The Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World's Great Drinks
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pulque, 2–4
Weber Blue, 12
Agave americana, 15
angustifolia, 6, 15
asperrima, 15
atrovirens, 15
cocui, 15
complicate, 15
crassispina, 15
ferox, 15
gracilipes, 15
hookeri, 15
inaequidens, 15
lechuguilla, 15
milliflua, 15
potatorum, 15
salmiana, 15
tequilana, 2–16
weberi, 15
agave moth, 16
agave snout weevil, 14, 16
Agriculture Department, U.S., 70
aguamiel, 2
aguardiente, 68, 102, 131
Agwa liqueur, 155
albedo, 299
alder, 234–5
ale, 211
alembic pot still, 24
Aleppo pine, 250
Alexander the Great, 96
alkermes, 153
allasch, 150
allspice, 136–38
almond, 260, 262, 307–8
aloe, 138–39, 157
Aloe vera, 138–39
aloin, 139
Aloysia citrodora, 322
triphylla, 175–77
Alpha calendula, 328
alpha acids, 213
alpine strawberries, 347, 350
Alpinia galangal, 162
officinarum, 162
Altissima rum, 106
Amanita muscaria, 233
amaretto, 153, 260, 262
Amaretto di Saronno, 260, 308
Amaro Averna, 163
Amaro del Carciofo, 143
amarogentin, 163–64
amaros, 139, 143, 153
Amarula Cream, 121
Ambrosia melon, 346
Amer Picon liqueur, 275
American Agriculturist, 92
American Gin Company, 278
American Medical Association, 245
American white oak, 55
ammonium, 33
Amomum subulatum, 151
amygdalin, 260
amylase, 115
Anacardium occidentale, 113
Ananus comosus, 347
Anderson, James, 84–85
anethole, 178–84
Anethum graveolens, 322
Angel Red, 335
Angelica, 140–41, 200, 322
Angelica archangelica, 140
angels’ share, 51
angostura, 228–33
bitters, 163
Angostura trifoliata, 228–33
animal intoxication, 132, 246
anise, 179, 200
star, 183, 200
anise hyssop, 180, 322
Anti-Saloon League, 261
Aperol liqueur, 163
Apium graveolens, 346
apple, 17–30, 334
bugs in booze, 29
Calvados, 17, 22–24
cashew, 113–14
cider, 18–22
genetics of, 17
grow your own, 18
spirits made from, 22–23
Vavilov Affair, 25
Washington and, 23–24
yeast and, 26–28
apple brandy, 22
apple liqueur, 22
apple wine, 22
applejack, 22, 23–24
apricot, 260–62, 307, 308, 334
aqua vitae, 34
aquavit, 149–50
Arabian jasmine, 218
Arapaho blackberry, 342
Araucania araucana, 122–23
araucania, 122–23
Arbequina olive, 335
Arbutus unedo, 131–32
Arctander, Steffen, 148
Ardbeg Scotch, 40
Aristotle, 241
Armagnac, 68
arolla stone pine, 250
aromatized wines, 63, 65
Arp rosemary, 323
arrack, 102, 119, 186
Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction distillery, 192
Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy (Glasse), 255–56
Artemisia absinthium, 66, 200–3
capestris, 203
genipi, 203
glacialis, 203
pontica, 203
rupestris, 203
umbelliformus, 203
artichoke, 142–43
Artocarpus heterophyllus, 120
arzente, 68
ascorbic acid, 256
Asparagales, 2
Aspergillus oryzae, 79–80
asters, 142–43, 159, 200–203, 205
Aureus hops, 216, 342
Austen, Jane, 255
Australian Herbal Liqueur, 246
autumn crocus, 223
Averell Damson Gin Liqueur, 278
