The thinking drinker's guide to alcohol
Subtitle: a cocktail of amusing anecdotes and opinion on the art of imbibing
By: Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham
Contributors: Sandham, Tom, author
Publisher: Sterling Epicure
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781454912811
Subjects: Alcoholic beverages; History; Liquors; Drinking of alcoholic beverages; Humor
Description: "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"--Publisher.
Notes: "First published in 2014 by Jacqui Small Llp, an imprint of Aurum Press as Thinking Drinkers"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (page 224) and index.
Table of contents: title: Beer & cider; title: Wine; title: Whiskey; title: Tequila; title: Vodka; title: Rum; title: Gin; title: Aperitifs, digestifs & nightcaps.