Ginspiration: The Best Distilleries, Infusions, and Cocktails

by D.K. Publishing

Bring the bar to you and create the best gin cocktails and the very best flavor infusions from your own home.

Ginspiration is here to be your guide to an all-time favorite drink. Reinvent classic cocktails, like the Martini and Gin Fizz, and try spectacular recipes from the mind of award-winning mixology maestro Klaus Rainer. Whet your appetite with tasting notes on 45 of the world's best craft gins, each one accompanied by the story behind the distilleries and distillers, and guaranteed to make you want to try them all.

Perfect for gin aficionados and aspiring mixologists alike, Ginspiration is the only book you'll need to get your ima-gin-ation going and the drinks flowing!

144 pages, Hardcover

Published May 15, 2018

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Always fun to read books about your hobbies but was expecting a bit more. The book does provide good thoughts on various drinks to mix and key elements of the process (equipment, ice, etc). Not sure why the book spent so many pages listing various gin brands. Would have preferred the space be spent on additional thoughts on mixology itself.... can always find reviews on the internet that are more up to date. Regardless, a worthwhile book that will provide ideas to try in the years ahead!

[Marlene · Rating 3 out of 5]

I borrowed this book from the library with the goal to learn more about Gins. I read how it is distilled in general. The disappointing aspect is the author left out so many great distilleries! I would say at least 15 major ones and artisanal ones. The section on each distillery was quite minimal as well. I almost wanted to give this book two stars. The Martini recipe had orange bitters as part of a basic recipe too (Mind boggling and no explanation to why).
The helpful parts of the book were the flavor wheel, how to infuse, and the last sections on making syrups, dust, and cold brewing. I did get inspired for syrup making and dust making, just not Ginspired. The title did not match the content for me.

[Antigone Walsh · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an attractive books that encourages creastivity whenmaking cocktails with gin. the bok is physically attractive with beautiful color photographs. The recipes are doable. Could have done with a more abbreviated index of different brands of gin but overall a fun reference.

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

The distillery and gin descriptions were good, but the recipes were not. Oh well.