Paris Cocktails, Second Edition: An Elegant Collection of Over 100 Recipes Inspired by the City of Light (City Cocktails)

I saw this on a trip to Napa and bought the first edition. Like many things, it got lost. So I ordered this second edition which is just as wonderful. Soon after its arrival I found the first edition. If you love Paris and delicious, gorgeous cocktails, this is a must have for your bar collection.

This is a beautiful book. If you can't tell from the image of the cover, the cocktail glass is actually a cut-out that reveals a map of Paris, which is printed on the endpapers. The combination of cocktail recipes and scene-setting bar descriptions really do make you feel transported to Paris, and I love the combination of elaborate craft cocktails like the Peruvian Shrub and simpler concoctions like a classic champagne cocktail or vin chaud. Love this book -- perfect gift for francophiles.

BONJOUR! OOOOH LA LA! GREAT BOOK! INTERESTING. Facts and figures on drinks, and history of drinks, in addition to recipes. Arrived in EXCELLENT CONDITION! Cute little book. Many drink recipes. Honest seller, and arrived FAST and ahead of time. I would use seller again, and people should use this seller. Saw at my library, took it home, looked through quick, then I decided to buy a copy. As I have been to France (Paris) twice: 1986, 1996. Second time there was best. Great price. BUY A COPY! And have a drink on me! OUI! MERCI! Au Revoir.

Ordered this for a Christmas gift and they LOVED it

Nice little book to add to your bar cart

Delicious drinks!

Much more than just recipes for unusual and delicious cocktails that are all the rage in Paris -- Umami Martini anyone?! Visually stunning and filled with fun facts, tips for throwing a French-themed cocktail party, suggestions for bars with a French vibe in the US and more, this is a wonderful addition to your cocktail library and makes a perfect gift!

This is a very attractive little book with tantalising photographs of drinks and the Parisian bars in which one can enjoy them. There are also brief descriptions of the some of the best bars in Paris. The main problem is that the recipes themselves are of little practical value. Many are unnecessarily fussy, specifying particularly obscure brands of cassis, whisky, cognac or whatever when any top drawer version will do. Worse, the majority of concoctions require rather exotic ingredients such as hibiscus liqueur, ylang ylang water or lavender syrup that are not likely to find much use in the home bar. Indeed, such ingredients are unlikely to be found in professional establishments other than those in which the cocktails were created. Finally, there are some puerile errors. The classic "French 75" is made with gin not cognac. Every bartender in France knows that one never pours pastis onto ice before adding water as this crystalises the anethole (the volatile essence), resulting in an unsightly film on the drink's surface. And Ms. Belau refers to the Royal Monceau as a "four-year-old hotel" when it was opened in 1928. She also moves it to the rue de Rivoli from its address on the avenue Hoche.Nevertheless, this is a handsome volume that will provide a fair measure of browsing pleasure.

The cocktails in this book aren't very intresting if you are intrested in Cocktails there are much better books, however there is an intresting bloody mary recipe