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Distilled : a natural history of spirits
- Title
- Distilled : a natural history of spirits / Rob DeSalle & Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne ; with contributions from Miguel A. Acevcdo, Sergio Almécija, Angélica Cibrián-Jaramillo, Tim Duckett, Joshua D. Englehardt, Michele Fino, Michele Fontefrancesco, América Minerva Delgado Lemus, Pascaline Lepeltier, Christian McKiernan, MarkNorell, Susan Perkins, Bernd Schierwater, Ignacio Torres-García, Alex de Voogt, and David Yeates.
- Author
- DeSalle, Rob
- Publication
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2022]
- ©2022
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- Description
- x, 317 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- An imaginative natural history survey of the wide world of spirits, from whiskey and gin to grappa and moonshine.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-304) and index.
- Contents
- Preface -- Spirits in History and Society. 1. Why We Drink Spirits ; 2. A Brief History of Distilling ; 3. Spirits, History, and Culture -- From Ingredients to Effect. 4. The Ingredients ; 5. Distillation ; 6. To Age or Not to Age? ; 7. Spirits Trees ; 8. Spirits and Your Senses -- Market Leaders : The "Big Six". 9. Brandy ; 10. Vodka ; 11. Tequila (and Mezcal) ; 12. Whisk(e)y ; 13. Gin (and Genever) ; 14. Rum (and Cachaça) -- Crossing Borders : Other Spirits, Mixed Drinks, and a Look Ahead. 15. Eaux-de-Vie ; 16. Schnapps (and Korn) ; 17. Baijiu ; 18. Grappa ; 19. Orujo (and Pisco) ; 20. Moonshine ; 21. And for Good Measure ... ; 22. Cocktails and Mixed Drinks ; 23. The Future of Spirits.
- ISBN
- 0300255152
- 9780300255157
- OCLC
- 1265084380
- on1265084380
- SCSB-14288606
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library