The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks: 10th Anniversary Edition

A good book with great cocktails through botany

What started as a fun present idea turned out to be the most read and referenced book in our house during a big family gathering this Christmas. A sure-fire winning gift, or read it yourself, for anyone interested in the raw materials - from flavouring to bulk ingredients - behind drinks from around the world. Also of practical interest to gardeners, botanists - even economists, with some interesting insights on innovative uses for local crop resources. Some reviewers seem to have marked it down for quirky design and smallish text, but it's all the more charming for it in my opinion. Why not?

I really like this book I bought it because I wanted to know what went into drinks. It is well written and easy to read and pick bits and pieces out of the recipes work well too. Great for beginners and more experienced readers too

This is a nice book, sadly it does not quite cover the areas I was looking for e.g. distilling without alcohol, which is a shame but I am sure I will use it for one of the recipes at some point.

Fascinating research; an interesting premise. What a fund of information and wide spread of detail. I couldn't put it down and sent it to my son who makes his own wine from hedgerow gatherings. As he said it was "right up my street." So we both enjoyed it immensely. Anyone who has wondered about the makeup of their drink should read this. It covers every plant, flower, tree imaginable all over the world.

I am absolute fan of this book and author! Highly recommended for all levels of botany study, from very beginners to most advanced readers. Huge amount of interesting well composed facts nicely told to get a very exact grasp of every spirit and plants used make spirits, including cocktail, all more of less famous beverages, alcohols and spirits.

I ordered this book but I didn’t expect to discover what I found inside. This book is even better than I expected ! The book that evey bartenders should have or new bartenders should get. A lot of knowledges for professionnals. That’s exactly the kind of book I was looking for. Discovering all your liquors and spirits by the basics.

Full of information and stories about the myriad of ingredients that are used to make alcohol. Well written and just a beautiful book. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes to read about the history of alcohol making.

For those who appreciate the art of drink making, this book is for you. Understanding what herbs, fruits, plants, etc... go into making various alcohols and drinks is fascinating as well as their history.

Comprei pra dar de presente de dia nos namorados e achei muito bomm, capa linda e bem ilustrado. É um compilado de informações únicas, dá pra ver que teve muita pesquisa envolvida. Além de tudo tem receitas. Amei e tenho certeza que a pessoa amada vai amar também!

飲み物はたくさんありますが、より人生を充実したものにする一杯はいかがしょうか、そんな問いを投げかけてくる一冊です

El libro está en inglés así que necesitas comprender bien el idioma. Básicamente es un enfoque botánico de la coctelería. Explica las plantas de las cuales se obtienen los destilados y licores. También sobre las hojas y especias que se usan para decorar. Incluye datos poco conocidos así como recetas de cócteles, jarabes y cordiales. También hay un capítulo al final con recomendaciones de horticultura para tener tus propios cultivos de algunas hierbas y frutos esenciales para la coctelería

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