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Book Review: DRINKING FOR CHAPS<br />
Two prominent locals - Gustav Temple and Olly Smith - have<br />
got together and written a smart and witty users’ guide for booze.<br />
Gustav, being the editor of The Chap magazine, is an expert on the<br />
etiquette of drinking; Olly, as wine critic for the Daily Mail, knows<br />
a thing or two about the booze itself. The book takes you through<br />
the wherewithal of different cocktails, spirits, wines, beers and<br />
ciders, giving hints as to what to wear when you’re drinking them,<br />
what to stock in your drinks cabinet, and how to cure a hangover.<br />
Every now and again there’s a chapter devoted to a ‘Legend of<br />
Libation’, a chap (inevitably) who was particularly dedicated to<br />
booze (take a bow Kingsley Amis, Oliver Reed, etc). Oh, and there<br />
are also a series of pictures of the two authors looking dandily<br />
sombre in various local drinking holes. The drinking man’s Bible?<br />
I wouldn’t go that far, but a fine Christmas present for the tippler<br />
in your life. £14.99. AL
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