by Amy Stewart
Distilled Spirits Council, 85
Distillerie des Menhirs, 108
Distillerie Miclo, 222
distillers, 26–28, 31
condensing techniques, 41
dittany of Crete, 159
DO, 10, 11
Dogfish Head Brewery, 44–45, 76, 117, 223, 269
Dolin Blanc Vermouth de Chambéry, 65
Domaine de Canton liqueur, 166
Dombey, Joseph, 175, 177
Dombey’s Last Word, 175
Douglas, David, 244
Douglas Expedition, 244
Douglas fir, 243–44
Dr. Struwe’s Suze and Soda, 164
dragon fruit, 128
Drambuie liqueur, 38, 140, 146
Drosera rotundifolia, 193–94
drupe, 308
Dukat dill, 322
Dutch courage, 172
Dwarf Cherry nasturtium, 329
dyes, 129, 290
E
earthworms, 41
eau-de-vie, 22–23, 24, 61, 63, 69, 243, 244
eau-de-vie de prunelle sauvage, 284
eau-de-vie de sorbier, 281
Ebers Papyrus, 200
Eddu Silver whiskey, 108
Edmond Briottet distillery, 313
egg whites, xvii
eglantine rose, 222
Elder, Joel, 50
elderberries, 208
elderflower, 206–9, 328
imbibing, 209
Elderflower Cordial, 207
Elderflower-Lavender Champagne Cocktail, 330
elecampane, 159
Elettaria cardamomum, 151–52
Elfin King strawberry tree, 132
Ellestad, Erik, 251
Emerson, Edward Randolph, 73
Emma (Austen), 255
endocarp, 299
English Physician, The (Culpeper), 221
Enterolobium cyclocarpum, 7
enzyme, 27, 79–81, 115, 123
ergot, 86–87
Erythroxylum coca, 154–55
novogranatense, 155
rufum, 155
estragole, 180
Estratto di Eucaliptus liqueur, 245
ethyl alcohol, 26–28
ethylene, 290
Eucalittino delle Tre Fontane liqueur, 245
eucalyptol, 144, 151, 180
eucalyptus, 245–46
Eucalyptus citriodora, 245
globulus, 246
gunnii, 246
Eucalyptus Gum Leaf Vodka, 246
eugenol, 136, 137, 153, 242
Eureka lemon, 297, 334
European centaury, 160
European mountain ash, 281
European oak, 55
European Union (EU), 129, 148, 247, 267
Evanow, Allison, 86
Evelyn, John, 234
exocarp, 299
“Eyaws,” 41
F
Faerie watermelon, 347
Fagopyrum esculentum, 108
falernum, 298
Falimirz, Stefan, 72
false cocaine, 155
Fantin-Latour roses, 221
farnesol, 218
Federal Alcohol Administration, 54
Fee Brothers, 229
Fejérváry-Mayer, 2
Femminello Ovale lemon, 297
feni, 113, 114
fennel, 180–81, 200, 322
fenugreek, 146, 160–61
fermentation, 26–29, 59
barley and, 31
date palm, 199
rice and, 79–81
fern, 185–87
Fernet Branca liqueur, 139, 224, 246, 249, 250
Ficus carica, 270–71, 334
fig, 270–71, 334
filbert, 312
filé, 192
Filipendula ulmaria, 187
Filipino still, 7–8
Finissimo Verde basil, 322
fire blight, 30
Firefly distillery, 310
flavedo, 299
flint corn, 46
flor, 61
Florence fennel, 180, 322
flour corn, 46
flowers, 204, 327–31
see also specific flowers
fly agaric, 233
Foeniculum vulgare, 180, 322
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 139, 145, 148, 155, 162, 187, 192, 197, 246, 256, 273
Food & Function, 146
Forbidden Fruit, 300
Fosberg, Raymond, 239
Founding Fathers, 45, 63–64
Four Winds Growers, 296
fractional column still, 24
Fragaria × ananassa, 347, 350–51
chiloensis, 350
moschata, 350
vesca, 350
virginiana, 351
