Spring Pop-Up

The Spring Pop-Up Discussion Group focusing on plants and flowers will discuss The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks by Amy Stewart (Algonquin, $19.95).  Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley, tequila from agave, rum from sugarcane, bourbon from corn. 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. Of all the extraordinary and obscure plants that have been fermented and distilled, a few are dangerous, some are downright bizarre, and one is as ancient as dinosaurs but each represents a unique cultural contribution to our global drinking traditions and our history. This fascinating concoction of biology, chemistry, history, etymology, and mixology with more than fifty drink recipes and growing tips for gardeners will make you the most popular guest at any cocktail party.

Event date: 

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 1:00pm
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World’s Great Drinks: 10th Anniversary Edition By Amy Stewart Cover Image
$25.00
ISBN: 9781616200466
Availability: Not on our shelves. Usually arrives at The Bookworm in 4-7 days from distributor/publisher.
Published: Algonquin Books - March 19th, 2013

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