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Also by Amy Stewart:

Girl Waits with Gun, September 2015
Hardcover / e-Book
The Drunken Botanist, March 2013
Hardcover / e-Book
Wicked Bugs, May 2011
Hardcover
Wicked Plants, June 2009
Hardcover
Flower Confidential, January 2007
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THE DRUNKEN BOTANIST
By: Amy Stewart

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
March 2013
On Sale: March 19, 2013
400 pages
ISBN: 1616200464
EAN: 9781616200466
Kindle: B00AFKIRGY
Hardcover / e-Book
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Cookbooks | Non-Fiction

Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley, tequila from agave, rum from sugarcane, bourbon from corn. Thirsty yet?  In The Drunken Botanist, 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.

   Of 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.  
   This 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.

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Morning Edition - March 19, 2013