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The drunken botanist : the plants that create the world's great drinks / by Amy Stewart.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781616200466
- ISBN: 1616200464
- Physical Description: xv, 381 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes charts. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-359) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Pt. I. We explore the twin alchemical processes of fermentation and distillation, from which wine, beer, and spirits issue forth -- Pt. II. We then suffuse our creations with a wondrous assortment of nature's bounty -- Pt. III. At last we venture into the garden, where we encounter a seasonal array of botanical mixers and garnishes to be introduced to the cocktail in its final stage of preparation. |
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| Subject: | Plants, Edible. Plants, Useful. Alcoholic beverages. Cocktails. |
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Summary:
Amy Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, contrived to transform into alcohol over the centuries.