'The spread of Pilsner beer from its inception in 1842 clearly shows the changes wrought by globalization in an age of empire', written by @beer_historian https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/globalization-in-a-glass-9781350324374/ #drinkhistory #Pilsner #foodhistory #brewing #globalisation #colonialism

'...[T]he shift from ale to lager started centuries before when a new yeast species Saccharomyces pastorianus or “lager yeast,” popped up in Germany around the end of the Middle Ages.' https://www.popsci.com/health/lager-beer-history-science-biology/ #foodhistory #drinkhistory #lager #ale #science

'A bottle of fine red wine that [Mark] Paulson bought for $250 US in the late '70s from a San Francisco liquor store is going up for auction...' https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/san-francisco-wine-auction-1.6802561 #drinkhistory #Burgundy #wine #1970s

Sur le même thème, voir aussi le catalogue d'une expo du Musée de Bretagne :
#drinkhistory
https://www.musee-bretagne.fr/musee-et-collections/publications/beaux-livres-et-catalogues-dexpositions/boire/

Et le prix du titre le mieux trouvé est attribué à...
https://www.cairn.info/crus-et-cuites-histoire-du-buveur--9782262042837.htm
#drinkhistory

If you are familiar with the #Basque hotels of the US Intermountain West, you have likely heard of the #PiconPunch. It has morphed from the #recipe in this article to the picon amer/grenadine/club soda/brandy floater of the modern cocktail. #drinkhistory https://vintageamericancocktails.com/original-picon-punch/

“The grapevine was probably the first fruit crop domesticated by humans,” senior author Wei Chen, an evolutionary biologist at Yunnan Agricultural University, said in a media briefing Thursday.

Definitely going to be adding that info to my World History of Food lectures! (article link below, no paywall)
#wine #viticulture #foodhistory #drinkhistory

https://wapo.st/3kIhjsK

'...[A]ll #tequila is #mezcal but not all mezcal is tequila. Mezcal is a vast category of spirits made from agave and tequila is a small subset of mezcal, much like bourbon is a kind of whiskey, or Chardonnay is a kind of wine.' https://www.foodandwine.com/cocktails-spirits/differences-between-tequila-mezcal #drinkhistory

"After hitting the bar and decorating your drink, come find me—I’ll be the one sharing unsolicited stories about the origins of fruit cake and its very boozy past." My latest on #drinkhistory x Angostura for @Food52! https://food52.com/drinks/27579-holiday-cocktail-recipes-with-bitters

Historical Tidbits About Sake In The U.S. https://passionatefoodie.blogspot.com/2019/06/historical-tidbits-about-sake-in-us.html #sake #nihonshu #history #drinkhistory #Japanese #japanesefood