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Empire of Booze: British History Through the Bottom of a Glass

Empire of Booze: British History Through the Bottom of a Glass

by HenryJeffreys (Author)

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    Hardcover 2016

    $24.82
Synopsis

Winner of the Fortnum and Mason Best Debut Drink Book Award 2017 From renowned booze correspondent Henry Jeffreys comes this rich and full-bodied history of Britain and the Empire, told through the improbable but true stories of how the world's favourite alcoholic drinks came to be. Read about how we owe the champagne we drink today to seventeenth-century methods for making sparkling cider; how madeira and India Pale Ale became legendary for their ability to withstand the long, hot journeys to Britain's burgeoning overseas territories; and why whisky became the familiar choice for weary empire builders who longed for home. Jeffreys traces the impact of alcohol on British culture and society: literature, science, philosophy and even religion have reflections in the bottom of a glass. Filled to the brim with fascinating trivia and recommendations for how to enjoy these drinks today, you could even drink along as you read... So, raise your glass to the Empire of Booze!

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 304
 Publisher: Unbound
Published: 03 Nov 2016
ISBN 10: 1783522240
ISBN 13: 9781783522248
Book Overview: The untold story of how the British Empire was responsible for the invention and popularising of the world's favourite alcoholic drinks (even French ones).

Media Reviews
Entertaining . . . [Jeffreys] clearly knows his booze. * Guardian *
Charming . . . Never mind books about drink - a book you can drink, now that's a Christmas gift. * Spectator *
Well argued and full of fascinating booze-related facts . . . it's an ambitious undertaking, but [Jeffreys] achieves it with a sharp eye and an understated humorous touch I rather liked. * Daily Mail *
Fascinating pub trivia . . . Henry Jeffreys is a wine columnist and drinks writer who clearly knows his stuff * Mail on Sunday *
Henry Jeffreys is everything you want a wine writer to be: funny, knowing, unpretentious but also un-blokeish, funny, clever, refreshing, original, funny and inquisitive. And did I say funny? -- Craig Brown, author and parodist
Author Bio
Henry Jeffreys was born in London in 1977. After graduating from the University of Leeds, where he studied English and Classical Literature, he spent so much time in Oddbins that they offered him a job. He worked in the wine trade for two years and then moved into publishing. At the same time, he worked as a freelance journalist, book reviewer, founder member of the London Review of Breakfasts website and contributor to The Breakfast Bible (Bloomsbury, 2013). In 2010 he started a blog about wine called Henry's World of Booze. Following its success, he was made wine columnist for The Lady and in 2014 was shortlisted for Drinks Writer of the Year at the Fortnum & Mason awards. He is now a regular contributor to the Spectator, the Guardian, the Economist, the Financial Times, the Oldie and Food & Wine magazine on booze and other matters. He lives in Blackheath, South London with his wife and daughter. Empire of Booze is his first book.