Distilled: A Natural History of Spirits

by Ian Tattersall and Rob DeSalle

Book Overview

In this follow-up book to A Natural History of Wine and A Natural History of Beer, authors Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall yet again use alcoholic beverages as a lens through which to gain a greater appreciation of natural history.

This volume considers highly alcoholic spirits in the context of evolution, ecology, history, primatology, molecular biology, physiology, neurobiology, chemistry, and even astrophysics. With the help...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300255152
• ISBN13: 9780300255157
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 9.2"