“most of what we know as rum comes from molasses, not cane juice.” — Amy Stewart Molasses Copy Share Image
“AROMA (OLD WORLD) HOPS Cascade Cluster East Kent Goldings Fuggle Hallertauer Hersbrucker Tettnang Willamette” — Amy Stewart Aroma Copy Share Image
“A woman should have the right to do any sort of work she wants to, provided she can do it.” — Amy Stewart Copy Share Image
“Romans thought the vine killed trees by strangulation and named it “little wolf,” which explains the origin of the plant’s genus, Lupulus.” — Amy Stewart Copy Share Image
“People here had redwood trees in their backyards. You were never far from the infinite.” — Amy Stewart Copy Share Image
“The male doesn't eat - it doesn't even have a mouth or an anus - so it does nothing but mate until… — Amy Stewart Death Copy Share Image
“loopholes in some United States liquor laws allow it to be served in restaurants with only a beer and wine license. This… — Amy Stewart Beer and wine Copy Share Image
“new laws regulating the now-legal liquor industry, they helped ensure that bourbon (and other whiskey) would, as of July 1, 1936, have… — Amy Stewart Bourbon Copy Share Image
“An invasive European moth was to blame for a series of mysterious rashes among schoolchildren in northern Pennsylvania. In the spring of… — Amy Stewart Copy Share Image
“Gin is really nothing more than a flavored vodka whose predominant flavor is juniper, so gin drinkers who say they won’t drink… — Amy Stewart Nature Copy Share Image
“1737 recipe for fig liqueur involved steeping figs in brandy along with nutmeg, cinnamon, mace, saffron, and licorice, “’till the whole virtue… — Amy Stewart Copy Share Image
“Wapsie Valley, known for producing red kernels. (The legend behind Wapsie Valley is that at corn shuckings, any man who found a… — Amy Stewart Copy Share Image
“Absinthe is legal today in Europe, the United States, and many places around the world. Some governments regulate the amount of thujone… — Amy Stewart Absinthe Copy Share Image
“I have come to understand, like Darwin had, that earthworms are not destroyers, but redeemers. They move through waste and decay in… — Amy Stewart Earthworms Copy Share Image
“Every year, Australian ornithologists field calls about the strange behavior of the musk lorikeet population in the southeastern part of the country.… — Amy Stewart Bird Copy Share Image
“The first boozy concoction to come from apples was cider. Americans refer to unfiltered apple juice as apple cider and usually drink… — Amy Stewart Copy Share Image
“But gardening is none of that, really. Strip away the gadgets and the techniques, the books and the magazines and the soil… — Amy Stewart Books Copy Share Image
“Angels’ Share: In storage, a small amount of alcohol escapes the barrel through evaporation. Distillers call this lost alcohol the angels’ share.… — Amy Stewart Wine Copy Share Image
“When rum goes into a barrel, the same wonderful interplay of alcohol and wood that makes whiskey so mellow and smooth also… — Amy Stewart Wine Copy Share Image
“Among the many benefits of “limestone water” was the fact that it came out of the ground at about 50 degrees Fahrenheit,… — Amy Stewart Bitter taste Copy Share Image
“Farmers in the United States are also permitted to spray the fruit with a synthetic dye called Citrus Red No. 2. The… — Amy Stewart Grocery store Copy Share Image
“I would’ve never guessed that a life in law enforcement was mostly spent waiting, that catching criminals requires not just clever thinking… — Amy Stewart Crime Copy Share Image
“It’s easy to see how disgruntled sailors might start to wonder if their rum had been diluted a little too much. They… — Amy Stewart River Copy Share Image
“As the tree matures, the older vessels become plugged with crystalline structures called tyloses, and as a result, the center of the… — Amy Stewart Break free Copy Share Image
“Perhaps it makes sense that a creature that doesn't get ill and has few enemies among its neighbors would also live agelessly… — Amy Stewart Copy Share Image
“solera system for aging. The barrels are stacked four high, with finished sherry coming only from the bottom barrel. It is refilled… — Amy Stewart Wine Copy Share Image
“The rat population thrived in such a horrible mess. Ironically, cats were believed to be the consorts of witches in those days,… — Amy Stewart Middle ages Copy Share Image
“Eternity can be found in the minuscule, in the place where earthworms, along with billions of unseen soil-dwelling microorganisms, engage in a… — Amy Stewart Eternity Copy Share Image
“The soldiers had, apparently, been given beehives filled with the honey of bees that had feasted on rhododendron and azalea, plants that… — Amy Stewart Copy Share Image
“Later, when beekeepers realized that they could get lighter, sweeter honey by placing beehives near particular crops like clover, alfalfa, and citrus,… — Amy Stewart Copy Share Image
“When Coca-Cola made its ill-fated switch to New Coke, the Wall Street Journal reported that the economy of Madagascar nearly collapsed because… — Amy Stewart Copy Share Image
“give her one silent gift from a mother she didn’t know she had—it would be this: the realization that we have to… — Amy Stewart Gift Copy Share Image
“Any environment, any single life is in a continuous state of change. This is just more obvious when you pay attention to… — Amy Stewart Change Copy Share Image
“Early spice traders tried to plant allspice seeds around the world but found them impossible to germinate. Eventually it was discovered that… — Amy Stewart Around the world Copy Share Image
“Freshly cut oak is given time to dry, which not only makes it easier to work with but also concentrates those important… — Amy Stewart Time Copy Share Image
