About the Author

Jack Adair Bevan is an award-winning drinks and cocktail creator. He regularly contributes to the Guardian Weekend magazine. In 2013 he was awarded Young British Foodie of the Year in the cocktail category for his Old Fashioned, and in 2015 was named Innovator of the Year at the Imbibe Awards, going on to be judge in the following years. He has appeared on BBC2's Food and Drink programme and he regularly appears at food and drinks festivals around the UK. He was on the judging panel of the 2016 BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards.He co-founded The Ethicurean restaurant in Wrington and co-authored The Ethicurean Cookbook (Ebury). The restaurant was hailed as 'the UK's answer to NOMA' by Fiona Beckett and ranked number 2 in the Guardian's top 50 UK restaurants of 2015. He was part of the Ethicurean team that created The Collector vermouth from ingredients grown and foraged around barley wood walled garden, home of The Ethicurean. He is on Twitter and Instagram as @JackABevan.

Reviews

A genuine ode, written with style and substance in equal measure - Gill MellerJack Bevan has written a book I didn't realise I needed but now can't imagine not having. It's comprehensive, entertaining, fascinating and eminently handy, too. If you're serious about Italian food and drink, A Spirited Guide To Vermouth is an essential addition to your library. - Russell NormanMy very first drink in Soho at an age best undisclosed was a glass of Chambery at The French House served by the Gaston himself. I have been devoted to vermouth ever since. A book devoted to Vermouth by the able Jack Bevan is a joy filled double whammy. Great drinks require as much artistry as food and this book proves the case mightily. - Jeremy LeeWe find vermouth infinitely surprising as well as greatly satisfying. This book achieves the same. - Sam & Sam Clark, MoroA Spirited Guide to Vermouth was recommended to me by no less a figure than Nigella Lawson . . . Bevan is on a mission to revitalise the reputation of [this] drink. - The Spectator