Ryan Plunkett’s Distilled is a beautiful, 200-page book containing practical and professional material drawn directly from Ryan’s repertoire. Just like a fine whiskey, this book consists of 10 routines distilled and refined over time…

Effects/Routines: Any Card at Our Numbers:

Two decks of cards are placed on the table. One deck is selected and thoroughly shuffled. Two numbers are called out at random. The odds are so slim, yet the same card is found in exactly the same spot in both decks.

Fan Mail:

This is a unique effect that can be woven throughout your entire show. A random card is chosen from a red deck. This card matches a blue deck that was given away earlier. This deck was wrapped in a piece of fan mail. It’s funny, amazing, and this routine teaches you a lot about the construction of a performance.

Ace on Top:

The Ace through Five of a named suit are laid out in sequence. The cards are shuffled, but the order remains exactly the same. With multiple phases, this routine is beautifully constructed and is a perfect example of Ryan’s clever and rock-solid card effects

Magnetic Silver:

In this multi-phase routine, the following happens. Two coins spontaneously become magnetic. They attract and repel each other.

The Time Machine:

This is Ryan’s take on a classic plot in which a deck of cards travels back in time, step by step.

Out of Sight, Out of Mind:

Ryan has performed extensively and experimented with this classic by Dai Vernon. Although countless variations have already been released, in this version, every moment and subtlety has been carefully considered to achieve this ultimate wonder.

Versatile Transport:

This variation on a Slow Motion Bill Transport allows you to perform it with a borrowed bill. It’s a wonder in your pocket that you can perform anywhere!

Paper and Silk:

Ryan has breathed new life into the classic Cards Through Handkerchief. By justifying the use of the handkerchief to make the deck “sleight of hand proof,”, the audience is left convinced that the cards were never touched by the magician. Even so, the card penetrates the cloth with ease.

Muck Off:

The magician demonstrates a classic way to cheat with cards: hiding cards in your sleeve and swapping cards. The magician then passes this skill on to a spectator. The card that was on the table has now ended up in the spectator’s sleeve. The routine is combined with a logical kicker; Ryan has created a routine that challenges even the most attentive audience!

Gravity Deck:

The most unusual effect in the book. Place a deck of cards in the spectator’s hand. They feel the deck slowly becoming lighter and lighter. They feel the deck of cards disappearing. Little by little, until you reveal the card box to be empty. Then you make the cards reappear in the box. A super original effect that is incredibly cleverly conceived.

Explained with over 182 beautiful photos and step-by-step instructions, Distilled

is a collection worthy of careful study.