This is the perfect gift for the geek in your life! This book is full of recipes for alcholic and non-alcoholic drinks inspired by some titans of geek culture such as Harry Potter, Star Wars and video games such as Fall Out. The recipes are really simple to follow and the pictures accompany them are gorgeous and vibrant. Amazing book!

A super fun cocktail book filled with lots of tasty looking recipes from a bunch of my favorite video games, books, and shows. A number of the recipes looked straight forward and simple to make, but there were some that looked daunting to make. I particularly loved that there was a section for non-alcoholic drinks. I'd be happy to purchase this for my bartender friend, who is also nerdy and would love to make some of these with me. ;)

This is a fun cocktail book. At first I thought the particular variety of geekiness was too far out of my wheelhouse, some parts resonated with me and I could still appreciate the others. Great balance between the blurbs, the recipes, and the photographs.

I received an ARC of this book thanks to NetGalley and publisher Quarto Publishing Group – Race Point Publishing in exchange for an honest review.

What an amazing treat for boozy nerds! I had high hopes for this book based off the gorgeous cover and amazingly it managed to match every single one. This is a beautiful collection of really interesting cocktails based off various nerdy and geeky properties. All the big names are here and there's bound to be one fandom for every type of geek. The majority of drinks are attempts to make real-life versions of drinks found in the series (for example, Butterbeer from Harry Potter or Soulstorm Brew from Oddworld). Some are generic geeky drinks (red health potion) and others are inspired by geeky worlds (Sonic Screwdriver).

The presentation of this book really impressed me. It's clear from the foreword that the author wants to make the cocktails as easy and as cheap to make as possible, and this shines throughout. No brands are used and while there are certainly fancy drinks here, there are also plenty of affordable ones. Every cocktail photo is stunning and no detail is too small to not include when it comes to presenting them in an appealing and fandom-relevant way. My little nerd heart was so happy to just view the pretty drinks and I really appreciated the care and love the author shows for each property she mentions.

The book also starts with some great general advice. Unlike some cocktail books, this is written in a very straightforward manner and once again, the tips for improving the appearance of the cocktails were incredibly simple but effective. Instead of assuming you're willing to spend hours prettying up your drinks, the book gives you several effective but easy methods to make them beautiful in almost no amount of time. These methods are then referenced in later recipes as suggestions but can easily be ignored if you want to keep things even simplier.

Overall, this book is by far the best cocktail book I have ever read in terms of including ingredients which are easy to acquire and also making drinks which are simply exciting to look at. This would make a wonderful present for the nerdy drinker in your life and I look forward to making a few of these at my next geeky party. I am very impressed!

Overall Rating: 5/5 stars

When I saw the title of the book, I was really intrigued. I’m a geek myself, and I do love a good drink, so that was the perfect combination.
From fans of Zelda, Star Trek, to Harry Potter,... You can find a large amount of fandom inspired cocktails, for the more advanced mixologist to the person that likes to stir something up for their geeky buddies.
I’ll sure use it for a next DD game, Lord of The Rings marathon or Harry Potter Trivia night.

This is a fun little book for any sci-fi movie, video game or TV show lover or cocktail lover. I'm not really either, but I still enjoyed the creativity, especially in the special effects that Reeder teaches you how to do. She clearly put a lot of thought into these drinks and there's a huge range of shows and movies she pays homage to past the standard science fiction types, from Fallout to Bob's Burgers to Brooklyn Nine-Nine to The Nutty Professor and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, plus many more.

There are color photos of all the drinks, and they all sound fun and tasty.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.

I'm really looking forward to making some of these to go along with my favourite tv shows and movies. I loved the variety of drinks as well as all the different fandoms represented.

These are certainly not your everyday drinks! Inspired by geeky TV shows, films, books and the like The Geeky Chef creates fantastic and beautiful recipes of the drinks you’ve always wanted to try. If you want to show off to your Harry Potter loving friends there’s something for that, wanna try something from Doctor Who? There’s a recipe for that. A brilliant collection of recipes.

Unfortunately will not download but look forward to purchasing when out as really my kind of book


Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

Very polished and beautifully put together collection of drinks inspired by or found in 'geeky' books, movies, video games and more. The photos are gorgeous and the recipes are clear, PLUS there is an intro for each drink explaining the origin and background of the drink.

A fun read, but also very useful, especially if you are planned a themed gathering, or just want to mix up a matching drink when you watch your favourite show/film.

*There is a lovely 'companion' book with food recipes by the same author - The Geeky Chef Cookbook: Real-Life Recipes for Your Favorite Fantasy Foods

I don't normally make drinks at home, but after reading The Geeky Chef, how could I not pick up The Geeky Bartender?! And there's a recipe for VESPER! Yes!!! Just when I was ready to toss out the weirdly shaped glasses I have, this book gave me an inspiration on using them as a 'magical elixir' glass.. Paired with The Geeky Chef, and a million hours of streaming (with occasional bouts of physical activity), I'm pretty much all set for my next viewing of several 'geeky' shows.