François, Antoine, 300
Frangelico liqueur, 312
Frank Meyer Expedition, 297
Franklin, Benjamin, 43, 255–56
Fratello liqueur, 312
Fred Boutin lavender, 328, 330
freeze distillation, 24
French Intervention, 13
French oak, 55
Freud, Sigmund, 154
Frézier, Amédée François, 350–51
Frézier Affair, 351
From Honey to Ashes (Lévi-Strauss), 195
Frontenac grape, 67
fruit, 259, 345–54
see also specific fruit
“fruit bricks,” 59
Fryer, Alan, 47
Fuggle hops, 216
fungi, 58, 79, 84, 86–87, 233
fusarium, 39
G
Gabriel Boudier distillery, 144
Gaia Estate winery, 250
galangal, 162
Galen, 169
Galipea officinalis, 228
trifoliata, 228
Galium odoratum, 194
Galliano liqueur, 140, 179, 199
Gamache, Darren, 215, 217
gamju, 81
garden-infused simple syrup, 324
Garey’s Eureka lemon, 297
génépi, 203
genever, 170
Genovese basil, 322
genshu, 82
gentian, 160, 163–65, 309, 313
Gentiana lutea, 163–165
Gentiane liqueur, 163
gentiopicroside, 163–64
Gentry, Howard Scott, 6
George VI, King, 220
geraniol, 174
geraniums, 323
geranyl acetate, 156
Gerard, John, 307
German chamomile, 205
germander, 165
Giffard Pamplemousse liqueur, 295
gin, x-xi
common ingredients of, 171
garden cocktails with, 348
grape-based, 69
juniper and, 169–73
types of, 170
gin and tonic, 240
Mamani, xi, 238
ginger, 151–52, 162, 166–67, 168
ginger beer, 166–67
ginjo, 82
ginseng, 155
Glasse, Hannah, 255–56
glasses, xvi
glycyrrhizin, 182
Godfrey’s Cordial, 192
Godin Tepe site, 32, 34
Gohyakumangoku, 78
Gold Flame honeysuckle, 328
Golden Jubilee anise hyssop, 322
Goldschläger liqueur, 242
Gómara, Francisco López de, 4
gomme syrup, 252, 253
gooseberry, 263–67
goosefoot, 105–6
Gordal olive, 335
gorillas, 168
Goschie, Gayle, 215
Gosling’s, 167
Gouais Blanc, 64
Gouberville, Gilles de, 22
grains, 31
see also specific grains
grains of paradise, 168
Grand Marnier liqueur, 288, 289, 305
grapefruit, 295, 300
grapes, 57–69, 310
fungus on, 58
invention of b
randy, 60–63
phylloxera and, 64, 66
spirits made from, 68–69
wine, see wine
yeast and, 59
Graphic, 303
grappa, 205
grasses, 31–56, 76–104, 107–10, 130, 146–47
greater galangal, 162
green mint, 325
green tea, 218
GreenBar Collective distillery, 219
greenbriar, 191
greengage plum, 277–79, 335
Greenwood, James, 170
Grenada pomegranate, 335
grenadine, 337–39
homemade, 338
Grey Goose vodka, 109
Grosso lavender, 328, 330
grow your own
apples, 18
barley, 36
black currants, 266
cherry tree, 276
citrus, 294
elderberries, 208
hops, 216
lemon verbena, 176
sloes, 282
wormwood, 202
guarana, 155
guignolet, 274
gum arabic, 252–54
Gum Arabic Company, 252
gusano, 16
G’Vine gin, 69
H
Haig, Alexander, 88
Hangar One Vodka, 69, 298, 300
Hansen, Johnnie, 261
Harbin Beer, 49
Haus Alpenz, 225, 317
hazelnut, 312–13
heath, 131–32
Hefeweizen, 109
heirloom corn, 50
Helmont, Johannes Baptista van, 234
Hemidesmus indicus, 191
Hendrick’s Gin, 205, 222
Henri Bardouin, 197
herb hyssop, 181
Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes, The (Gerard), 307