Averna Amaro, 314
Aviation, 225, 226
Aviation gin, x, 191
avocados, 118, 144
Azande tribe, 117
Aztec tribe, 352
B
Β-asarone, 148
Β-phellandrene, 140
bacanora, 10, 15
Bacardi rum, 94
bacteria, 3–4, 119
bagasse, 101
baijiu, 88, 90, 94
Bajtra liqueur, 126
bamboo wine, 130
banana, 112
Banks, Joseph, 255
Bärenjäger liqueur, 117
bargnolino, 284
barley, 31–41
botany of beer, 32, 34
breeding a better grain, 39
domestication of, 32
fertilizer and, 35, 37
grow your own, 36
growing the perfect, 34–37
malted, 31, 37, 39
spring or winter, 35
two-row or six-row, 34–35
Bartlett pears, 30
basil, 322
Batavia Arrack, 102, 186
Baudoinia compniacensis, 51
bay laurel, 144
bay rum, 137
Bayer, 220
beans, 133, 160–61, 182, 197, 252–54
Bearss lime, 298
Beaux Arts Fizz, 338
Bee Vodka, 117
beer
ale and lager, 211
banana, 112
botany of, 32, 34
brown bottles for, 212
cassava, 115–17
color of, 33
hops and, 210–17
invention of, 32
psychoactive, 87
rice and, 76, 82
sorghum, 90–92
wheat, 107–10
Beerenburg, 144
bees, 116–17
Ben Lomond currant, 266, 342
Bendistillery, 172
Benedictine, 86, 138, 140, 174, 188, 199, 224
benzyl acetate, 218
Beowulf Braggot, 117
Berlin Decree, 105
Bernard Loiseau Liqueur de Poires Laurier, 144
Bernhardt, Sarah, 154
berries, 340–44
betel leaf, 145–46
Betula papyrifera, 234–35
betulinic acid, 235
Bianca hops, 216, 342
Big Mackey plum, 335
bin Laden, Osama, 252
birch, 234–35, 312–13
birthworts, 157
bison grass, 146–47
Bison Grass Cocktail, 147
bitter almond, 307
bitter orange, 287–91, 300, 335
bittersharp apples, 21
bittersweet apples, 21
black currant, 263–67, 342
Black Diamond blackberry, 342
Black Gold, 75
Black Lace elderberry, 208, 328
Black Nail, 38
black pepper, 157
Black Republican cherry, 275
black spruce, 256
blackberry, 342
blackthorn shrub, 281–84, 342
Blake, Michael, 43
Blakeney Red pear, 30
blended
bourbon, 48
blended whiskey, 48
blessed thistle, 143
blood orange, 301, 335
Blood Orange Sidecar, 301
Bloody Mary, 74, 133
blueberry, 342
Blue Fortune anise hyssop, 322
blue gum eucalyptus, 246
Blushing Mary, 354
Board of Food and Drug Inspection, 272
Bols distillery, 222
Bombay Sapphire gin, 168
Bonal Gentiane Quina wine, 61, 65
Bonnie Prince Charlie, 38
Bonpland, Aimé, 228
Booker’s Bourbon, 40
borage, 328
botrytis bunch rot, 58
boukha, 271
bourbon, 33, 48
birth of, 45–47
garden cocktails with, 348
oak barrels and, 53–54
perfect corn for, 50
wheat and, 109
bourgeon de sapin, 250
Boyle, Robert, xii
bracken ferns, 187
braggot, 117
brandy, 262
invention of, 60–63
types of, 68
brandy de jerez, 68
breadfruit, 120
brem, 81
British myrrh, 184
Brooklyn Cocktail (hybridized), 275
broomcorn, 89, 92
brown sugar, 100
brucine, 158
buckwheat, 108
buckthorn, 248
Buddha hand citron, 293
Budweiser, 76, 82
Buena Vista’s Irish Coffee, 311
bugs in booze
agave snout weevil, 16
alkermes scale, 56
cochineal, 129
earthworms, 41
honeybees, 116–17
yeast, 29
bullace plum, 277, 278
