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A Natural History of Spirits

de Rob DeSalle ...

An imaginative natural history survey of the wide world of spirits, from whiskey and gin to grappa and moonshineIn this follow-up book to A Natural History of Wine and A Natural History of Beer, authors Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall yet again use alcoholic beverages as a lens through which to gain a greater appreciation of natural history.This volume considers highly alcoholic spirits in the ... Leer más

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An imaginative natural history survey of the wide world of spirits, from whiskey and gin to grappa and moonshineIn this follow-up book to A Natural History of Wine and A Natural History of Beer, authors Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall yet again use alcoholic beverages as a lens through which to gain a greater appreciation of natural history.This volume considers highly alcoholic spirits in the
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Distilling Made Easy

James Newton - Wines, Spirits & Alcohol, #2

de James Newton ...

Series Libro 2 - James Newton - Wines, Spirits & Alcohol
This book has been formulated to help those who are brave enough to attempt the great art of distilling. For many years the information gathered in this book has been privileged knowledge for the craftsmen who cook up our favourite tipples like, Scotch whisky, Irish and American whiskey, Vodka, Rum, Grappa, Raki, Akvavit, Poteen, but know it has been translated into a guide where home based stills ... Leer más

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This book has been formulated to help those who are brave enough to attempt the great art of distilling. For many years the information gathered in this book has been privileged knowledge for the craftsmen who cook up our favourite tipples like, Scotch whisky, Irish and American whiskey, Vodka, Rum, Grappa, Raki, Akvavit, Poteen, but know it has been translated into a guide where home based stills
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Winemaking Made Easy - Learn how to create the perfect house wine

James Newton Cookbooks, #4

de James Newton ...

Series Libro 4 - James Newton Cookbooks
Learning how to make homemade wine can become a fascinating and enjoyable hobby. In this book there are details on how to make wine, important information on fermentation and the equipment to use to produce great fruit wines. There are also a variety of recipes to produce country wine with the aid of grape concentrate to boost the quality of you efforts and reduce the disappointment of failure. ... Leer más

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Learning how to make homemade wine can become a fascinating and enjoyable hobby. In this book there are details on how to make wine, important information on fermentation and the equipment to use to produce great fruit wines. There are also a variety of recipes to produce country wine with the aid of grape concentrate to boost the quality of you efforts and reduce the disappointment of failure.
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Practical Guide to Moonshine Distilling

Crafting Your Own Spirits: From Home Distilling to Signature Moonshine Creations

de Gwendolyn Todd ...

Practical Guide to Moonshine DistillingCrafting Your Own Spirits: From Home Distilling to Signature Moonshine CreationsHave you been looking for a book that carefully explains how to make moonshine from the comfort of your home? If yes, then this book is for you.Make high-quality moonshine the right way with this simple Moonshine manual for beginners. It shows you how to do everything right. This ... Leer más

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Practical Guide to Moonshine DistillingCrafting Your Own Spirits: From Home Distilling to Signature Moonshine CreationsHave you been looking for a book that carefully explains how to make moonshine from the comfort of your home? If yes, then this book is for you.Make high-quality moonshine the right way with this simple Moonshine manual for beginners. It shows you how to do everything right. This
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Oz Clarke’s Story of Wine

8000 Years, 100 Bottles

de Oz Clarke ...

Uncork a whole new take on the fascinating story of wine, captivatingly told by everyone’s favourite wine expert Oz Clarke.This fully updated edition takes us through the riveting twists and turns of the history of winemaking all the way to the very latest trials and innovations of the present day…Join Oz Clarke on a journey through the ages as he explores the places, the people and the bottles ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

Uncork a whole new take on the fascinating story of wine, captivatingly told by everyone’s favourite wine expert Oz Clarke.This fully updated edition takes us through the riveting twists and turns of the history of winemaking all the way to the very latest trials and innovations of the present day…Join Oz Clarke on a journey through the ages as he explores the places, the people and the bottles
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The Absinthe Forger

A True Story of Deception, Betrayal, and the World’s Most Dangerous Spirit

de Evan Rail ...

An astonishing true crime story about an eccentric grifter who blew up the lucrative black market for vintage bottles of the legendary drink of artistic renegades, absinthe . . .Thought to be hallucinogenic and banned globally for a century, absinthe is once again legal and popular. Yet it is still associated with bohemian lifestyles, just as when it was the favorite drink of avant-gardists like ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

An astonishing true crime story about an eccentric grifter who blew up the lucrative black market for vintage bottles of the legendary drink of artistic renegades, absinthe . . .Thought to be hallucinogenic and banned globally for a century, absinthe is once again legal and popular. Yet it is still associated with bohemian lifestyles, just as when it was the favorite drink of avant-gardists like
... Leer más
Wine Folly: Magnum Edition

The Master Guide

de Madeline Puckette, Justin Hammack ...

**JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNERThe expanded wine guide from the creators of Wine Folly, packed with new information for devotees and newbies alike.**Wine Folly became a sensation for its inventive, easy-to-digest approach to learning about wine. Now in a new, expanded hardcover edition, Wine Folly: Magnum Edition is the perfect guide for anyone looking to take his or her wine knowledge to the next ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

**JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNERThe expanded wine guide from the creators of Wine Folly, packed with new information for devotees and newbies alike.**Wine Folly became a sensation for its inventive, easy-to-digest approach to learning about wine. Now in a new, expanded hardcover edition, Wine Folly: Magnum Edition is the perfect guide for anyone looking to take his or her wine knowledge to the next
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Home Winemaking For Dummies

de Tim Patterson ...

An informative, fun guide to making your own wineIt's estimated that one million North Americans make their own wine. Relatively inexpensive to make (a homemade bottle costs from $2 to $4), a bottle with your own label (and grapes) is a fantasy even someone with modest aspirations can fulfill. Author Tim Patterson, an award-winning home winemaker, shows how it's possible for anyone to create a ... Leer más

$17.00 USD

An informative, fun guide to making your own wineIt's estimated that one million North Americans make their own wine. Relatively inexpensive to make (a homemade bottle costs from $2 to $4), a bottle with your own label (and grapes) is a fantasy even someone with modest aspirations can fulfill. Author Tim Patterson, an award-winning home winemaker, shows how it's possible for anyone to create a
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Champagne

How the World's Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed Over War and Hard Times

de Don Kladstrup, Petie Kladstrup ...

The sparkling wine's untold dramatic history, from the thirteenth century to two world wars and the twenty-first century, by the bestselling authors of Wine and War."The blood history of Champagne has been told before, but not in such a breezy, easygoing volume. Good froth." — New York TimesIt's been said that Champagne in northern France has been the site of more bloody battles, fiery incursions, ... Leer más

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The sparkling wine's untold dramatic history, from the thirteenth century to two world wars and the twenty-first century, by the bestselling authors of Wine and War."The blood history of Champagne has been told before, but not in such a breezy, easygoing volume. Good froth." — New York TimesIt's been said that Champagne in northern France has been the site of more bloody battles, fiery incursions,
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Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice: A Cocktail Recipe Book

Cocktails from Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks

de Toni Tipton-Martin ...

JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • IACP AWARD FINALIST • Discover the fascinating history of Black mixology and its enduring influence on American cocktail culture through 70 rediscovered, modernized, or celebrated recipes, by the James Beard Award–winning author of Jubilee.**TONI TIPTON-MARTIN NAMED THE 2021 JULIA CHILD AWARD RECIPIENT AND THE 2025 WINNER OF THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION’S LIFETIME ... Leer más

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JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • IACP AWARD FINALIST • Discover the fascinating history of Black mixology and its enduring influence on American cocktail culture through 70 rediscovered, modernized, or celebrated recipes, by the James Beard Award–winning author of Jubilee.**TONI TIPTON-MARTIN NAMED THE 2021 JULIA CHILD AWARD RECIPIENT AND THE 2025 WINNER OF THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION’S LIFETIME
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The Joy of Mixology, Revised and Updated Edition

The Consummate Guide to the Bartender's Craft

de Gary Regan ...

A thoroughly updated edition of the 2003 classic that home and professional bartenders alike refer to as their cocktail bible.Gary Regan, the "most-read cocktail expert around" (Imbibe), has revised his original tome for the 15th anniversary with new material: many more cocktail recipes—including smart revisions to the originals—and fascinating information on the drink making revival that has ... Leer más

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A thoroughly updated edition of the 2003 classic that home and professional bartenders alike refer to as their cocktail bible.Gary Regan, the "most-read cocktail expert around" (Imbibe), has revised his original tome for the 15th anniversary with new material: many more cocktail recipes—including smart revisions to the originals—and fascinating information on the drink making revival that has
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Moonshine Cocktails

The Essential Guide to Mixing Drinks with America's Clear Spirit

de Paul Knorr ...

Discover the secret world of moonshine cocktails.Fire up the still or snag some hooch and get mixing. It's time to discover the world of moonshine cocktails.Always infamous and often outlawed, moonshine is a high-proof distilled spirit, generally produced by home distillers, most often from corn mash. Corn whiskey is too intense for many and is extremely high in alcohol, making it a difficult ... Leer más

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Discover the secret world of moonshine cocktails.Fire up the still or snag some hooch and get mixing. It's time to discover the world of moonshine cocktails.Always infamous and often outlawed, moonshine is a high-proof distilled spirit, generally produced by home distillers, most often from corn mash. Corn whiskey is too intense for many and is extremely high in alcohol, making it a difficult
... Leer más
A Very Nice Glass of Wine

de Helen McGinn ...

