{"product_id":"the-drunken-botanist","title":"THE DRUNKEN BOTANIST","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Essential, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-Bestselling Guide to Botany and Booze\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A book that makes familiar drinks seem new again . . . Through this horticultural lens, a mixed drink becomes a cornucopia of plants.\"-NPR's \u003ci\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Amy Stewart has a way of making gardening seem exciting, even a little dangerous.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley, tequila from agave, rum from sugarcane, bourbon from corn. Thirsty yet? In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drunken Botanist\u003c\/i\u003e, Amy Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, contrived to transform into alcohol over the centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf all the extraordinary and obscure plants that have been fermented and distilled, a few are dangerous, some are downright bizarre, and one is as ancient as dinosaurs-but each represents a unique cultural contribution to our global drinking traditions and our history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating concoction of biology, chemistry, history, etymology, and mixology-with more than fifty drink recipes and growing tips for gardeners-will make you the most popular guest at any cocktail party.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781616200466\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e211 X 259 mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Amy Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48609389838642,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/9138\/3090\/files\/TheDrunkenBotanist.jpg?v=1715158234","url":"https:\/\/meadowclub.co.nz\/products\/the-drunken-botanist","provider":"Meadow Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}