a global history Solmonson, Lesley Jacobs. creator author uk 2024 eng 1 online resource (200 pages) A guide to the cultural history of liqueurs from a celebrated spirits journalist. The original recreational spirit, liqueurs traveled the Silk Road, awaited travelers at the Fountain of Youth, and traversed the globe from ancient times through the industrial revolution and beyond. In this thrilling exploration of liqueur's global history, Lesley Jacobs Solmonson describes how a bitter, medicinal elixir distilled by early alchemists developed into a sugar- and spice-fueled luxury for the rich before garnishing a variety of cocktails the world over. The book invites readers on a multi-faceted journey through culinary history, driven by humanity's ages-long desire for pleasure. Introduction -- 1. Sugar and Spice and All Things Nice -- 2. Information, Individuality and Independence -- 3. The Road to Enlightenment and Revolution -- 4. Invention, Industry and Commercialization: Drinking in Post-Revolutionary France -- 5. Bitter Pleasures -- 6. From the Flowing Bowl to the Cock-Tail -- 7. Twentieth-Century Blues -- 8. The New Golden Age -- Recipes -- Appendix: Catalogue of World Liqueurs -- Select Bibliography -- Websites and Associations -- Acknowledgements -- Photo Acknowledgements -- Index. Lesley Jacobs Solmonson. Includes bibliographical references and index. Liquors History TP507 .S656 2024 9781789148923 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=31106516 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=31106516 120830 20250521092857.0