herbs, 135, 320–26
growing notes, 322–23
spanking your, 324
see also specific herbs
hermaphrodite plants, 57, 67
heroin, 219, 220
hesperidium, 285
heterozygosity, 17
Hibiki whiskey, 48
Hidcote lavender, 328, 330
Hidden Marsh distillery, 117
Hierochloe odorata, 146–47
highball glasses, xvi
Highland Park Scotch, 33
Hildegard, St., 263
Hilltop Baldwin currant, 266
Historia Animalium, 241
Historia Plantarum (Ray), 136
Historias y Sabores distillery, 196
Holt’s Mammoth sage, 323
Homer, 117, 219–20
Honey Drip, 93
honeybees, 116–17
honeyjack, 117
honeysuckle, 206–9, 328
hop kiln, 215
hop marjoram, 159
hops, 210–17, 342
grow your own, 216
international bitterness units, 214
kiln, 215
varieties of, 214
Hordeum vulgare, 31–41
Humulus japonicus, 210–17
lupulus, 210–17, 342
Hutchinson, Horace, 284
hydrangea, 327
Hypopta agavis, 16
hyssop, 181
Hyssopus officinalis, 181
Hysterical Water, 255
I
ice, xvii
Ichang Papeda, 295, 302
Illicium anisatum, 183
verum, 183
Imbibe magazine, 251
Improved Meyer lemon, 294
Incan treasure, 71–72
Indian corn, 42
Indian sarsaparilla, 191
injera, 89
“Instructions to a Painter,” 172
International Bartenders Union, 261
International Exhibition of 1862, 310
International Plant Names Index (IPNI), 12
Inula helenium, 159
ionone, 226
Ipomoea batatas, 73
iridoid glycosides, 160
Iris germanica, 189
pallida, 189
irises, 189, 223–24
Irish coffee, 311
Irish Mist, 38
irone, 189
ironwood, 248
Iroquois tribe, 257, 258
Islay Scotch, 40
isohumulones, 212
Iznik cucumber, 346
J
J. Witty Spirits, 205
Jack Daniels whiskey, 54
Jack Rose, 339
jackfruit, 120
Jacques Cardin distillery, 219
jaggery, 119
Jam Session plum, 335
Jamestown colony, 42
Japanese cherry trees, 276
Japanese oak, 55
jasmine, 218–19, 328
Jasminum officinale, 218–19, 328
Jefferson, Thomas, 45, 64, 257
Jerry Thomas’ Regent’s Punch, 185, 186
jigger, xvi
Jinro, 81, 94
Johnny Appleseed, 20
Johnny-jump-up, 329
Johnson, Edward, 124
Jonge, 170
Jonkheer Van Tets currant, 266
Joy perfume, 219
Jubilejná Borovička, 172
Juglans regia, 315–17
juniper, 169–73, 200
Juniperus communis, 169–73
junmai, 82
K
Kaempferia galangal, 162
Kaffir lime, 298, 334
Kahlúa liqueur, 199, 310
Kalmia latifolia, 144
Karlsson, Börje, 75
Karlsson’s Gold vodka, 75
kasha, 108
Kaufman, Henry F., 158
Kentucky bourbon, 45, 47
Kentucky Bourbon Trail, 47
Kentucky Colonel mint, 323, 325
Kentucky Common Beer, 49
Kermes, 129
Ketel One vodka, 109
key lime, 298, 334
Kilchoman distillery, 37
King’s Ginger liqueur, 166
Kir, 264, 267
Kir, Félix, 264
Kirin beer, 82
kirsch (kirschwasser), 274
Kissinger, Henry, 95
knotwood, 108
koji mold, 79–80
kola nut, 313–14
koshu, 82
Koval distillery, 219, 222
kümmel, 150
kumquats, 335
kykeon, 117
L
lactobacillus, 47
Lagenaria vulgaris, 3
lager, 211
Laird, Alexander, 23
Laird & Company Distillery, 23
Lakang Hari Imperial Basi, 102
lambic brewers, 29
lao-lao, 82
Laphroaig distillery, 37, 54
