Nectar of the Gods: From Hera's Hurricane to the Appletini of Discord, 75 Mythical Cocktails to Drink Like a Deity
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- Create Date：2022-06-12 06:52:13
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- Author：Liv Albert
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Summary
Sip sweet libations worthy of the Gods with these Greek myth–inspired concoctions based on all your favorite Gods and Goddesses。
Care for Hestia’s Old Fashioned？ Want to fall in love with Eros on the Beach？ How about the Bacchic Muddled Maenad sangria， topped with a blood orange; or maybe a Labooze of Heracles—made with plenty of strong whiskey？
In Nectar of the Gods， you can sip Greek mythology-themed drinks while you enjoy your favorite ancient tales （or mythological retellings） with this collection of delicious and fun cocktails written by Liv Albert， host of the popular podcast Let’s Talk About Myths， Baby！。 Now you can discover new creations along with all your favorites and drink like the God or Goddess you know you are。
Care for Hestia’s Old Fashioned？ Want to fall in love with Eros on the Beach？ How about the Bacchic Muddled Maenad sangria， topped with a blood orange; or maybe a Labooze of Heracles—made with plenty of strong whiskey？
In Nectar of the Gods， you can sip Greek mythology-themed drinks while you enjoy your favorite ancient tales （or mythological retellings） with this collection of delicious and fun cocktails written by Liv Albert， host of the popular podcast Let’s Talk About Myths， Baby！。 Now you can discover new creations along with all your favorites and drink like the God or Goddess you know you are。
Reviews
Rebecca Augustine
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Charming， Delightful， and Potent！While I know that I will not mix up ALL of the concoctions published in this delightful volume （many are just too potent for my small frame）， the lore surrounding these divine--and sometimes wicked--libations is always charming （as well as educational on the sly）。
Haley
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Delicious and intoxicating drinks for any occasion！ This book was so cool to read and you don't just learn how to make different drinks you also get some quick history on Greek mythology。Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review。 Delicious and intoxicating drinks for any occasion！ This book was so cool to read and you don't just learn how to make different drinks you also get some quick history on Greek mythology。Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Lili
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I grew up with a love of Greek mythology， so I was thrilled to see that it seemed to be quite popular on NetGalley。 So after I finished off some Greek mythology inspired romances， I moved on to a similarly inspired cocktail book。 Similar to most cocktail books， the first section covered mixology basics， including recipes for syrups， and the remaining sections covered seventy-five recipes in various categories。The overview of mixology basics started with descriptions of various historical Greek d I grew up with a love of Greek mythology， so I was thrilled to see that it seemed to be quite popular on NetGalley。 So after I finished off some Greek mythology inspired romances， I moved on to a similarly inspired cocktail book。 Similar to most cocktail books， the first section covered mixology basics， including recipes for syrups， and the remaining sections covered seventy-five recipes in various categories。The overview of mixology basics started with descriptions of various historical Greek drinking vessels and then continued with an alphabetical list of unusual spirits that should have been organized into a neat table of name， description， and substitution。 The section finished with basic recipes for the building blocks of the cocktails that followed。 The syrup recipes were fairly standard 1:1 ratio of water to sweetener， except stirring rather than heating。 I’ve made grenadine before but am really interested in making the hibiscus grenadine and using it in at least a Shirley Temple。Each of the recipe sections was dedicated to a different type of Greek myth: the Olympians， the Immortals， the Heroes， etc。 The recipes each started with a brief overview of the god， goddess， or myth that the recipe referenced， then proceeded with the ingredient list， and finished with the recipe steps。 The recipe steps were spiced with mythological references that made them much more entertaining to read。 Some of the recipes were riffs on classic cocktails， such as the New York Sour， the Sazerac， and the Sea Breeze。 The remainder were original creations， usually leaning heavy on classic Greek flavors such honey， lavender， and thyme。 Most of the cocktails relied on common liquors， with some bringing back midori and blue curaçao。 However， there were the occasional recipes that had something more exotic like kümmel， becherovka， or very specific amari。The color illustrations that accompanied the recipes were vibrant and whimsical。 Although I do wish that there had been photographs of the cocktails themselves。Overall， I was educated and amused by this cocktail book。 The oddball directions of how to mix and serve the cocktails got tedious after awhile， but I think that was only because I read the book from cover to cover。 The feminist recasting of some of the myths was a curious angle， especially with respect to heroes who assaulted nymphs， Amazonians， princesses， and their ilk。 I liked enough of the recipes that I would consider adding it to my collection or gifting it to friends。I received this book as a digital advance reader copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest opinion。 I’ve yet to prepare any recipes from this book， but will update my review when I do。 。。。more
Joni Owens
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Talk about a fun cocktail cookbook。 This would be amazing for a theme party。 The ingredients aren’t all easy to find but still awesome。
（a）lyss（a）
