• The history, rituals and world-changing properties of ten spirits• Includes cocktail recipes• Written by London bartender and poet Seki Lynch, with original illustrations by Tom MaryniakWalk into any bar, in almost any part of the world, and there, on the back shelf you're likely to see Vodka, Gin, Scotch, Bourbon, Brandy, Rum, Shochu, Tequila, Absinthe, Vermouth.