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The Thinking Drinker's Guide to Alcohol: A Cocktail of Amusing Anecdotes and Opinion on the Art of Imbibing

The Thinking Drinker's Guide to Alcohol: A Cocktail of Amusing Anecdotes and Opinion on the Art of Imbibing

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ISBN-13: 9781454912811

ISBN-10: 1454912812

Authors: McFarland, Ben; Sandham, Tom

Edition: First Edition

Binding: Hardcover

Pages: 224

Condition: Like New

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Published: 2014-11-04

Inspired by its successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Thinking Drinker's Guide to Alcohol presents a dryly humorous cultural history of liquor for those who long to drink less—but drink better. Written by two of the UK's top drinks journalists, it celebrates alcohol's influence on life, love, literature, and learning. The amusing alternative and intellectual guide spans the ages from Ancient Egypt to the gin-drenched debauchery of eighteenth-century London to absinthe-induced French impressionist art and beyond. Here you will learn how drink has oiled the wheels of civilization and invigorated the minds of history's greatest figures.  The authors thoughtfully and with wit reflect on different types of alcohol and those who have imbibed them, as well as provide practical information and recommendations, like:

  • Neolithic Man first cracked the code for beer
  • Ten things you need to know about vodka
  • What happens when water meets whiskey
  • The difference between white, aged, navy and spiced rum
  • Thomas Jefferson was the "original wine nerd"
  • What the bartender is referring to when asking if you'd like your Martini wet or dry
  • And so much more

About the Author

Ben McFarland has been named “British Beer Writer of the Year” three times. He is the author of two award-winning books on beer, Good Beer Guide West Coast USA (cowritten with Tom Sandham; CAMRA Books) and World's Best Beers: 1000 Unmissable Brews from Portland to Prague (Jacqui Small LLP), as well as the forthcoming Boutique Beer (Barron's Educational Series). In addition to being the pubs and bars reviewer for Time Out London, Ben also writes about beer and spirits for numerous magazines and national newspapers.  Tom Sandham is an award-winning drinks writer and frequent contributor to a host of magazines and newspapers, including Esquire, The Spectator, Independent, Observer, and Jamie Oliver's Jamie Magazine. He is also a cocktail blogger for the Times online, the editor of The World's Top 50 Bars, and coauthor of the award-winning Good Beer Guide West Coast USA (CAMRA Books) and WKD Good Kebab Guide (Bray Leino). Tom has appeared on radio and television, hosted industry awards ceremonies, and consulted for the leading spirits companies.
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