Something and Tonic: A History of the World's Most Iconic Mixer

by Nick Kokonas

Book Overview

The expanse of western civilization was hindered by a mosquito bite. For centuries, malaria devastated the European explorers who defined the contours of our modern world map-and the indigenous people who resisted them. The cure? Quinine contained in the bark of the South American cinchona tree, whose medicinal properties were discovered around the turn of the 17th century. Over 400 years later, quinine defines the essence of tonic, the most iconic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0578854562
• ISBN13: 9780578854564
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Bark to Bottle Publishing LLC
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"