The Book of Gin: A Spirited World History from Alchemists' Stills and Colonial Outposts to Gin Palaces, Bathtub Gin, and Artisanal Cock

by Richard Barnett

Book Overview

Gin has been a drink of kings infused with crushed pearls and rose petals, and a drink of the poor flavored with turpentine and sulfuric acid. Born in alchemists' stills and monastery kitchens, its earliest incarnations were juniper flavored medicines used to prevent plague, ease the pains of childbirth, even to treat a lack of courage. In The Book of Gin , Richard Barnett traces the life of this beguiling spirit, once believed to cause a "new kind...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802120431
• ISBN13: 9780802120434
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"