Drunken Botanist ctg a large stone wheel

a large stone wheel

Rich flavors of dark stone fruit

and licorice root

elderberry and bitter orange peel

Spectacular in classic cocktails such as the 20th Century

Drunken Botanist ctg a large stone wheelSake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley, tequila from agave, rum from sugarcane, bourbon from corn. Thirsty yet? In The Drunken Botanist, 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. Of all the extraordinary and obscure plants that have been fermented and distilled, a few are