Doctors and distillers : the remarkable medicinal history of beer, wine, spirits, and cocktails / Camper English.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

English, Camper, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alcoholic beverages--Therapeutic use--History.

Alcoholic beverages.

Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Health aspects--History.

Drinking of alcoholic beverages.

Therapeutics--History.

Therapeutics.

Medicine--History.

Medicine.

History of Medicine.

history of medicine.

Alcoholic beverages--Therapeutic use.

Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Health aspects.

Medical Subjects:

History of Medicine.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 348 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Remarkable medicinal history of beer, wine, spirits, and cocktails

Place of Publication:

New York : Penguin Books, [2022]

Summary:

"The intertwined histories of booze and medicine, from internationally-renowned cocktail expert Camper English. Alcohol and medicine have an inextricably intertwined history, with innovations in each altering the path of the other. The story stretches back to the ancient world, when beer and wine were used to provide nutrition, hydration, and act as solvents for healing botanicals. Over time, alchemists distilled elixirs designed to cure all diseases, monastic apothecaries developed mystical botanical liqueurs, traveling physicians concocted dubious intoxicating nostrums, and the drinks we're familiar with today began to take form. In turn, scientists studied fermentation and formed the germ theory of disease, and developed an understanding of elemental gases and anesthetics. Modern cocktails like the Gimlet, Gin & Tonic, and Old Fashioned were born as delicious remedies for diseases and discomforts. In Doctors and Distillers, cocktail expert Camper English reveals how and why the contents of our medicine and liquor cabinets were, until surprisingly recently, one and the same"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Fermentation: Greeks, Galen, And Guinness

Better Than Water

Early Medicinal Use of Beer and Wine

Ancient Greece and Wine

Galen and the Four Humors

Spice as Medicine

Theriac and Mithridate

Guinness Is Good for You

2. Quintessence: Alchemy And Aqua Vitae

The Theory and Practice of Alchemy

Alchemy in China and India

The Islamic Golden Age

Aqua Vitae

Spirit as Quintessence

The Small Book of Distillation

Paracelsus

Corpse Medicine

Unending Alchemy

Modern Metallic Drinks

3. Monks: Monastic Liqueurs And The Middle Ages

A History of Monastic Orders

The Black Death

Monastic Improvements

Chartreuse

Other Monastic Liqueurs

Benedictine

Buckfast

4. Science: Phlogiston, Pyrmont, Pasteur, And Pathogens

Gas and Phlogiston

Lavoisier

Taking the Waters

Scaling Up Fizzy Water

Bugs and Beer

Lister

5. Bittersweet Aperitif, Absinthe, And Amaro

Sugar and Caffeine

Vermouth

Absinthe

Gentian

Aperitifs and Digestifs

Fernet-Branca

Rhubarb and Angelica

6. Spirits: Grapes, Grain, Agave, And Cane

Armagnac and Cognac

Pisco Punch

Genever and Gin

Vodka

Rum

Scurvy

Whiskey

Whiskey in America

Baijiu

Agave

7. Poison: Phosphates, Patent Medicines, Pure Food, And Prohibition

The Wholesome Soda Fountain

Syphilis and Root Beer

Cocaine Drinks

Patent Medicines

The Pure Food and Drug Act

Prohibition

Moonshine

8. Tonic: Malaria, Mosquitoes, And Mauve

The Fever Tree

Drinking Bark

Tonic Water

Mosquito Discovery and Eradication

Mauve

Coming to America

Cinchonism

9. Mixology: Mixed Drinks And Modern Medicine

Bitters

Evolution of the Cocktail

American and Other Iced Drinks

Modern Medicine.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-334) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: English, Camper. Doctors and distillers

ISBN:

9780143134923

0143134922

OCLC:

1265004662

Publisher Number:

99991119991