The Best Irish Drinks: The Essential Collection of Cocktail Recipes and Toasts from the Emerald Isle

This book is an incredibly fun way to learn a little history and learn how to make some great drinks. This particular book may not be the most comprehensive tome, but it's got a little something for everyone, wether Irish or not.

Book arrived in plenty of time for Christmas. It's fairly small, but packs in alot of information. The first section features info on various liquors and beers - mostly whiskey and beer. Overall the information is condensed but interesting. Over a third of a the book is an alphabetical list of cocktails. We enjoyed the section on the Story of Irish coffee. There's a small section on Irish toasts - some were cute, others a little dull/dumb, but still interesting.

I agree with previous reviewer. Nice little book with plenty of drink recipes and Irish wisdom and heritage in it. Small in size, not a coffee table book by any means. Worth the $8-9 bucks you may pay for it.

There are numerous cocktail cookbooks on the market already, but several things differentiate the pocket-tote-sized THE BEST IRISH DRINKS from others. First, they come directly from Ireland and thus represent authentic flavors based on the use of Irish liquors and ingredients. Second, its focus on recipes over flash assures 300 are packed into here and not watered down by the usual color glitter of the cocktail glass. Third, it rounds out recipes with toasts, wisdom sayings, and Irish drink history. What more could you want? Diane C. Donovan, Editor California Bookwatch