No matter where you go on earth, there is moonshine. It has been made from just about every imaginable foodstuff: grapes, grain, raw sugar, tree bark, horse milk and more. College students in the developed world drink it; so do day labourers in the world's poorest slums and villages. All moonshine has two characteristics: it is highly alcoholic, and it is illegal. Kevin R. Kosar tells the colourful history of moonshine with characters that range from crusading lawmen, earnest farmers and clever tinkerers, to vicious smugglers and ruthless gangsters; from pontificating poets and sneaky swamp-rats, to adolescents looking for a thrill.

El arte de servir a los demas nos ayuda a conocer el mundo de otra manera."40 anos de experiencia en servicio al cliente interno y externo, tanto en mi pais Republica Dominicana como en la ciudad de Nueva York y Nueva Jersey en Estados Unidos. Este libro servira de gran aporte al conocimiento de aquellos que deseen convertirse en servidores profesionales brindando asi un excelente servicio hasta a los clientes mas exigentes. Un bartender debe de tener amplios conocimientos practicos y teoricos de coctelerias, licores y en general de todo cuanto concierne a su labor profesional. El camarero profesional es una persona con caracteristicas excepcionales, sus cualidades deben ser numerosas, ademas de necesitar una buena salud fisica, mental y emocional. Ser un camarero profesional requiere experiencia pero mas que eso requiere un alto grado de relaciones humanas, disciplina, responsabilidad y entusiasmo. El conocimiento incompleto de sus responsabilidades puede resultar en un servicio deficiente.

Un manual de vino practico y sencillo para el consumidor contemporaneo, basado en los cursos de vino que Athena Yannitsas dicto en Florida International University y Miami-Dade College. Los lectores son introducidos a las regiones vinicolas del mundo; la influencia de barriles, corchos y otros elementos; como servir, degustar y evaluar vinos; consejos para comprar y guardar vinos; y como combinar vinos y comida.

El vino es fantastico y tambien lo es aprender de el. Una vez que comienzas a sentir la atraccion por descubrir nuevos vinos, nuevos aromas y nuevas experiencias, la pelota empieza a rodar y no se detiene, pues existiendo miles de opciones disponibles, y con los miles de vinos mas que se hacen cada ano, el camino a descubrir es interminable. He organizado, ofrecido y disfrutado catas de vino por mas de 15 anos a la fecha, y tambien disfruto ensenando a mis amigos y a extranos por igual acerca de las maravillas del mundo del vino. He probado alrededor de 30,000 vinos diferentes hasta ahora (aproximadamente) y disfruto el vino cada dia mas - me encantaria compartir esa alegria contigo.

Selected as a Top Ten Book of the Year by Dwight Garner, "New York Times"
A "stylish and engaging...fearlessly honest account" ("Financial Times") of man's love of drink, and an insightful meditation on the meaning of alcohol consumption across cultures worldwide
Drinking alcohol: a beloved tradition, a dangerous addiction, even "a sickness of the soul" (as once described by a group of young Muslim men in Bali). In his wide-ranging travels, Lawrence Osborne--a veritable connoisseur himself--has witnessed opposing views of alcohol across cultures worldwide, compelling him to wonder: is drinking alcohol a sign of civilization and sanity, or the very reverse? Where do societies and their treatment of alcohol fall on the spectrum between indulgence and restraint?
These questions launch the author on an audacious journey, from the Middle East, where drinking is prohibited, to the West, where it is an important--yet perhaps very often a ruinous--part of everyday life. Beginning in the bar of a luxury hotel in Milan, Osborne then ventures to the Hezbollah-threatened vineyards of Lebanon; a landmark pub in London; the dangerous drinking dens on the Malaysian border; the only brewery in the alcohol-hostile country of Pakistan; and Oman, where he faces the absurd challenge of finding a bottle of champagne on New Year's Eve. Amid his travels, Osborne unravels the stories of alcoholism in his own family, and reflects on ramifications of alcohol consumption in his own life.
An immersing, controversial, and often irreverent travel narrative, " The Wet and the Dry" offers provocative, sometimes unsettling insights into the deeply embedded conflicts between East and West, and the surprising influence of drinking on the contemporary world today.

"From the Hardcover edition."

This is a handbook of 50 tips to help banish the morning-after blues. You can try rehydrating and energizing fruit, vegetable and herbal drinks to refresh your weary body. It offers cleansing herbs and superfoods to revitalize an over-stressed system. You can stimulate your senses with an aromatic citrus spritzer, rosemary wake-up call, relaxing lavender bath or soothing camomile compress. It includes gentle body-balancing therapies, from reflexology, reiki and homeopathy to crystal, flower healing and massage. It shows you how to pamper yourself with a mind-cleansing meditation or a hair-of-the dog prairie oyster. One drink too many, and you can end up suffering from horrible hangover symptoms. You may experience a pounding headache, vomiting, fatigue and general aches and pains. Rather than instantly reaching for the painkillers, pamper your aching body with a gentle, mind-cleansing meditation, an aromatherapy headache easer, or a 'prairie oyster'. Alternatively, try the mysterious powers of crystals or reiki healing, or flush away harmful toxins in a relaxing flotation tank. This book is packed with safe and simple suggestions to alleviate all manner of hangover ailments. With treatments from stomach-settling herbs and detoxifying exercise to a high-protein breakfast, you are bound to find a source of relief to suit your lifestyle!

