The Drunken BotanistIn The Drunken Botanist, bestselling author Amy Stewart delves into the captivating world of botany and booze, revealing the surprising plants behind our favourite spirits. From the humble grain of rice that gives rise to sake, to the agave plant that creates tequila, and the sugarcane that becomes rum, Stewart explores how an astonishing variety of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi have been transformed into alcohol over millennia. Each plant