Review: The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks

The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks by Amy Stewart
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I received this book as a gift from my step-mother, but I think it was more meant for my husband, who is a horticulturist.

I am definitely not the target audience for this book, and this is not really a book meant to be read from cover to cover. At least, I don't think it is. But that is how I read it anyway, and while I found many parts of it interesting, as a whole, this book is rather dry.

This is one of two books that made me wish I appreciated alcohol, the other being Love by the Glass by Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher. While I do think I've found a drink I actually enjoy, it will take a while for me to come around to the hard stuff which seems to be the focus of this book.

The parts I found most interesting were the growing tips of various plants that can be used in cocktails. I don't live in a place where any of them are really viable, but a girl can dream.

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