A generous new collection by the acclaimed novelist who, according to "Salon, " is also "the best wine writer in America."
For more than a decade, Jay McInerney's vinous essays have been praised by restaurateurs ("educational and delicious at the same time" --Mario Batali), by esteemed critics ("brilliant, witty, comical, and often shamelessly candid and provocative" --Robert Parker), and by the media ("McInerney's wine judgments are sound, his anecdotes witty, and his literary references impeccable" --"The New York Times"). Here, in pieces originally published in" House & Garden" and "The Wall Street Journal, " McInerney provides a master class in the almost infinite varieties of wine and the people and places that produce it, with the trademark style and expertise that prompted the James Beard Foundation to grant him the M.F.K. Fisher Award for Distinguished Writing in 2006.

Scientific research has clearly established that drinking in moderation has many health benefits, including maintaining a healthy heart. Yet, many people do not know that drinking red wine protects the heart more than white wine, while beer, margaritas, and hard liquor are less effective in providing such protection. And while alcoholism is a serious problem requiring medical and psychological treatment, for those who are not addicted, drinking alcohol is not necessarily a bad habit. The problem is to distinguish between drinking sensibly and drinking insensibly. Dasgupta clearly outlines what constitutes healthy drinking and its attendant health benefits, offers advice on how to drink responsibly, and provides insight into just how alcohol works on the brain and the body. After reading this book, readers will enjoy their next drink with a fuller and safer understanding of why they're enjoying it.

THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF "JUDGMENT OF PARIS "EXPLORES THE THRIVING BUSINESS OF BARGAIN WINES AND OFFERS HIS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BEST VALUES.
Is inexpensive wine any good? Award-winning author George M. Taber shows that it is, examining the paths to success of the world's best-selling bargain brands. Taber helps readers learn to trust their taste and make informed decisions when confronting wine lists, and reveals how innovators are turning the old "vin ordinaire "into something "extraordinaire."
"A Toast to Bargain Wines "is an accessible mix of history, business, and reference, and includes a two-part guide to the world's best buys: George's ten favorite bargains of every varietal (plus two splurges in each category), then ten value brands from twelve regions around the world. Casual wine drinkers and connoisseurs alike will benefit from this insider's guide to finding and enjoying good wine--at a great price.

More than 150 recipes featuring tequila as an ingredient. Appetizers, soups, salads, main dishes, breads, desserts and drinks. Includes fascinating tequila trivia. A unique cook book!

Cask ale, real ale, bitter...whatever you want to call it, it's thriving and this book is the perfect drinking companion. Written by acclaimed beer expert Adrian Tierney-Jones, this is an accessible and interactive guide to Britain's finest beers with reviews of over 150 ales and 40 perfect pubs in which to try them. The unique journal format will help you record and rate every tasting as you work your way through beers of every hue and flavour from the nine regions of the British Isles; from the malty milds of the Midlands to the sweet, fruity golds of the South-West. With guides to beer tasting and styles, plus top ten lists of essential beers for every region, this is a must-have interactive guide to the greatest pints in Britain.

Originally published in 1896, Bariana: Recueil de toutes boissons amricains et anglaises-written by Louis Fouquet, head barman at The Criterion in Paris-is regarded as the first French cocktail book. Although the title implies there are many American and British mixed drinks in this volume, there are also creations that are truly unique to France within these pages. The barware that was also illustrated in this volume demonstrates the level of sophistication that Parisien bartenders were able to achieve in the thirty years after mixed drinks made their appearance in French drinking culture around 1862, when the wine industry was stuck a near-fatal blow with the introduction of phylloxera. This facsimile edition is reproduced from the 1902 edition found in the book collection at Exposition Universelle des Vins et Spirtueux on le de Bendor in southern France.

As the traditional British folk song that the rock group Traffic made famous in the 1970s and that lends its name to this book's title demonstrates, the battle against John Barleycorn was a losing one: "And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl / Proved the strongest man at last." Ben Johnson's sweeping, highly readable, and extensively illustrated "spirited" overview of Arkansas's efforts to regulate and halt the consumption of alcohol reveals much about the texture of life and politics in the state-and country-as Arkansas grappled with strong opinions on both sides. After early attempts to keep drink from the American Indians during the colonial period, temperance groups' efforts switched to antebellum towns and middle-class citizens. After the Civil War new federal taxes on whiskey production led to violence between revenue agents and moonshiners, and the state joined the growing national movement against saloons that culminated in 1915 when the legislature approved a measure to halt the sale, manufacture, and distribution of alcohol-including that of Arkansas's substantial wine industry. The state supported national prohibition, but people became disillusioned with the widespread violations of the law. However, the state didn't repeal its own prohibition law until a fiscal crisis in 1935 required it in order to raise revenue. The new law only authorized retail liquor stores, not the return of taverns or bars. A final effort to restore laws against John Barleycorn in 1950 was rebuffed by voters. Still, there are a number of counties in Arkansas that remain dry and disputes over the granting of private club licenses continue to make news.