Beveridge goblins!

Katie calls herself the beverage goblin when she has three drinks - which is the correct number to have. This might look like a glass of (sparkling) water, a glass of wine and a cup of lemongrass and ginger tea. Illustration - my coffee table one evening:

While I was writing this Kris, who had the audacity to go on holiday without me or Katie, unprompted sent through this:

Of course, the drinks don't have to be alcoholic. The breakfast beverage goblin could drink water, orange juice and a coffee. I actually sometimes "joke" we have drinking problem - not a problem with alcohol, but tea and bubbly water and hot drinks and cold drinks forever. I must drink. That's all background to two books I requested from NetGalley:

Mr Lyans Cocktails at Home and

and Party Drinks: 62 Nonalcoholic Dirty Sodas, Punches & More to Celebrate!

I'm reviewing these together because, although the content differs, and they are both unique and charming books in their own ways, my reviews were going to be remarkably similar. Both books have a clear and easy to understand layout - introduction, tools, how to make your own ingredients and then recipes, neatly divided into logical chapters and then an index. Both books have both ounces and grams. Both are attractive and full of helpful tips and information. And I will probably never make any of the drinks for either of these books (except a gin and tonic, and I don't actually agree with Ryan's advice to make everything as cold as possible and use as much ice as fits in the glass - what the point of using quality ingredients if they are going to be too cold to taste?). I go out a lot, and these slightly more complicated and messy to make drinks are things I am happy to pay other people to make for me.

That said, I would be delighted and amused if someone gave me either of these attractive books as a gift. They are full of pretty pictures and delicious looking drinks, and make me dream of a life where I am tidy and have 12 kinds of bitters and 6 types of sodas in my butlers pantry.

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