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03526aam a22005898i 4500 001 F41012D2ECCE11E5A64DF5B3DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160318010059 008 150716t20152015bcca b 000 0 eng 020 $a 1771641193 020 $a 9781771641197 035 $a (OCoLC)914400198 040 $a NLC $b eng $e rda $c NLC $d OCLCO $d BDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d CDX $d UOK $d NYP $d MUU $d EUW $d CGP $d TOH $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h ger 050 4 $a TP590.5 $b .E3613 2015 055 0 $a TP590.5 $b .E35 2015 082 04 $a 641.2/5 $2 23 100 1 $a Ehmer, Kerstin, $d 1965- $e author. 240 10 $a Victoria Bar, Die Schule der Trunkenheit. $l English 245 14 $a The school of sophisticated drinking : $b an intoxicating history of seven spirits / $c Kerstin Ehmer & Beate Hindermann ; foreword by Kevin Brauch ; with illustrations by Angela Dwyer ; [translated by] Jamie McIntosh. 264 1 $a Vancouver ; $b Greystone Books, $c 2015. 300 $a xvii, 244 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm 500 $a Originally published in German as Victoria Bar, Die Schule der Trunkenheit, Metrolit Verlag BmbH and Co., KG, Berlin, 2013. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 500 $a Preface: why we drink & why this book -- Foreword by Kevin Brauch -- First semester: brandy -- Second semester: vodka -- Third semester: whisky -- Fourth semester: rum -- Fifth semester: gin -- Sixth semester: tequila -- Seventh semester: champagne -- Cocktail recipes -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography 520 $a "The school of sophisticated drinking" traces the deep-seated lineage of drinking in the social, political, and even scentific developments of our culture. Inspired by an ongoing series of lectures at Berlin's legendary Potsdamer Strasse cocktail den, the Victoria Bar, this comprehensive books delves into the sociopolitical significance of and technological innovations behind a familiar wine or spirit-- brandy, vodka, whisky, rum, gin, tequila, and champagne-- and shares plenty of tales of libational adventure. Whether you're an expert drinker or a novice barfly, it'll give you plenty to contemplate inside your glass. --- From back cover. 530 $a Issued also in electronic format. 505 0 $a Preface: why we drink & why this book -- Foreword / by Kevin Brauch -- First semester: brandy -- Second semester: vodka -- Third semester: whisky -- Fourth semester: rum -- Fifth semester: gin -- Sixth semester: tequila -- Seventh semester: champagne -- Cocktail recipes. 650 0 $a Liquors $x History. 650 0 $a Brandy $x History. 650 0 $a Brandy $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Vodka $x History. 650 0 $a Vodka $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Rum $x History. 650 0 $a Rum $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Gin $x History. 650 0 $a Gin $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Tequila $x History. 650 0 $a Tequila $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Champagne (Wine) $x History. 650 0 $a Liquors $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Champagne (Wine) $x Social aspects. 650 12 $a Alcohol Drinking $x history. 700 1 $a Hindermann, Beate, $e author. 700 1 $a Dwyer, Angela, $e illustrator. 700 1 $a Brauch, Kevin, $d 1968- $e author of foreword. 700 1 $a McIntosh, Jamie, $e translator. 776 1 $a Ehmer, Kerstin, 1965-, author. $t School of sophisticated drinking. $w (CaOONL)20159050596 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200806022640.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217020443.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F41012D2ECCE11E5A64DF5B3DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search