Chilli, a company providing fully functional cocktail bars for one-off events and celebrations.