Cocktail Bar by Michael Madrusan and Zara Young

What can we serve you? Something light and refreshing? Or rather rich and alcoholic?

Michael Madrusan and Zara Young's Cocktail Bar answers these and other questions, which are asked daily atEverleigh, a legendary Melbourne venue.

This unique venue sets the standard among the world's cocktail bars: good drinking, warm hospitality, impeccable style.

The refined 1930s atmosphere and excellent service are just the showcase of a culture and tradition to be savored and studied in detail.

The tools of the trade are joined by essential directions for making the legendary blends. Also included are no less than 300 drink recipes, plus a valuable chapter on the famous ''bartender's choice'' and its application criteria .

Plus, an entire section devoted to themed clothing and one, very useful, entitled ''Everleigh at Home.'' What to expect? All the valuable tips for planning a successful cocktail party.

IN DETAIL.

No less than 224 pages are devoted to the characters and unique flavor of Everleigh, a Melbourne cocktail bar run by Michael Madrusan and Zara Young, the volume's authors.

We are talking about a place with attention to every detail, whose atmosphere is reminiscent of the elegant bars of the 1920s-30s. Imagine a place where the staff dresses in style and follows impeccable procedures: that's the Everleigh.

After the first part, in which Madrusan tells about the opening of the bar and his master Petraske, the tools of the trade are described. Also provided are all the indispensable directions for being able to make cocktails at home from the famous venue.

This is followed by sections containing drink recipes: aperitifs, beer, wine, savory drinks, digestives, nightcaps, and next-day remedies.

The recipes constitute a truly wild and romantic journey through famous and in some cases forgotten drinks.

The usual book of recipes and secrets? No. It's Everleigh's book. That's why you should not miss Cocktail Bar by Michael Madrusan and Zara Young.