From award-winning 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.
Empire of Booze traces the impact of alcohol on British culture and society, from madeira and India Pale Ale being created to withstand the long, hot journeys to overseas territories to why whisky became the favoured choice for weary empire builders longing for home.
Filled to the brim with fascinating trivia, this colourful history underlines that Britain's alcoholic innovations are some of its greatest, most lasting gifts to the world.
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- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Cider, Science and Champagne
- 2 Port Wine and Politics
- 3 Puritans!
- 4 Marsala, Nelson’s Wine
- 5 Le Style Anglais
- 6 The Devil’s Drink
- 7 Everlasting Wines
- 8 Old Soldiers and Sailors
- 9 World Beers
- 10 Gin Palaces
- 11 Ice
- 12 Cognac
- 13 Claret, England’s Wine
- 14 Adulteration
- 15 Champagne and Restaurants
- 16 Whisky, the Spirit of the Empire
- 17 The Decline of Irish Whiskey
- 18 Did Britain Ruin Australian Wine?
- Afterword
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliography
- Index
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