Burbank, Luther, 277
burnet saxifrage, 179
“burnt wine,” 60
Byrrh, 240
C
C. W. Abbott & Co., 230, 231
cabbage roses, 221
Cabernet Sauvignon, 64
cacao, 268–69, 313–14
cachaça, 101, 102
cactus, 126–28, 138
Café des Beaux Arts, 338
caffeine, 309–11
Caipirinha, 102
calamansi, 291
calamondin, 291, 294, 335
calamus, 148
calendula, 328
Calhoun, Scott, x-xi
California bay laurel, 144
Calisay, 240
Callen, Eric, 3, 5
Calrose rice, 78
Calvados, 17, 22–24, 138, 247
Calvados Domfrontais, 23
Calvados Pays d’Auge, 23
Campaign for Real Ale, 211
Campari liqueur, 129, 148, 163, 236, 292
cannabis, 210–17
Cantimpré, Thomas von, 169
caowy, 73
capillaire syrup, 185, 187
capsaicin, 353
Capsicum annuum, 346
frutescens, 346
caramel, 33, 40
caraway, 149–50
carbon dioxide, 26, 29
carcinogens, 145, 148, 187, 192
Cardamaro Vino Amaro, 143
cardamom, 151–52, 157
cardoons, 142–43
Caribou, 258
carmine dye, 129
Caroline raspberry, 342
carrots, 124–25, 140, 149–50, 156, 179, 180, 181, 184
Carum carvi, 149–50
Cascade hops, 216
cascarilla, 236
cashew apple, 113–14
cashews, 113–14, 121, 190, 247
cassareep, 116
cassava, 115–17
Cassell’s Dictionary of Cookery, 125
cassia cinnamon, 242
cassis, 263–64
Cassis de Dijon case, 267
cayenne pepper, 353
celery, 346
Centaurium erythraea, 160
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 245
century plants, 2
cereal crops, 31, 107
Cerro Baúl brewery, 190
chamazulene, 205
Chamaemelum nobile, 205
Chambord liqueur, 300
chamomile, 205
Champagne Cocktail, 229, 247
Chapeau Banana lambic, 112
Chapman, John, 20
charanda, 102
Charbay Distillery, 317
Chardonnay, 64
Charentais melon, 346
Charles Jacquin et Cie distillery, 300
Chartreuse, 138, 140, 148, 174, 223
distillery, 278–79
Chateau Jiahu beer, 76
Cherry Bomb pepper, 346, 352
cherry brandy, 274
Cherry Heering, 274
cherry laurel, 144
Cherry Pick pepper, 346, 352
cherry tree, 276, 334
cherry wine, 274
Chibuku beer, 91
Chibuku Shake-Shake, 91
chicha, 42–45
chicha de jora, 48
Chichimeca people, 126
Chilean strawberry, 350–51
chili pepper, 352
chill filtration, 40
China Martini wine, 240
Chinese mandarin, 300
chinotto, 292
Chippewa blueberry, 342
chocolate, 268–69
Chopin vodka, 74
Chou En-lai, 95
Ciao Bella, 295
cider, apple, 18–22
alcohol content of, 21
ancient makers of, 19–20
classification of, 21–22
hard, 19
pear and, 30
preserving heritage, 19
water and, 21
yeast and, 26
Cider Cup, 20
cider gum eucalyptus, 246
cider sickness, 4
cilantro, 156, 322
cinchona, 237–40
Cinnamomun aromatic, 242
verum, 241–42
cinnamon, 241–42
Ciroc vodka, 69
citral, 174
Citrofortunella microcarpa, 291
citron, 285, 286, 293, 335
citronellal, 174
Citrullus lantatus, 347
citrus, 151, 153, 285–305
anatomy of, 299
essential oils, 291
grow your own, 294
Meyer and, 296, 297
orange liqueurs, 305
peels, 293
sprayed, 290
zester, 293
see also specific citrus
Citrus aurantifolia, 298, 334
aurantium, 287–92, 335
