Old Monk - Paperback

by Gyan Shankar (Author)

Wine, beer, whiskey in Europe today would be nothing like it currently is without the influence of the Benedictine monks and monasteries. Making of liquors in India has an interesting past. This book is a must read, if you enjoy either or all, the wine, beer, rum, and other alcoholic drinks and want to know about their history. This book takes reader, from the birth of the beverage trade to the evolution from bucket to barrel. Casual, concise, and compendious in nature, this provides a visual trip through the fascinating history of liquor, with a different lens or narrative. This book, is a spirited look at the fascinating history of liquors, from the dawn of civilization to the modern day providing new details of wineries and breweries pioneer, advocate, activist and entrepreneur who lived it through ages.