Gin Austen

<b>It is a truth universally acknowledged that a person in possession of this good book must be in want of a drink.</b> <p/><b>Winner of the Gourmand Award in the Gin category (US).</b> <p/> In six enduring novels Jane Austen captured the fancies and foibles of Regency England and every delightful page of this book celebrates the picnics luncheons dinner parties and glamorous balls of Austen's world. At these social engagements gossip reigned love flourished and drinks flowed. Discover an exotic world of cobblers crustas flips punches shrubs slings sours and toddies with recipes that evoke the past but suit today's tastes. Raise your glass to <i>Sense and Sensibility</i> with a Brandon Old-Fashioned Elinorange Blossom Hot Barton Rum or Just a Dashwood. Toast <i>Pride and Prejudice</i> with a Cousin Collins Fizzy Miss Lizzie Gin & Bennet or Salt & Pemberley. Brimming with enlightening quotes from the novels and Austen's letters beautiful photographs and period design this intoxicating volume is a must-have for any devoted Janeite.