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SPECIAL SECTION: SUMMER ENTERTAINING

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Say cheers with a cocktail inspired by history, using recipes for these simple yet flavourful drinks created by expert bartenders.
RECIPE IMAGES AND TEXT THE MADRUSAN COCKTAIL COMPANION BY MICHAEL AND ZARA MADRUSAN RECIPE PHOTOGRAPHY MARK ROPER PUBLISHER MURDOCH BOOKS

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f you’ re looking for a new drink to mix up this summer, choose from these classic and inventive cocktails. Master bartenders Michael and Zara Madrusan are behind some of the most famous cocktail venues in Melbourne and New York, and they’ ve put their knowledge into The Madrusan Cocktail Companion, a hefty reference book filled with more than 2800 cocktails collected from bartenders across the world. With recipes for every spirit, and every occasion, there’ s a range of drinks from foolproof versions of the classics to unique cocktails from history that have been long forgotten. >
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