Botany at the Bar - by Selena Ahmed & Ashley Duval & Rachel Meyer (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Botany at the Bar is a bitter-making handbook with a beautiful, botanical difference--three scientists present the back stories of exciting flavors of plants from around the globe and all in a range of tasty, healthy tincutres. Botonists Selena Ahmed, Ashley Duval, and Rachel Meyer take us on an enlightening trip throughout the plant world as they share their unique expertise on the ecology, cultural practices, and medicinial properties just waiting to be discovered at the bottom of your glass. Notes on the origins of bitters, the science of taste, and phytochemistry are followed by a neat guide on how to extract and make herbal infusions at home. Add enlightening plant profiles with a mix of unique botanical drink recipes, and this is a truly fascinating experiential insight into the vital meaning of biodiversity today"--

Book Synopsis

A guidebook to everything bitters--the history, science, and plants behind them--with 75 botanical recipes.

Not only are bitters the backbone to every great cocktail, these plant-packed elixirs have long been used to support health and well-being, add flavor, and stimulate the senses. Take a trip around the world with ingredients like saffron, grapefruit, hibiscus, and lemongrass and then bring them home to your kitchen. Be your own alchemist and mixologist, with recipes for creating bitters, syrups, shrubs, and cocktails. With these unique flavor combinations of spices, roots, fruits, and flowers, your drinks will never be the same.

About the Author

RACHEL MEYER, PhD, is an evolutionary biologist and molecular ecologist working across the University of California to understand biodiversity. Her research is on oaks, eggplant, African rice, ancient humanlandscape interactions, and citizen science.

ASHLEY DUVAL, MESC, works as a consultant on genetic resources for food and agriculture industry. Her research focuses on the breeding and domestication of tropical perennial crops including acai and cacao.

SELENA AHMED, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Food Systems at Montana State University examining the ecological, cultural, and health aspects of food systems with expertise in tea
agro-forests of China.