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The Science of Booze
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Adam Rogers
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A spirited narrative on the fascinating art and science of alcohol, sure to inspire cocktail party chats on making booze, tasting it, and its effects on our bodies and brains.
Drinking gets a lot more interesting when you know what's actually inside your glass of microbrewed ale, single-malt whisky, or Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. All of them begin with fermentation, where a fungus called yeast binges on sugar molecules and poops out ethanol. Humans have been drinking the results for 10,000 years. Distillation is a 2,000-year-old technology—invented by a woman—that we're still perfecting today. And the molecular codes of alcoholic flavors remain a mystery pursued by scientists with high-tech laboratories and serious funding.
In Proof, Adam Rogers reveals alcohol as a miracle of science, going deep into the pleasures of making and drinking booze—and the effects of the latter. The people who make and sell alcohol may talk about history and tradition, but alcohol production is really powered by physics, molecular biology, organic chemistry, and a bit of metallurgy—and our taste for those products is a melding of psychology and neurobiology.
Proof takes listeners from the whisky-making mecca of the Scottish highlands to the oenology labs at UC Davis, from Kentucky bourbon country to the most sophisticated gene-sequencing labs in the world—and to more than one bar—bringing to life the motley characters and evolving science behind the latest developments in boozy technology.
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Alcohol and Medicine have an inextricably intertwined history, with innovations in each altering the path of the other. The story stretches back to ancient times, when beer and wine were used to provide nutrition and hydration, and were employed 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.
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Informative and fun
- De Renee Walker en 06-09-24
De: Camper English
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Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey
- An American Heritage
- De: Michael R. Veach
- Narrado por: Travis
- Duración: 2 h y 34 m
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Its history stretches back almost to the founding of the nation and includes many colorful characters, both well known and obscure, from the hatchet-wielding prohibitionist Carry Nation to George Garvin Brown, who in 1872 created Old Forester, the first bourbon to be sold only by the bottle.
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- De Joseph C Wood en 04-28-23
De: Michael R. Veach
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Imbibe! Updated and Revised Edition
- From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar
- De: David Wondrich
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 9 h y 31 m
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The first edition, published in 2007, won a James Beard Award. Now updated with newly discovered recipes and historical information, this updated edition includes the origins of the first American drink, the mint julep (which Wondrich places before the American Revolution) and those of the cocktail itself. It also provides more detail about 19th-century spirits, many new and colorful anecdotes and details about Thomas' life, and a number of particularly notable, delicious, and influential cocktails not covered in the original edition.
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Interesting history, but needs recipies
- De E. Atkinson en 03-02-20
De: David Wondrich
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Understanding the World of Wine
- De: Brian Wheaton
- Narrado por: Brian Wheaton
- Duración: 14 h y 7 m
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Gain the wine know-how you’ve always wanted in this comprehensive course. With thousands of wines on sale in the US today, choosing just the right one for each occasion can be a challenge even for the experienced. To help you master that challenge and deepen your appreciation of wine and its inexpressibly rich lore, Master of Wine Brian Wheaton recorded Understanding the World of Wine. Whether you're a seasoned oenophile or a beginner, you will discover new insights in this set of 36 easy-to-use audio lectures.
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A brief history of wine
- De Steve C en 08-06-18
De: Brian Wheaton
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The Book of Cocktail Ratios
- The Surprising Simplicity of Classic Cocktails (Ruhlman's Ratios)
- De: Michael Ruhlman
- Narrado por: Michael Ruhlman
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Did you know that a Gimlet, a Daiquiri, and a Bee’s Knees are the same cocktail? As are a Cosmopolitan, a Margarita, and a Sidecar. When hosting a party wouldn’t you enjoy saying to your guests, “Would you care for a Boulevardier, perhaps, or a Negroni?” These, too, are the same cocktail, substituting one ingredient for another. Or if you’d like to be able to shake up a batch of whiskey sours for a party of eight in fewer than two minutes, then read on.
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Fabulous! Educational and Relaxing
- De D. W. en 10-25-24
De: Michael Ruhlman
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DIY Homemade Moonshine, Whisky, Rum, and Other Distilled Spirits
- The Complete Guidebook to Making Your Own Liquor, Safely and Legally
- De: Richard Armstrong
- Narrado por: Gary Crane - PicturesForYourEars
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Are you curious about how to make rum, whiskey, and moonshine at home? Are you a bourbon aficionado? Would you like to learn how to safely and legally make your own home-brewed distilled spirits? What if you could turn this new hobby into a unique craft micro-distillery business? In this book, I will show you how to make your own homemade distilled spirits - safely and legally.
