The Soul of Brasil - Softcover

Brown, Jared McDaniel; Miller, Anistatia Renard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0976093774 ISBN 13: 9780976093770

Publisher: Jared Brown, 2008

Synopsis

The first book written in the English language to narrate the amazing history of the world's third largest selling spirit: cachaça. Drinks historians Jared Brown and Anistatia Miller disclose the secrets of cachaça's Asian ancestry and noble birth in Brazil. They explain the spirits integration into Brazilian history and culture from its rise in the Sixteenth Century to the Nineteenth Century propaganda that led to its disfavor among the upper and middle classes. The rediscovery of Brazil's native soul in the Twentieth Century leads to a discussion to the recent raise in international popularity of this versatile spirit. The book was defines the differences amongst rum, rhum agricole, and cachaça; provides tasting session procedures; offers classic and modern cocktail recipes as well as food pairings.

About this title

About the Author:

Anistatia R. Miller and Jared M. Brown are the directors of Mixellany Limited, a drinks consultancy and publisherof books on drinks and spirits. During their twenty-year collaboration, Miller and Brown have written more than thirty books, includingShaken Not Stirred(r): A Celebration of the Martini, Cuban Cocktails, and The Mixellany Guide to Vermouth & Other Aperitifs. Recipients ofthe International Wine & Spirits Competition 2011 Communicatorsof the Year Award, the couple's two-volume masterwork, SpirituousJourney: A History of Drink, won the coveted Gourmand WorldCookbook Award for Best Drink History in the UK in both 2009 and2010. Jared Brown is also the master distiller of Sipsmith, the firstcopper-pot distillery to be licensed in London in more than 189 years.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jared Brown
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0976093774
• ISBN 13: 9780976093770
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188