In The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart, we explore the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, contrived to transform into alcohol over the centuries. Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley, tequila from agave, rum from sugarcane, bourbon from corn. Thirsty yet?

In this fascinating concoction of biology, chemistry, history, etymology, and mixology, The Drunken Botanist will make you the most popular guest at any cocktail party.

• Size: 8.1" x 6.1" x 0.9
• Bound by hand in traditional leather
• 400 archival pages
• More than 50 recipes & growing tips for gardeners