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Vodka

How a Colorless, Odorless, Flavorless Spirit Conquered America

Vodka( )
Author: Matus, Victorino
ISBN:978-0-7627-8699-2
Publication Date:Jul 2014
Publisher:Globe Pequot Press, The
Imprint:Lyons Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $26.95
Book Description:

It began as poisonous rotgut in Medieval Russia--Ivan the Terrible liked it, Peter the Great loved it--but this grain alcohol "without distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color" has become our uncontested king of spirits. Over a thousand brands fight for market share, shelved in glass skulls, Tommy guns, bulletproof bottles; flavored with pears, currants, chipotle; or quintuple distilled by Donald Trump. But it wasn't always thus. For 200 years,...
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Book Details
Pages:272
Detailed Subjects: Cooking / Beverages / Alcoholic / Spirits
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 Inches
Book Weight:0.002 Pounds



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