The Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World's Great Drinks

386 Pages·2013·21.23 MB·English

by  Amy Stewart

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the plants
that create the world’s
great drinks
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The
drunken
botanist
the plants
that create the world’s
great drinks
by
Amy Stewart
algonquin books of chapel hill
2013
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Published by
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Post Office Box 2225
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515- 2225
a division of
Workman Publishing
225 Varick Street
New York, New York 10014
© 2013 by Amy Stewart. All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America.
Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited.
Design by Tracy Sunrize Johnson.
Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data
[TK]
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
First Edition
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contents
Aperitif, x
About the Recipes, xvi
Part I
we explore the twin alchemical processes
of fermentation and distillation,
from which wine, beer, and spirits issue forth
Proceeding in an Orderly Fashion through the Alphabet:
The Classics, from Agave, 2, to Wheat, 107
Then Moving onto a Sampling of More Obscure Sources of Alcohol
from around the World: Strange Brews, 111
Part II
we then suffuse our creations
with a wondrous assortment of nature’s bounty
Herbs & Spices 135, Flowers 204, Trees 227,
Fruit 259, Nuts & Seeds 306
Part 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
Sorted in a Similar Fashion: Herbs 320, Flowers 327, Trees 332,
Berries & Vines 340, Fruits & Vegetables 345;
Including Recipes and Sufficient Horticultural Instruction
Digestif 355
Some Final Business:
Recommended Reading 357, Acknowledgments 361, Index 363
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recipes
COCKTAILS
A Classic Margarita (8) The Aviation (226)
The French Intervention (13) The Champagne Cocktail (229)
Cider Cup (20) The Mamani Gin & Tonic (238)
The Vavilov Affair (25) The Douglas Expedition (244)
Rusty Nail/Black Nail (38) Royal Tannenbaum (251)
Old- Fashioned (48) Caribou (258)
Vermouth Cocktail (61) Valencia (261)
Pisco Sour (67) Kir (267)
Black Gold (75) The (Hybridized)
Brooklyn Cocktail (275)
No. 1 Sake Cocktail (80)
Sloe Gin Fizz (283)
Manhattan (86)
Red Lion Hybrid (289)
Honey Drip (93)
Negroni (292)
Daiquiri (99)
Ciao Bella (295)
Mojito y Mas (104)
The Frank N. Meyer Lemon Drop (297)
Prickly Pear Sangria (128)
Blood Orange Sidecar (301)
The Bay Rum (137)
Ramos Gin Fizz (303)
Bison Grass Cocktail (147)
Mai Tai (304)
Pimm’s Cup (161)
Buena Vista’s Irish Coffee (311)
Dr. Struwe’s Suze and Soda (164)
Lavender Martini (331)
Moscow Mule (167)
Walker Percy’s Mint Julep (326)
The Classic Martini (173)
Lavender- Elderflower
Dombey’s Last Word (175)
Champagne Cocktail (330)
The Perfect Pastis (180)
Jack Rose (339)
Sazerac (184)
The Frézier Affair (351)
Jerry Thomas’ Regent’s Punch (186)
Blushing Mary (354)
Dancing with the Green Fairy (201)
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SYRUPS, INFUSIONS, AND GARNISHES
Prickly Pear Syrup (127)
Capillaire Syrup (185)
Elderflower Cordial (207)
Gomme Syrup (254)
Homemade Maraschino Cherries (273)
Homemade Nocino (316)
Garden- Infused Simple Syrup (324)
Brine Your Own olives (336)
Refrigerator Pickles (349)
Homemade Grenadine (338)
Infused Vodkas (343)
Limoncello and Other Liqueurs (344)
Garden Cocktails: A Template for Experimentation (348)
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