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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Preface to the North American Edition
Prologue: A Universal Language
Introduction: A Jollification
Chapter One: The Fourth Drive
Irresistible Intoxication
Carpenters in the Head
Monkeying Around – Animals and Alcohol
Down the Hatch – Toasting
Chapter Two: Booze: Part of the Furniture
What the Doctor Ordered – Alcohol and Health
God Given – Religion and Alcohol
Down the Pub
The Verbals
Chapter Three: Raise a Glass to the Ancestors
Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Chapter Four: The Shopping List
Popping the Cork – Cork
Wolf Plant – Hops
Marvellous Malt
God-is-Good – Yeast and Fermentation
A Ghostly Wraith – Distillation
Chapter Five: Behind the Bar
The Emerald Sorceress – Absinthe
Ninkasi’s Nectar – Beer
Burnt Wine – Brandy
Apples and Pears – Cider and Perry
Buttressed Booze – Fortified Wine
Strip Me Naked – Gin
Mythical Mead
Excommunication – Mezcal and Tequila
Kill Devil – Rum
Where’s the Party? – Sparkling Wine
Bread Wine – Vodka
Water of Life – Whisky
A Necessity of Life – Wine
Chapter Six: The Other Side of the Coin
Speak Easy – Temperance and Prohibition
Chapter Seven: Bottoms Up!
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