In this lighthearted guided journal, Daily Mail wine columnist Helen McGinn simplifies wine education for amateur wine drinkers who want to know more about wine and are looking for a fun, easy way to learn. Fifty-two weeks of intuitive fill-ins become a self-taught course in wine-tasting, gleaned from evaluating one new wine each week, combined with McGinn's streamlined explanations of key wine ... Leer más

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In this lighthearted guided journal, Daily Mail wine columnist Helen McGinn simplifies wine education for amateur wine drinkers who want to know more about wine and are looking for a fun, easy way to learn. Fifty-two weeks of intuitive fill-ins become a self-taught course in wine-tasting, gleaned from evaluating one new wine each week, combined with McGinn's streamlined explanations of key wine
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Beer For Dummies

de Marty Nachel, Steve Ettlinger ...

Become fluent in the universal language of beerBeer For Dummies is your companion as you explore the wide world of the third most-consumed beverage globally. Learn to recognize the characteristics of ales, lagers, and other beer styles. Perfect beer-and-food pairings. And embark on the ultimate beer tour, Dummies-style! Whether you're a beer novice or a brewery regular, there’s always something ... Leer más

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Become fluent in the universal language of beerBeer For Dummies is your companion as you explore the wide world of the third most-consumed beverage globally. Learn to recognize the characteristics of ales, lagers, and other beer styles. Perfect beer-and-food pairings. And embark on the ultimate beer tour, Dummies-style! Whether you're a beer novice or a brewery regular, there’s always something
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The Recipe

Reviving the Lost Art of Home Distilling

de M.G. Bucholtz ...

What exactly was Grandpa making all those years ago? Can it be made today?People once scoffed at the moonshine that Grandpa used to make out behind the barn. This is no longer the case. People are now interested in reviving the lost art of home distillation...and taking it to the next level. This book has been written for all those intrepid souls out there who want to revive the lost art of home ... Leer más

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What exactly was Grandpa making all those years ago? Can it be made today?People once scoffed at the moonshine that Grandpa used to make out behind the barn. This is no longer the case. People are now interested in reviving the lost art of home distillation...and taking it to the next level. This book has been written for all those intrepid souls out there who want to revive the lost art of home
... Leer más
The History of Wine in 100 Bottles

de Oz Clarke ...

For thousands of years, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to its current status as a global industry, the history of wine has been directly related to major social, cultural, religious and economic changes.From goatskin to the German Ratskeller casks and invention of the glass wine bottle, from the short onion-shaped bottles of the 1720s to the tall cylindrical bottles of the 1780s, why ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

For thousands of years, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to its current status as a global industry, the history of wine has been directly related to major social, cultural, religious and economic changes.From goatskin to the German Ratskeller casks and invention of the glass wine bottle, from the short onion-shaped bottles of the 1720s to the tall cylindrical bottles of the 1780s, why
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Still Life

The Resurgence of Craft Bourbon

de Carla Harris Carlton ...

The art of creating and consuming bourbon is exploding. Today you will find craft bourbon distilleries in all 50 states. As mixologists and distillers find the space, market and financial success to fully explore their trade, the world is taking notice.It’s in the middle of this expanding industry that author Carla Carlton takes the time to connect all the dots for you, the bourbon enthusiast. She ... Leer más

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The art of creating and consuming bourbon is exploding. Today you will find craft bourbon distilleries in all 50 states. As mixologists and distillers find the space, market and financial success to fully explore their trade, the world is taking notice.It’s in the middle of this expanding industry that author Carla Carlton takes the time to connect all the dots for you, the bourbon enthusiast. She
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses

de Tom Standage ...

New York Times Bestseller * The inspiration for the TV series starring Dan Aykroyd“There aren't many books this entertaining that also provide a cogent crash course in ancient, classical and modern history.” -Los Angeles TimesBeer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and Coca-Cola: In Tom Standage's deft, innovative account of world history, these six beverages turn out to be much more than just ways to ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

New York Times Bestseller * The inspiration for the TV series starring Dan Aykroyd“There aren't many books this entertaining that also provide a cogent crash course in ancient, classical and modern history.” -Los Angeles TimesBeer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and Coca-Cola: In Tom Standage's deft, innovative account of world history, these six beverages turn out to be much more than just ways to
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The Cocktail Workshop

An Essential Guide to Classic Drinks and How to Make Them Your Own

de Steven Grasse, Adam Erace ...

