Just the Tonic : a History of Tonic Water

Name: Just the Tonic
Brand: Royal Botanic Gardens
SKU: 9781842466896
Price: 3250 KES
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ISBN: 9781842466896

by Kim Walker , Mark Nesbitt

Book Details

Format Hardback

ISBN-10 1842466895

ISBN-13 9781842466896

Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens

Imprint Kew Publishing

Country of Manufacture IT

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Oct 1st, 2019

Print length 112 Pages

Weight 654 grams

Dimensions 25.60 x 18.00 x 2.10 cms

Product Classification: Cultural studies: food and society Food & society History of medicine Spirits & cocktails Spirits, liqueurs and cocktails Food and drink: non-alcoholic beverages Non-alcoholic beverages

KSh 3,250.00

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Just the Tonic is an accessible yet informative history of tonic water: its connections to the major disease malaria, the cure discovered in the bark of the cinchona tree and its constituent alkaloid quinine. It is a history deeply intertwined with botanical exploration and empire in the Victorian era, and the role of botanical gardens such as Kew.

• Captivating and beautiful gift book on the history of tonic water• Illustrated throughout with stunning and fascinating historical artwork, posters, illustrations and photographs • Chapters cover the discovery and botany of the cinchona tree, its use as a malaria cure, cinchona plantations and the empire, the invention of soda water, early mixology and the first tonic waters, temperance and tonics, and the rise and fall and rise again of the G&T• Tonic cocktail recipes both alcoholic and non-alcoholic• Written by leading experts from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in an accessible and engaging style• First book on the history and role of tonic water, this unique addition to the popular drinks book market will complement the current gin/rum/cocktail craze

Get Just the Tonic by Kim Walker, Mark Nesbitt at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Royal Botanic Gardens and it has 112 pages.