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I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This is an interesting cocktail book！The book has a variety of cocktails from standard and well known drinks to creative new flavors I haven't tried before。 The drinks all have Greek myth themed names and some description of the deity/creature/person along with the ingredients and the instructions on making the drink。 The instructions usually include some kind of incantation or prayer along with how to mix the spir I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This is an interesting cocktail book！The book has a variety of cocktails from standard and well known drinks to creative new flavors I haven't tried before。 The drinks all have Greek myth themed names and some description of the deity/creature/person along with the ingredients and the instructions on making the drink。 The instructions usually include some kind of incantation or prayer along with how to mix the spirits。 The drawings in the book are absolutely beautiful！ There are sketches of some of the drinks in fantastical glasses that fit the theme of the drink。 However I do wish there were pictures of the finished drink as well to see what they should look like in the real world。A fun an interesting find！ 。。。more
C。 Shea
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3。5/5 starsNectar of the Gods is a charming and light-hearted cookbook that pairs short descriptions of stories and characters from greco roman mythology with unique craft cocktail recipes。 It is nearly the exact combination of Stephen Fry's Mythos （or， maybe more aptly， Rick Riordan's Greek Gods） and Apotheke NYC's cocktail book。 I made a few of the recipes with my mom and found that they range from classic and delicious to。。。 a bit odd。 There were a few misses （one in particular that stood out 3。5/5 starsNectar of the Gods is a charming and light-hearted cookbook that pairs short descriptions of stories and characters from greco roman mythology with unique craft cocktail recipes。 It is nearly the exact combination of Stephen Fry's Mythos （or， maybe more aptly， Rick Riordan's Greek Gods） and Apotheke NYC's cocktail book。 I made a few of the recipes with my mom and found that they range from classic and delicious to。。。 a bit odd。 There were a few misses （one in particular that stood out combined red wine with lemon and lime juice and moonshine）。 There were， however， also quite a few drinks that will be new staples in our house！ I loved The Cytherean Cocktail， The Earthshaker and Pandora's Jar。Overall， I found some of the shorts about the characters and stories to be lacking。 The writers' musings on Medusa particularly didn't sit well with me; they lacked nuance。 Considering the beautiful illustrations， I still might pick myself up a copy to have on my cookbook shelf。Thank you so much to NetGalley and Edelweiss for an eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
=^。^= Janet
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Publication date: February 2， 2022 （2-2-22。。。。If I was into numerology I would be stoked！）Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader's copy of this book。 This in no way affects my review， all opinions are my own and may be affected by the fact that it is snowy， windy and cold outside and we are in lockdown version 5。0， and I have nothing better to do than read three or more books a day？？。Sip sweet libations worthy of the Gods with these Gre Publication date: February 2， 2022 （2-2-22。。。。If I was into numerology I would be stoked！）Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader's copy of this book。 This in no way affects my review， all opinions are my own and may be affected by the fact that it is snowy， windy and cold outside and we are in lockdown version 5。0， and I have nothing better to do than read three or more books a day？？。Sip sweet libations worthy of the Gods with these Greek myth-inspired concoctions based on all your favourite Gods and Goddesses。Care for Hestia’s Old Fashioned？ Want to fall in love with Eros on the Beach？ How about the Bacchic Muddled Maenad sangria， topped with blood orange; or maybe a Labooze of Heracles—made with plenty of strong whiskey？In Nectar of the Gods， you can sip Greek mythology-themed drinks while you enjoy your favourite ancient tales （or mythological retellings） with this collection of delicious and fun cocktails written by Liv Albert， host of the popular podcast Let’s Talk About Myths， Baby！。 Now you can discover new creations along with all your favourites and drink like the God or Goddess you know you areThis is a beautifully illustrated book that will make you want to drink like you are on a Greek Island， without the plane trip， COVID tests and quarantining involved。 The recipes are varied and will appeal to all who drink。 I would have preferred some seriously yummy mocktails involved - you can leave the booze out of some of them but they will not taste the same。 Nonehtless， I will recommend this book， along with some barware as a wedding shower gift for those in search of an interesting gift that involves a book。 。。。more
Brittany Smith
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Thanks Edelweiss and the publishers for the digital arc in exchange for an honest review！This definitely caught my eye when I saw it somewhere on the interwebs。 I love Greek mythology and I love cocktails。 I wish it had come out before Christmas because I wanted to gift this to a friend for Christmas。Just flipped through this （yes， the formatting of the arc on the Kindle app for IOS was absolutely terrible） and I was in awe of how pretty the artwork is！ Like， seriously， wow。 I oohed and aahed。 K Thanks Edelweiss and the publishers for the digital arc in exchange for an honest review！This definitely caught my eye when I saw it somewhere on the interwebs。 I love Greek mythology and I love cocktails。 I wish it had come out before Christmas because I wanted to gift this to a friend for Christmas。Just flipped through this （yes， the formatting of the arc on the Kindle app for IOS was absolutely terrible） and I was in awe of how pretty the artwork is！ Like， seriously， wow。 I oohed and aahed。 Kept showing my boyfriend the artwork too。The book weaves in and quickly explains the myths / people surrounding each themed cocktail， so it would be an easy gift for an adult who may like mythology but doesn’t know too much about it。I will say that using Ancient Greek terminology for items/glasses and continuously having to put things like shaker， martini glass， cocktail glass， etc， in parentheses to explain what was meant got a little annoying / felt like it was just overdoing it at that point。 Would have been better to go without in my opinion。I’d definitely like to see the print book to get the full effect but I would want this book。 I may not ever make anything from it （that would， unfortunately， require me to actually BUY liquor， which never happens） but I loved the artwork so I’m sure the finished book will be gorgeous。 。。。more
Andréa
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