Displaying 1 of 1 2013 Format: Book Author: Stewart, Amy. Title: The drunken botanist : the plants that create the world's great drinks / by Amy Stewart. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2013. Description: xv, 381 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm 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. Subjects: Plants, Edible. Plants, Useful. Alcoholic beverages. Cocktails. Notes: Includes index. Includes charts. Contents: 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. LCCN: 2012041725 ISBN: 9781616200466 1616200464 Other Number: 813301112 System Availability: 2 # System items in: 2 Current Holds: 0 Place Hold Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Availability' section below. Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Suggestions and more Annotations Author Biography Trade Reviews Table of Contents Reader Reviews Large Cover Image Product Details Series Information Similar Series Similar Titles Summary Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1