**IACP AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST WINE, BEER, OR SPIRITS COOKBOOKFrom the wildly creative team behind Philadelphia's Art in the Age comes The Cocktail Workshop, a deep-dive into 20 classic drinks that make up the foundation of cocktail creation, and the delicious variations that will make them all your own.**Learn to craft a perfect, classic drink, or workshop that creation into a unique, flavor ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

**IACP AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST WINE, BEER, OR SPIRITS COOKBOOKFrom the wildly creative team behind Philadelphia's Art in the Age comes The Cocktail Workshop, a deep-dive into 20 classic drinks that make up the foundation of cocktail creation, and the delicious variations that will make them all your own.**Learn to craft a perfect, classic drink, or workshop that creation into a unique, flavor
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Cocktail Codex

Fundamentals, Formulas, Evolutions [A Cocktail Recipe Book]

de Alex Day, Nick Fauchald, David Kaplan ...

From the authors of the bestselling and genre-defining cocktail book Death & Co, Cocktail Codex is a comprehensive primer on the craft of mixing drinks that employs the authors’ unique “root cocktails” approach to give drink-makers of every level the tools to understand, execute, and improvise both classic and original cocktails.JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • WINNER OF THE TALES OF THE COCKTAIL ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

From the authors of the bestselling and genre-defining cocktail book Death & Co, Cocktail Codex is a comprehensive primer on the craft of mixing drinks that employs the authors’ unique “root cocktails” approach to give drink-makers of every level the tools to understand, execute, and improvise both classic and original cocktails.JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • WINNER OF THE TALES OF THE COCKTAIL
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A Man and his Mountain

The Everyman who Created Kendall-Jackson and Became America's Greatest Wine Entrepreneur

de Edward Humes ...

The story of self-made billionaire Jess Jackson, who put Chardonnay on America's tables as he built the Kendall-Jackson wine empire from a few mountainous acres of grapes, and raced the Horse of the Year three years in a row, is a remarkable tale of romance, risk, and reinvention -- perhaps the greatest second act in the history of American business.Jess Stonestreet Jackson was one of a small band ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

The story of self-made billionaire Jess Jackson, who put Chardonnay on America's tables as he built the Kendall-Jackson wine empire from a few mountainous acres of grapes, and raced the Horse of the Year three years in a row, is a remarkable tale of romance, risk, and reinvention -- perhaps the greatest second act in the history of American business.Jess Stonestreet Jackson was one of a small band
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The Little Green Book of Absinthe

An Essential Companion with Lore, Trivia, and Classic and Contemporary Cocktails

de Paul Owens, Paul Nathan ...

Read Paul Owens and Paul Nathan's posts on the Penguin BlogA celebration of "the green goddess"-this is the first book to share absinthe recipes since it was recently legalized in the U.S.This enticing little volume presents a collection of more than 100 absinthe cocktail recipes that draw upon the classic roots of the drink as well as its new iterations. Readers will be entertained with nuggets ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

Read Paul Owens and Paul Nathan's posts on the Penguin BlogA celebration of "the green goddess"-this is the first book to share absinthe recipes since it was recently legalized in the U.S.This enticing little volume presents a collection of more than 100 absinthe cocktail recipes that draw upon the classic roots of the drink as well as its new iterations. Readers will be entertained with nuggets
... Leer más
Mixed Up

Cocktail Recipes (and Flash Fiction) for the Discerning Drinker (and Reader)

de Nick Mamatas, Molly Tanzer ...

This flash fiction can be sipped or slammed, just like the booze it represents!A cocktail is like an excellent story—bitter and sweet and over too quickly, but the memory of it stays with you. From the Pimm’s Cup to Smoking Bishop, the Manhattan to the Moscow Mule, Mixed Up features not only more than two dozen classic recipes and hot tips on ingredients and preparations, but new cocktail-themed ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

This flash fiction can be sipped or slammed, just like the booze it represents!A cocktail is like an excellent story—bitter and sweet and over too quickly, but the memory of it stays with you. From the Pimm’s Cup to Smoking Bishop, the Manhattan to the Moscow Mule, Mixed Up features not only more than two dozen classic recipes and hot tips on ingredients and preparations, but new cocktail-themed
... Leer más
Judgment of Paris

California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine

de George M. Taber ...

Series series A Gift for Wine Lovers
The only reporter present at the mythic Paris Tasting of 1976 for the first time introduces the eccentric American winemakers and records the tremendous aftershocks of this historic event that changed forever the world of wine.The Paris Tasting of 1976 will forever be remembered as the landmark event that transformed the wine industry. At this legendary contest—a blind tasting—a panel of top ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

The only reporter present at the mythic Paris Tasting of 1976 for the first time introduces the eccentric American winemakers and records the tremendous aftershocks of this historic event that changed forever the world of wine.The Paris Tasting of 1976 will forever be remembered as the landmark event that transformed the wine industry. At this legendary contest—a blind tasting—a panel of top
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