The Drunken Botanist
The Drunken Botanist
Amy Stewart · first published 2013 · ISBN 9781616200466
Every plant that humans have contrived to ferment or distil, from agave to juniper, with the botany, the history, and a drink recipe. Stewart is funny without being lightweight, and the range is remarkable.
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The Best Books About Ethnobotany
Every plant humans have managed to ferment or distil, with the botany and the history and a drink at the end of each. Stewart covers extraordinary ground without ever getting dry.
The Best Books About Tea
Not a tea book, but the chapters on infusion and on how plants become drinks put tea in company with everything else humans steep and ferment. Useful context for the other three.