bigaradia, 288
hystrix, 298
× junos, 302
latifolia, 298
limon, 297, 334
maxima, 300
medica, 293
nobilis, 300
× paradisi, 295
reticulata, 300
sinensis, 301
unshiu, 300
Clark, John B., 41
Classic Margarita, 8
Classic Martini, 173
Claviceps purpurea, 86–87
Claytons Kola Tonic, 314
Clear Creek Distillery, 244
clementine, 300
cloves, 136, 152–53, 242
coca, 154–55
Coca-Cola, 155, 199, 314
cocaine, 154–55
Cocchi Americano wine, 65
cochineal scale, 56, 129
cocktail glasses, xvi
cocktails
recipes, viii
see also specific cocktails
coconut tree, 119
Coffea arabica, 309–11
canifora (robusta), 309
coffee, 248, 309–11
Cognac, 60, 219
Cointreau liqueur, 305
Cola acuminata, 31
3–14
Colchicum autumnale, 223
Colglazier & Hobson Distilling, 94
colonche, 128
Colubrina arborescens, 248
elliptica, 248
Columbus, Christopher, 42, 43, 97, 286, 352
Comadia redtenbacheri, 16
Combier, Jean-Baptiste, 287
Combier Distillery, 195, 249, 287
Combier liqueur, 305
Commiphora myrrha, 249
Complete Distiller, The (Cooper), 218
confectio alchermes, 56
congeners, 27–28
Cook, Captain James, 255
Cooper, Ambrose, 218
Cooper Spirits International, 225
coopers, 52–54
coppicing, 241, 312
coriander, 156, 171, 200
Coriandrum sativum, 322
Corinto cucumber, 346
cork oak, 51
corn, 42–51, 89
birth of bourbon, 45–47
chewing uncooked, 44–45
chicha, 42–45
choosing the perfect, 50
glass of, 48–49
sex life of, 44
types of, 46
corn beer, 42–45, 48–49
corn vodka, 49
corn whiskey, 45, 47, 49
Cornell University, 19, 24, 265, 335
cornstalk wine, 42–45
Corona Extra, 49
Corylus avellana, 312–13
maxima, 312
coumarin, 146–47, 194, 197, 242
“country wines,” 124
Creasy, Lara, 251
cream, 265
crème, 265
crème de, 265
crème de cassis, 263–67
crème de figue, 271
Crème de Noisette, 313
crème de noyaux, 262
crème de violette, 225
crème Yvette, 225
Crespigny, Rose Champion De, 284
Crispin’s Rose Liqueur, 222
Crocus sativus, 223
Croton eluteria, 236
cubeb, 157
cucumber, 346
Cucumis melo, 346
sativus, 346
Culpeper, Nicholas, 185, 220
cumin, 150
Curaçao liqueur, 287–88, 305
currants, 263–67, 342
curry, 146
Cusparia febrifuga, 228
trifoliata, 228
cyanide, 115, 208, 260, 307, 327
Cymbopogon citrates, 322
Cynar, 143
Cynara cardunculus, 142
scolymus, 142–43
cynarin, 142
cynaropicrin, 142
cypress, 169–73
D
daiginjo, 82
Daiquiri, 99
Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, 64, 66
damask roses, 221, 222
damiana, 158
damson plum, 277–78, 281, 335
dandelion, 143
Dark and Stormy, 167
Dark Northern rye, 85
darnel, 84
Dasylirion wheeleri, 10
date palm, 118–19
de Garine, Igor, 81–82
De Materia Medica (Dioscorides), 56, 96
Death’s Door distillery, 172
Delessert, Benjamin, 105
demerara sugar, 100
Denominación de Origen, 10
dent corn, 46
dépense, 20
Der Naturen Bloeme (Maerlant), 169
Destillerie Purkhart, 225
dill, 322
dioecious plants, 57, 122, 169, 171, 213
Dioscorides, 56, 96
Distell distillery, 121
distilled gin, 170