Today's traveller is always on the move. Their trips are frequent, they
think globally, and they treat hotel lobbies and bars as social spaces,
conducting meetings or hunkering down, for hours at a time, with their
laptops. Drinking is part of these everyday rituals, and so in this
context the hotel bar's role acquires an even greater significance.
Behind the Bar shines a light on 50 signature cocktails from the most
iconic hotel bars across the world, appealing to tried-and-true cocktail
lovers and design aficionados alike. Recipes from some of these storied
properties will inspire enthusiasts to re-create timeless cocktails at
home. Anecdotes supplied by barkeeps and hotel and design personalities
will enliven the recipes that reveal why so many hotel bars have endured
through the years or have made an impact on the modern world.
The clandestine speakeasy has been glorified countless times for its mix
of sex appeal and transporting décor but the hotel bar should also be
recognised for its sophistication, grandeur, or showmanship. Behind the
Bar does exactly that but also transcends the cocktail crowd niche. It
is just as much a book for the traveller with a strong appreciation for
design as well as the fantasy-filled armchair traveller charmed by
illustrations and nuggets of history.
