{"product_id":"the-drunken-botanist-the-plants-that-create-the-worlds-great-drinks-9781616200466","title":"The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Essential, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-Bestselling Guide to Botany and Booze \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A book that makes familiar drinks seem new again . . . Through this horticultural lens, a mixed drink becomes a cornucopia of plants.\"--NPR's \u003ci\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Amy Stewart has a way of making gardening seem exciting, even a little dangerous.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley, tequila from agave, rum from sugarcane, bourbon from corn. Thirsty yet? In \u003ci\u003eThe Drunken Botanist\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cp\u003eOf 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 6.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616200466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e James Beard Foundation Book Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e IACP Crystal Whisk Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStewart, Amy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmy Stewart is the award-winning author of six books on the perils and pleasures of the natural world. She is the cofounder of the popular blog \u003ci\u003eGarden Rant\u003c\/i\u003e and is a contributing editor at\u003ci\u003e Fine Gardening\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. She and her husband live in Eureka, California, where they own an antiquarian bookstore called Eureka Books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39827683672179,"sku":"9781616200466","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_dc94b6a0-9da2-43ab-be01-19ae739f5e9c.jpg?v=1644574324","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-drunken-botanist-the-plants-that-create-the-worlds-great-drinks-9781616200466","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}