Perry: a drinker's guide - CAMRA

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under-appreciated, and misunderstood alcoholic drink. Adam’s book covers the subject in depth with such beautiful writing. It is a love letter to perry and everyone who appreciates ‘real’ alcoholic drinks should buy and read it. Make sure your passport (pearsport?) is up to date because you will want to visit all the perry makers he recommends. The final line is, ‘A miracle drink from the hand me down past whose best years might be ahead of it.’ Perry deserves those last seven words to come true and it’s up to us to make sure that happens . – Jane Peyton, School of Booze Perry is magic. It just needs a magician to make it and a conjuror to write about it. Adam Wells has done us proud. Comprehensive, wide ranging and eminently readable. – James Crowden This is a book that should have been written before now. Perry is one of the drink world’s most overlooked treasures, one that for all its deliciousness seems always to be on the cusp of disappearing forever. Wells writes vividly on the subject with deep knowledge and affection. It’s no easy task to make a passage on pear varieties and their flavours engaging, but he not only manages this but makes it look easy. There’s lots more besides, on the drink’s history and producers, where to find perry and how best to enjoy it. The book covers everything you need for a thorough grounding in the subject and will leave readers with more than enough knowledge to explore this wonderful drink with confidence. I am convinced more people would love perry if only they knew about it. This wonderful book will go a long way towards making that happen. – Anthony Gladman ‘If you buy but one book about food or drink this year, Perry – A Drinker’s Guide should be it. A joy to read, it is for my money probably the best book written in the cider/perry category in the last 20 years.’ – Darlene Hayes Less