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not much information
- De James Denz en 05-03-24
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Wine for Normal People
- A Guide for Real People Who Like Wine, But Not the Snobbery That Goes with It
- De: Elizabeth Schneider
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Schneider
- Duración: 14 h y 20 m
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This is a fun but respectful (and very comprehensive) guide to everything you ever wanted to know about wine from the creator and host of the popular podcast Wine for Normal People, described by Imbibe magazine as "a wine podcast for the people". More than 60,000 listeners tune in every month to learn a not-snobby wine vocabulary, how and where to buy wine, how to read a wine label, how to smell, swirl, and taste wine, and so much more!
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When they want 5 star wine knowledge but ur 22 y/o
- De Alexia L. en 05-06-21
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Proof
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- AmyLyn72
- 11-20-16
Maybe it's just me....
Overall, good narrator. like his voice. Book was more textbook than novel. I thought it would be more of a story about liquor, not the technical side.
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- Blaine Hawkes
- 09-14-17
Break out your chemistry and biology textbooks
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
For my friends who want to to get into the science of how alcohol works, this a great book. When it says "The Science of Booze" they weren't kidding. The chemistry and biology aspects were hard to follow but still interesting. If I had the hard copy, I would have been highlighting things and looking them up. If you like to get to the heart and really dig into the "why" and "how" of alcohol then this is a great book. If you are looking to figure out how to make the perfect cocktail, then keep looking.
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- tiamoanchio
- 12-03-16
Good narrator, interesting info
Very enjoyable to listen to and very informative. A history of alcohol with new science. Really liked listening to it while on my honeymoon exploring vineyards and distilleries.
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- Joe
- 06-06-22
Great listen
I didn’t expect to like this as usually I am a fiction listener. However, with my interest in alcohol and the ways it is made, this sparked my interest. The narrator was engaging and clear. I enjoyed how the facts were broken up by life experience anecdotes. Sometimes I even rewound to listen to sections when I was distracted. Overall great listen for my morning walks.
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- Steve K. H..
- 06-19-23
Interesting in-depth exploration of booze
In-depth, entertaining scientific exploration of how humans created and refined booze. A very fun listen ! 😀
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- E.D.
- 08-23-15
by Eve - Like no other in depth of the science!
08/22/2015
Loved this book! It is a complete understanding and then some of every moment of the life of an alcohol!
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- Bridger
- 11-03-16
hard to keep up with
this book was hard to keep up with and just stated facts and opinions. it never really highlighted anything important
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- G. Parish
- 07-23-19
God loves us and wants us to be happy
I recently finished listening to Proof: The Science of Booze written by Adam Rogers and narrated Sean Runnette.
This is a book that attempts to do the impossible. It attempts to write a well thought out book about booze, it's discovery, development, history, chemistry, biochemistry, effects on human physiology and interactions with the neurology of our brains and even the effects of sociology added into the mix. If that doesn't sound challenging enough the author attempts to write this from both a scholarly perspective and, at the same time, offer a layman's explanation for those of us who are not scientists, but merely connoisseurs.
To be fair, this is an impossible challenge, but the author gamely stands at the bar and does his best to take each topic shot after shot. He flavors the scientific discussion with personal tales, anecdotes, and easy to understand explanations. This book is not exhaustive on any one subject. It becomes clear the more you learn that no book could be. It does, however, give a great general overview of the topic.
The narrator Sean Runnette seemed to be well selected for this book. His voice acting helped me easily imagine the ethanol laced dreams of the connoisseur that wrote this book. He added to the overall quality of the blend in this spirit.
Conclusion: This is a thick dark beer of a book with hints of coffee in the conversation to keep one constantly engaged. The pairing of author and narrator were perfect. Perhaps beer really is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
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- WM
- 10-09-16
A very pleasant surprise.
I found the book to both informative and entertaining. It was one of the best books that I have listened to on Audible.
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- AppleCedAR
- 07-31-21
Proof weaves a fascinating story arc
The story of alcohol is told in an incredibly engaging way. Serious one moment, humorous the next. The writing opens up tangents that provide many an aha moment while Sean Runnette creatively ties them together in many a neat bow. Like a night on the town, we set out to have some fun, we may not know when our where the night will end, but in the end we make it home with a memorable and shared tale or two.
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