New cocktail book-The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World’s Great Drinks - Tiki Drinks and Food

T tikilongbeach Tiki Socialite Long Beach, CA via Dallas, TX Joined: Aug 05, 2011 Posts: 1686	T tikilongbeach Posted posted on Thu, Feb 14, 2013 7:43 PM This will probably be of interest to mixologists and gardeners. It comes out in March. http://drunkenbotanist.com/ Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley, tequila from agave, rum from sugarcane, bourbon from corn. Thirsty yet? In The Drunken Botanist, 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. 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. On this website you can buy the plants for a cocktail garden. http://www.territorialseed.com/drunken_botanist_index -Lori [ Edited by: tikilongbeach 2013-02-14 19:44 ]

This will probably be of interest to mixologists and gardeners. It comes out in March.

http://drunkenbotanist.com/
Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley, tequila from agave, rum from sugarcane, bourbon from corn. Thirsty yet? In The Drunken Botanist, 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.

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.

On this website you can buy the plants for a cocktail garden. http://www.territorialseed.com/drunken_botanist_index

-Lori

[ Edited by: tikilongbeach 2013-02-14 19:44 ]

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