Drunken Botanist - Hardcover

from nmulvany

The Drunken Botanist manages to combine botany, history, myth, science, chemistry, and gardening tips into a fantastic, highly readable book. Amy Stewart covers in depth individual plants and their role in creating a variety of drinks. The book is divided into three parts that outline the steps t...

from 13west

Oh, Amy Stewart, you've done it again!! Previously, in Wicked Plants and Wicked Bugs, we learned how potentially benign gifts of nature can be our deadly undoing. That made us all much more cautious and caused all sorts of stress and worry. And, how did we cope and calm down? We had a simple and ...

from JackieBlem

This book is delicious in several different ways. There's so much to learn, but with Stewart's gleeful exuberance and depth of knowledge, it's nothing but fun and fascination. And thirst, of course. There are lots and lots of cocktail recipes throughout the book. Trust me--you want this book. And...

from Kellswitch

This book looks at the various plants that go into making some of the most well known, and not so well known, alcoholic drinks. It is broken into three parts, the most common and well known plants and drinks, then to the more unusual plants, herbs, fruits and spices and finally tips on growing yo...

from MrsLee

Enjoyed it tremendously. I will have to look into getting her other books because her writing style is light and delicious. So many interesting facts included, and the recipes make me want to fill my cupboards with alcohol just to try them all! I won't, but she does make them sound interesting an...