TY - BOOK AU - Stewart, Amy, TI - The drunken botanist: the plants that create the world's great drinks SN - 9781616200466 AV - QK98.5.A1 S74 2013 U1 - 581.632 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Chapel Hill, N.C. PB - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill KW - Plants, Edible KW - Plants, Useful KW - Alcoholic beverages KW - Cocktails N1 - Includes index N2 - Every great drink starts with a plant. Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley. Gin was born from a conifer shrub when a Dutch physician added oil of juniper to a clear spirit, believing that juniper berries would cure kidney disorders. The Drunken Botanist uncovers the enlightening botanical history and the fascinating science and chemistry of over 150 plants, flowers, trees, and fruits (and even one fungus). ER -