The Art of Sip and Savour: The Journal What if your next great cocktail and food pairing wasn’t in a book, but waiting to be discovered by you?
Part of The Art of Sip and Savour seriesThe Art of Sip and Savour: The Journal is your flavour lab, tasting log, and creative space to track, refine, and perfect your own cocktail and food pairings. Designed as the hands-on companion to the main book, The Art of Sip and Savour, this journal helps you turn inspiration into experience, and experience into expertise. It's perfect for home bartenders, flavour explorers, and curious foodies looking to log their cocktail and food pairings with clarity and style.
Whether you’re planning your first pairing night or already experimenting with seasonal ingredients and signature serves, this journal will help you:
✅ Record and reflect on pairings that worked (and why)
✅ Spot patterns in your preferences and flavour themes
✅ Rate drinks, dishes, and events, so your next attempt is even better
✅ Host with confidence using built-in templates for menus and notes
✅ Build your own pairing “playbook” that evolves with your palate
More than just a notebook, this is your personalised flavour journey, one entry, one experiment, and one ‘aha!’ moment at a time. It also includes helpful information and practical advice to help get you started on your journey.
And if you haven’t read the main book yet, The Art of Sip and Savour offers the ideas, pairing principles, and ready-to-try combinations that can guide your experiments and deepen your understanding of flavour harmony. The two are designed to work beautifully together, but this journal also stands on its own.
So don’t just sip.
Don’t just eat.
Record. Reflect. Refine.
Grab your copy now, and start pairing with purpose today.
Martin James Wallis is a British author, flavour explorer, and former intelligence professional with a taste for curiosity and creative pairings. After years working across public and private sectors, often navigating complexity and uncertainty, Martin now channels that same inquisitive spirit into writing. His Sip and Savour series blends practical guidance with a dash of wit, helping home bartenders and food lovers build confidence in flavour matching.Beyond the bar, Martin also writes on Medium, where he explores themes of curiosity, creativity, and meaningful work, all with a reflective, human touch. When not writing, he's likely experimenting with infusions, tasting something bold, or noting down inspiration for his next project, usually with a cocktail in hand.