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A Good Drink - In Pursuit of Sustainable Spirits (Hardcover)
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A Good Drink - In Pursuit of Sustainable Spirits (Hardcover)
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Shanna Farrell loves a good drink. As a bartender, she not only
poured spirits, but learned their stories—who made them and how.
Living in San Francisco, surrounded by farm-to-table restaurants
and high-end bars, she wondered why the eco-consciousness devoted
to food didn’t extend to drinks. The short answer is that we
don’t think of spirits as food. But whether it's rum, brandy,
whiskey, or tequila, drinks are distilled from the same crops that
end up on our tables. Most are grown with chemicals that cause
pesticide resistance and pollute waterways, and distilling itself
requires huge volumes of water. Even bars are notorious for
generating mountains of trash. The good news is that while the good
drink movement is far behind the good food movement, it is
emerging. In A Good Drink, Farrell goes in search of the bars,
distillers, and farmers who are driving a transformation to
sustainable spirits. She meets mezcaleros in Guadalajara who are
working to preserve traditional ways of producing mezcal, for the
health of the local land, the wallets of the local farmers, and the
culture of the community. She visits distillers in South Carolina
who are bringing a rare variety of corn back from near extinction
to make one of the most sought-after bourbons in the world. She
meets a London bar owner who has eliminated individual bottles and
ice, acculturating drinkers to a new definition of luxury. These
individuals are part of a growing trend to recognize spirits for
what they are—part of our food system. For readers who have ever
wondered who grew the pears that went into their brandy or why
their cocktail is an unnatural shade of red, A Good Drink will be
an eye-opening tour of the spirits industry. For anyone who cares
about the future of the planet, it offers a hopeful vision of
change, one pour at a time.
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