WithoutBritain,noneoftheworld'sfavouritewineswouldexist.Neitherwouldchampagne,port,rumorwhisky.Notevenbeer.Howdidonesmallnationcometoexertsuchalastinginfluenceontheworldofbooze?EmpireofBoozeisaloosehistoryofBritain,cleverlyandhumorouslytoldthroughitscontributionstoalcohol,chartingtheriseofBritishpowerfromitssmallcornerofEuropetoglobalpre-eminence.EachchapterfeaturesahistoricalperiodandadrinktracingitsoriginsandexaminingitsimpactonBritishculture,literature,science,philosophyandreligion.Learnabouthow...
...thechampagnewedrinktodayisowedtoBritishtechnologyformakingsparklingwine.
...rumandIndiaPaleAleweredevelopedsotheycouldwithstandthelong,hotjourneystoBritain'sburgeoningoverseasempire.
...whiskybecamethedrinkofchoiceforwearyempirebuildersfarfromhome.
...withoutalcohol,thepre-twentiethcenturyglobaleconomycouldnotfunction.
Withdrinkrecommendationsofferedthroughout,youcanboozewhileyoureadalong.SoraiseaglasstoBritain,theEmpireofBooze,whosealcoholicinnovationsaresomeofitsgreatest,lastinggiftstotheworld.
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