Strong, Sweet and Bitter

By Clara Devine

Clara Devine is a drinks writer and cocktail specialist whose work focuses on flavour balance, technique, and the evolving culture of modern cocktails, with a particular interest in thoughtful, ingredient-driven drinks.

Strong, Sweet and Bitter is an essential guide to understanding cocktails through taste rather than trends. Designed to build confidence behind the bar, this book breaks down drinks by flavour profile, helping readers learn how and why cocktails work so they can mix intuitively and creatively. With clear explanations and beautifully structured recipes, it’s ideal for anyone looking to deepen their cocktail knowledge at home.

Product Features:

• Size: 23.5 × 18.5 cm
  
• Format: Hardcover
  
• Pages: 256
  
• Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
  
• ISBN: 9781784729859
  

Fun Fact:
The strong–sweet–bitter framework mirrors how the human palate perceives balance in food and drink, and is widely used by professional bartenders as a mental shortcut for creating well-rounded cocktails without relying on written recipes