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water you drinking?
desperate drinking is the most creative cocktail book you've ever seen in your life. sold out in its first german edition, remastered in english and coming out as a final limited edition.
what if cocktails were alive?
imagine you traveled all the way to the big bang, only to find poseidon, daddy of the seas, suffering from an explosive headache that would lead to the creation of a whole new universe.
that's the story behind desperate drinking. one where cocktails are more than simple drinks: they're delicious lifeforms, who can adapt and evolve following a principle known as "survival of the tastiest".
in this beautifully illustrated masterpiece, you're going to enrol at the university of alcohoxford, study the evolution of cocktails with charles darwine, preserve the tastiest drinks found in nature, & experiment with your own original creations.
more than just a book
desperate drinking is a full university education. but it's cheaper than a degree – and much, much more useful.
get a real university degree
in this book, you'll study at the university of alcohoxford, a place where drinking & academia come together, and learn from legendary professors such as orangela merkel (dr. of fruitology), shakeira (master of shaking), and many more.
meet your new best friends
hans & greta are back! and this time, they're going to be your roommates at the legendary gingerbread dorm. and if you're feeling desperate, you're going to find help in one out of many, many group chats.
explore the evolution of cotktails
join charles darwine in his legendary party cruise (or "expedition" for tax deduction purposes) & explore natural cocktail species throughout the world, from the mighty ginosaurs to the aggressive caipiranhas.
save the world with real pseudoscience
every time an aperol spritz gets ordered, another cocktail species goes extinct. in this book, you're going to experiment with DNAlcohol, create new species, and save the world's biodiversity, using the ingredients you have at home.
handmade by real human hands
just like my other books, desperate drinking is the result of hundreds of hours of personal effort & over a decade of experience doing all sorts of creative work. here's what makes this book special:
🤯 a hands-on and refreshing approach to topics which often feel too theoretical, abstract, or boring.
💅 fully illustrated & designed by my very handy hands. and the fonts you're reading right now? that's my own handwriting.
🤖 written by a real human being with real human hands, not by a sloppy AI chatbot (low-key absurd that this has become a selling point)
🇪🇺 printed in austria with high-quality european paper that feels really nice when you touch it with your hands
🤚 one last bullet point mentioning hands would come in handy.
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