by Amy Stewart
sweet almond, 307
sweet apple, 21
sweet briar rose, 222
sweet cicely, 184
sweet corn, 46
sweet fennel, 180, 322
sweet flag, 148
sweet kernel apricot, 260
sweet orange, 286, 295, 301
sweet orange oil, 291
“sweet paan,” 145
sweet potato, 73
Sweet Success cucumber, 346
sweet violet, 226, 329
sweet woodruff, 194
sweetgrass, 146
SweetHeart apricot, 334
Sylva (Evelyn), 234
Sylvius, Franciscus de la Boë, 169
Synsepalum dulcificum, 346
Syzygium aromaticum, 152–53
T
Tagetes erecta, 328
Tahiti lime, 298
tahona, 9
Tamarind, 133
Tamarindus indica, 133
Tamborine Mountain Distillery, 246, 280
Tamiflu, 183
tangerine, 300
tannins, 53
Tantalus, 300
tapai, 81–82
Tapaus distillery, 295
tapuy, 81
Tarahumara tribe, 43
taxonomy, 6
tea, 146, 310
teff, 89
tejate, 49
tej (t’edj), 117
tejuino, 49
teosinte, 43
tequila, 8–10, 15, 133
field guide to, 11
garden cocktails with, 348
protecting the plants, 13–14
tasting, 14
Tequila Sunrise, 339
terpineol, 144
tesgüino, 49
Teucrium chamaedrys, 165
Theobroma beer, 269
Theobroma cacao, 268–69
Thevet, André, 113
thistle, 143
Thorpe, George, 42
thujone, 203
thyme, 323
thymol, 156
Thymus vulgaris, 323
tiswin, 49
Tito’s Handmade Vodka, 49
tobacco, 195–96, 197, 236
tobacco liqueur, 195, 196
Toma Verde tomatillo, 347
tomatillo, 347
tomato, 6, 347
Toni-Kola, 313
tonic water, xvii
tonka bean, 197, 242
Top Hat blueberry, 342
torchwood, 249
toxicity, 27–28, 71, 87, 88, 91, 115, 140, 144, 145, 148, 158, 163, 173, 183, 187, 192, 194, 195, 197, 208, 223, 233, 256, 307, 309, 327, 330
trademarks, 228–33
Traminer, 64
trees, 227, 332–39
see also specific trees
Trigonella foenum-graecum, 160–61
triple sec, 106, 287, 305
triploid, 223
tristeza, 296
Triticum aestivum, 107–10
Tropaeolum majus, 329
true cinnamon, 241–42
Tudor, William, 101
Tungi, 126
turbinado, 100
turmeric, 146
Turnera diffusa, 158
tussock, 92
Tuthilltown Spirits, 50
“twining handedness,” 215
tyloses, 53
U
UCLA, 60
ulanzi, 130
ultraviolet light, 240
Umbellularia californica, 144
umeshu, 279
umqombothi, 49
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 239, 296
U.S. Department of State, 252
U.S. Patent Office, 92
University of California, Davis, 64
University of Kentucky, 47
University of Minnesota, 39, 67
University of North Carolina, 212
University of Pennsylvania, 32
urak, 114
urushiol, 113
V
Vaccinium, 342
Valencia orange, 301
Valenzuela-Zapata, Ana, 6
Van Wees Tonka Bean Spirit, 197
Vance, Zebulon, 92
vanilla, 53, 151, 153, 198–99
Vaughan, Benjamin, 257
Vavilov, Nikolai, 25
Vecchio Amaro del Capo liqueur, 314
vegetables, 345–54
see also specific vegetables
velum, 61
Velvet Falernum liqueur, 102, 137, 298
Veratrum album, 163
verbena, 175–77
Vermont White vodka, 258
Vermont Spirits distillery, 258
vermouth, 63, 65, 140, 153, 173, 205
Vermouth Cocktail, 61
Verveine du Velay liqueur, 177
Vin Mariani wine, 154–55
vines, 340–44
vinho d’batata, 73
vins doux naturels, 62
viola, 329
Viola adorata, 225–26, 329
violet, 225–26, 329
Violette de Bordeaux fig, 334
Virgil, 293
Virginia Land Law, 45
vitamin B, 89
vitamin C, 255, 256, 264
Vitis riparia, 67
vinifera, 57–69
vodka, 70, 85, 102, 167, 172
artisanal potatoes and, 74–75
corn, 49
garden cocktails with, 348
infused, 343
invention of, 72
Vogelbeerschnaps, 281
von Humboldt, Alexander, 228, 232
Voodoo Tiki distillery, 126
W
Wall Street Journal, 199
Waller, Edmund, 172
walnut, 315–17
Wapsie Valley corn, 50
Wari people,190
Washington, George, 23–24, 84–85
water, 21
bourbon and, 47
watermelon, 347
waxy corn, 46
Weber, Franz, 12
Weber, Frédéric Albert Constantin, 12
Weber Blue agave, 10, 11, 12, 15
Wells & Young’s Brewing Company, 112
Wells Banana Bread Beer, 112
West Indian lime, 298, 334
West Indian Medical Journal, 248
wheat, 83, 84, 107–10
lemon wedge and, 109
nitrogen, protein and, 107–8, 110
a touch of, 108–10
varieties of, 110
whiskey
“American-style,” 54
best way to drink, 40
bugs in booze, 41
color of, 33
“common,” 84–85
malting, 37, 39
or whisky, 35
rye, 85–86
Scotch whisky, 37–40
White, E. B., 165
white currants, 266, 342
white dog, 49
white pine blister rust, 264–65, 342
white spruce, 256
“white whiskey,” 23
wild bird pepper, 352
wild spinach, 105
wine, 57–69
American experiment, 63–67
aromatized, 63, 65
brandy, 60–63
first, 60
fortified, 60–63
witchweed, 95
Wonderful pomegranate, 335
Woodford Reserve distillery, 50
wormwood, 66, 200–203
species used in liqueurs, 203
Wucher, Marc, xiii
X
xanthones, 164
xylitol, 235
Y
yam, 73, 191
Yamada Nishiki rice, 78
yaws, 41
yeast, 26–28, 59, 63, 106, 211
Yellow Field Corn, 50
Yellow Pear tomato, 347
yew, 256
yucheong, 302
yuzu, 302
Z
Zanzibar cloves, 153
Zea mays, 42–51
Zefa Fino fennel, 322
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zester, 293
Zingiber officinale, 166–67
Zirbenz Stone Pine Liqueur, 250
Zoco liqueur, 284
żubrówka, 146, 147
zuppa inglese, 56
Zymomonas mobilis, 3–4
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© 2013 by Amy Stewart. All rights reserved.
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