The Cocktail Hour celebrates those irresistible concoctions that have graced the world's best bars for decades, providing the inspiration you need to create fabulous cocktails at home.

Award-winning bartender and bestselling author Ben Reed brings you an indispensable collection of recipes, from the delectable Vodkatini to a mouth-watering Bellini. He also gives

you all of the know-how when it comes to making the perfect cocktail--learn how to muddle, layer, and build as well as which glass goes with which cocktail. Impress your guests with a tray of ice-cold Margaritas or beat that hangover with a spicy Bloody Mary. With over 50 easy-to-use-recipes, captured in dazzling photography by William Lingwood, The Cocktail Hour is the perfect home bar companion.

* More than 50 easy-to-follow recipes for all the classics--from a Dry Martini and White Russian to a Harvey Wallbanger and Caipirinha--now in a handy gift-book format.

* From award-winning cocktail mixer Ben Reed and bestselling author of Cool Cocktails and

The Art of the Cocktail.