The Drunken Botanist Bound in LeatherThe Drunken Botanist in Leather has been hailed as a New York Times Bestseller. Throughout the centuries, humans have ingeniously and desperately transformed a dizzying variety of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi into alcohol, including sake from rice, Scotch from barley, tequila from agave, rum from sugarcane, and bourbon from corn. In this book, Amy Stewart provides a comprehensive exploration of the fascinating biology, chemistry, history,