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Our favourite drinks books

Let's show some love to the drinks. Whether you want to shake up a historically accurate cocktail, pour out the home-brewed, or enjoy something alcohol-free, or positively good for you, we've got recipes for that. These books span the world of drinks in style. Cheers!

The Official Downton Abbey Cocktail Book

The Official Downton Abbey Cocktail Book

Downton Abbey

Annie Gray points out that cocktails, “an essentially American import,” only came to Britain after the Second World War, and made their way into series 2 and 3 of Downton Abbey. The sophisticated drinks recipes, some classic, some created specifically for the series, all have a healthy shot of erudition mixed in with the whisky and gin.
The Thinking Girl's Guide To Drinking

The Thinking Girl's Guide To Drinking

Ariane Resnick

This edgy cocktail book includes more than 100 recipes for delicious alcoholic drinks and mocktails that are made from quality, healthful ingredients and include healing properties with nutritional benefits to keep you feeling healthy, and fabulous.
Free Spirit Cocktails

Free Spirit Cocktails

Camille Wilson

Lighthearted and full of easy-to-make drinks, Free Spirit Cocktails is a refreshing approach to cocktail-making without the hangover. This collection of 40 zero-alcohol recipes features a wide variety of flavorful refreshments that have the look and feel of well-crafted cocktails without any liquor involved.
Brew it Yourself

Brew it Yourself

Richard Hood and Nick Moyle

The Two Thirsty Gardeners show that brewing your own delicious alcoholic drinks can be surprisingly quick, easy and inexpensive. Taking their two great loves alcohol and gardening Richard Hood and Nick Moyle will provide you with home brewing recipes to inspire you to turn a surplus harvest, a visit to a fruit farm or a delivery from a supermarket into a fantastic variety of drinks.

Recently added cookbooks

Recipe of the Day

Recipe of the Day

Watercress & Gruyère soufflé

The Good Table: Adventures In and Around My Kitchen

Valentine Warner

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"Soufflés are a fine thing yet often associated with complications. They are, however, easy to make but, having said that, they behave as I do in a church service: after the vicar has whispered ‘all stand’, I spring up, but after only seconds, my rigid posture more resembles a sulking teenager. Get guests to the table quickly; a little neurotic fussing is acceptable." Valentine Warner

Author spotlight

Claudia Sandoval

Claudia Sandoval

California resident Claudia Sandoval is the season 6 winner of Masterchef USA. Her book Claudia's Cocina: A Taste of Mexico, reflects her love of cooking both traditional and modern Mexican dishes.

Calum Harris

Calum Harris

A fan favourite on The Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver, self taught cook Calum Harris is on a mission to convert others to plant-based cooking. He spreads the word to his devoted following on Instagram, and with his book The 20 Minute Vegan.

Renee Erickson

Renee Erickson

Seattle native Renee Erickson is a James Beard award winning chef, author and co-owner of several restaurants and coffee shops in Seattle, Washington. Getaway, her book paying homage to the food of some of her favorite places in the US and across Europe, follows her PNBA award-winning debut A Boat, a Whale, and a Walrus.

Features & Stories

ckbk's guide to brewing your own drinks

ckbk's guide to brewing your own drinks

To celebrate the release of a brand new edition of Brew it Yourself by Nick Moyle and Richard Hood, we asked award-winning drinks journalist Laura Hadland to look at the panopoly of beverages you can make for yourself with recipes from ckbk’s virtual bookshelves. Let ckbk be your guide as you ferment and infuse your way to a delicious drinks cabinet, making use of your garden’s (or local market’s) excess produce along the way…

Newsletter: Cooking for health with Prue Leith and the NHS + the glory of cake tins

Newsletter: Cooking for health with Prue Leith and the NHS + the glory of cake tins

“When you are ill, the food you eat can be of tremendous importance... The food that arrives can make the difference between a good day and a bad day. More than that, it can also help in aiding a quicker recovery because food heals and gives us energy, the energy we need to get better.” Prue Leith. Introducing The Healthcare Chef’s Knowledge.

Consuming Passions: Cake Tins

Consuming Passions: Cake Tins

Consuming Passions don’t have to be about ingredients – there are plenty of other items in the kitchen that can stoke fires of passion. We asked Sydney-based food writer Jill Dupleix to tell us more about her consuming passion for… cake tins.