{"id":25504,"date":"2025-11-04T15:45:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=25504"},"modified":"2025-11-10T16:54:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T21:54:53","slug":"the-drunken-botanist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/25504","title":{"rendered":"The Drunken Botanist"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Drunken Botanist<\/em><\/a> (2013) Amy Stewart<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>I love food and history and botany, and this book is all three.<\/p>\n

It’s the botany of various plants that are used to make alcohol, and history of those plants and those drinks with recipes for various drinks thrown in.<\/p>\n

And all kinds of important information about flavor<\/p>\n

Water actually loosens the hold that alcohol has on aromatic molecules, which heightens rather than dilutes the flavor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And history<\/p>\n

the Renaissance, an era of great discovery that included the realization that any number of wonderful things happen when fruit, spices, and nuts are soaked in brandy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And botany<\/p>\n

In the hottest weather, citrus can remain stubbornly green. It turns out that the most vivid color develops only when the night air takes on a slight chill…<\/p>\n

Cooler temperatures break down the chlorophyll in the rind, letting the orange pigments show through.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And politics<\/p>\n

Stalin had some funny ideas about science: he believed that a person\u2019s behavior could change their genetic makeup, so that habits learned in one lifetime could be passed on through their DNA. Scientists who disagreed went to jail for it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What more could one want from a book?<\/p>\n

Publisher: Algonquin Books<\/p>\n

Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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