Laraha orange, 287–88
Laricifomes officinalis, 233
Last Word, 175
laudanum, 220
laurel, 144, 192, 241–42
Laurus nobilis, 144
Lavandula angustifolia, 330–31
× intermedia, 330
lavender, 151, 328, 330–31
Lavender-Elderflower Champagne Cocktail, 330
Lavender Martini, 331
Lavigerie, Charles, 154–55
Lazaro de Arregui, Domingo, 8
Ledger, Charles, 239
lemon, 294, 297, 334
lemon balm, 174
lemon verbena, 175–77, 322
lemongrass, 322
Leuconostoc mesenteroides, 4
Lévi-Strauss, Claude, 195
Lewelling, Seth, 273, 275
Liber de Natura Rerum (Cantimpré), 169
licor de cocuy, 15
licor de madroño, 131
Licor de Pomelo, 295
licores de tamarindo, 133
licorice, 178–84
list of drinks flavored by, 182
Lightning Pear, 30
Lillet wine, 61, 65, 240, 331
lime, 286,
294, 297, 298, 334
limestone water, 47
limoncello, 293, 344
limonene, 140, 157, 171, 180, 299
linalool, 144, 151, 156, 174, 218, 242, 298
linalyl acetate, 151
Lincoln County process, 54
Lindley, John, 246
Linie Aquavit, 149
Linnaeus, Carl, 200
liqueur, 265, 267
liqueur de noix, 317
Liqueur de Pain d’Epices, 242
Liqueur Herbert, 162
Liquore Elixir di China, 240
Liquore Strega, 141
Lisbon lemon, 334
Litchi chinensis, 334
Little Baby Flower watermelon, 347
Lolium temulentum, 84
London gin, 170
Lonicera × heckrottii, 328
loosestrife, 337–39
Lophophora williamsii, 7
Los Angeles Times, 145–46
louche, 178, 201
Louis-Frères, Simon, 19
LSD, 87
lupulin, 213
Luxardo Amaretto di Saschira Liqueur, 308
Luxardo Company, 272, 273, 274
lychee, 334
M
mabioside, 248
mace, 188
madder, 194, 237–40, 309–11
madeira, 62, 63
madrone, 131–32
Maerlant, Jacob van, 169
mahon, 170
maidenhair fern, 185–87
maize, 42
maguey, 2, 3
Mai Tai, 304
Maker’s Mark bourbon, 54, 109
Malabar cardamom, 151
malaria, 237–40, 245
mallow, 268–69
malting, 31, 37, 39
green malt, 37
Malus domestica, 17–30, 334
Mamani, Manuel Inra, 238, 239
Mamani Gin & Tonic, xi, 238
mandarin, 285, 297, 300, 301, 302
Mandarine Napoleon liqueur, 300, 305
mango, 190
Manhattan, 86, 163
Manihot esculenta, 115–17
manioc root, 115
mao-tai, 88, 94–95
maple, 257–58
maple sugar, 257–58
marasca cherry, 271–76
maraschino, 274
maraschino cherry, 271–76, 334
homemade, 273
March violet, 225
Margarita, 126, 127, 133
Classic, 8
marigold, 328
marijuana, 213
Marker, Russell, 191
Marolo Distillery, 205
Marquette wine, 67
Marsala, 62, 63
Martini, 173
marula, 121
Master of Malt, 314
mastic, 247
Mastika, 247
Matricaria chamomilla, 205
recutita, 205
mauby, 248
Mauricia Tamarind Liqueur, 133
Maurin Quina liqueur, 240
May wine, 194
Mayflower, 210, 213
McCarthy, Stephen, 243–44
McGovern, Patrick, 32, 44, 60, 76, 223
McKay, Steven, 265
mead, 116–17
meadowsweet, 187
Meinhard, Dr. Teodoro, 230
Melissa officinalis, 174
melon, 346
Mentha spicata, 323, 325
Menzies, Archibald, 122
Meredith, Carole P., 64
Merwin, Ian, 24
mescal, 5
see also mezcal
mescaline, 7
mesocarp, 299
metaxa, 68
methyl salicylate, 235
Mexican lime, 298, 334