A collection of lively liquid masterpieces from around the world. Unusual alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages discovered by the author on every continent. From Mint Juleps to Shanghai Cossack Punch.
History, Lore, and Recipes from America's Roaring Twenties
How the Prohibition law of 1920 made alcohol, savored in secret, all the more delectable when the cocktail shaker was forced to go "underground" "Roaring Twenties" America boasted famous firsts: women's right to vote, jazz music, talking motion pictures, flapper fashions, and wondrous new devices like the safety razor and the electric vacuum ......
The word “champagne” conjures up images of well-dressed bon vivants sipping liquid gold from slender flute glasses during high-class celebrations. But you don’t have to be a well-heeled wine connoisseur to appreciate and enjoy this remarkable beverage. How to Act Like a Champagne Expert is packed with ......
Author Lars Marius Garshol set out to explore and document the lost art of brewing using traditional local methods. Equal parts history, cultural anthropology, social science, and travelogue...
A collection of over 40 cocktail recipes with a Caribbean influence are included here. Many are rum based and this book gives detailed explanations of the various types of rum used. Drinks range from the a classic Vodka Martini to the now popular Dark and Moody.
Techniques, Processes, and Ingredients for Crafting Flavorful Beer
The ubiquity of gluten-containing grains, such as barley, wheat, and rye, in modern-day brewing has prevented many potential consumers from fully enjoying the craft beer revolution. Individuals who have celiac disease, nonceliac gluten intolerance, or gluten sensitivity (as well as those who simply feel better when they avoid gluten) have ......
History, Lore, and Recipes from America's Golden Age
A delightful romp through America's Golden Age of Cocktails The decades following the American Civil War burst with invention-they saw the dawn of the telephone, the motor car, electric lights, the airplane-but no innovation was more welcome than the beverage heralded as the "cocktail." The Gilded Age, as it came to be known, was the Golden ......
How a Changing Climate Is Altering the Way We Drink
Climate change is altering how wines are spirits are produced around the world. From unimaginably destructive fires in California to historically unprecedented deep-freezes in Texas and rising temperatures that are lifting England to the forefront of the world of sparkling wine, these are the stories of eight regions confronting it all head on.