Rebellious Spirits
Elliott & Thompson Limited (Verlag)
978-1-78396-179-5 (ISBN)
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For as long as spirits have existed, there has been someone doing something really naughty with them: selling gin through pipes in a London back alley; standing guard on a Cornish clifftop waiting for a smuggler's signal; or dodging bombs and shrapnel running whisky in the Blitz. It is a history that is thrilling, utterly fascinating and uniquely British.; Packed full of historical recipes, from Milk Punch to a Wartime Martini, along with cocktails from contemporary bartenders, Rebellious Spirits is a treasure trove for the curious drinker.; From the gin dispensed from a cat's paw at the Puss and Mew shop which could have been the world's first vending machine, to whole funeral corteges staged just to move a coffin filled with whisky, the stories show off all the wonderful wit and ingenuity required to stay one drink ahead of the law. The accompanying recipes are just as intriguing: How did we drink gin before tonic? Was punch really made with curdled milk? Or breakfast served with brandy porridge, and gin mixed into hot ale? What did the past really taste like?
Ruth Ball is related to Admiral Edward Vernon, the man who invented grog as a way to serve the rum ration to the navy in 1740. She grew up in the Peak District, and studied Chemistry at Imperial College London. After graduating, she realised Heston Blumenthal didn't have a graduate programme for scientists, and so founded Alchemist Dreams, a company dedicated to making handmade liqueurs blended to order. Starting out from Ruth's own kitchen, the company now boasts The British Library, Starwood Hotels and The Science Museum Group as clients. In researching traditional spirit-making Ruth found that many of the best sources came from the wrong side of the law - and this book was born.
Contents; Introduction vii; Chapter 1: Monks and Monasteries 1; Chapter 2: They'll Never Take Our Whisky 21; Chapter 3: The Gin Craze 55; Chapter 4: Pure Irish Spirit 91; Chapter 5: Worse Things Happen at Sea 115; Chapter 6: We'll Drink Again 149; Chapter 7: A Scottish Fairy Tale 179; Chapter 8: Exploding Garages and Secret Speakeasies 201; Recommended Further Reading 239; Acknowledgements 241; Index 243
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.10.2015 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 211 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Getränke |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78396-179-1 / 1783961791 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78396-179-5 / 9781783961795 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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