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Taste real magic. Drawing on her electric craft and harnessing influences from Wiccan and rootwork practices, Anaïs Alexandre shares a collection of delicious potions for the modern witch. This book of drinkable spells offers the powers of time-honored wisdom in truly delectable form. Sip on a subtle love potion, draw monetary fortune your way with a lucky prosperi-tea, or spread friendship vibes with a warming party punch; as the wheel of the year turns, discover your own craft through the magic of mixology.

New York Times best-selling author Michael J. Gelb ( Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci) opens our eyes to the remarkable power of wine to unleash creative potential, awaken our genius, and forge bonds with friends and co-workers. Here’s a wine appreciation audio book that invites you to experience wine with your “whole brain”—an approach that is unequivocally unique.

One part The Drunken Botanist, one part Blackthorn's Botanical Magic - shaken, not stirred - Blackthorn's Botanical Brews offers a fresh, fun way of bringing botanical magic into your kitchen, cocktail parties, and home remedies. Blackthorn's Botanical Brews has something for everyone. This book outlines the magical uses for many well-loved, traditional beverage ingredients found throughout time.

Without women, whiskey may not exist. In Whiskey Women, Wall Street Journal-best-selling author Fred Minnick tells the tales of women who have created this industry, from Mesopotamia's first beer brewers and distillers to America's rough-and-tough bootleggers during Prohibition. Women have long distilled, marketed, and owned spirits companies. These strong women built many iconic brands, including Bushmills, Laphroaig, and Maker's Mark.

"Wine Wisdom: Wine Guide for Beginners" answers all your wine questions and is your essential companion to the world of wine. This guide is crafted with the novice in mind, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable learning experience and an instant elevation of your wine knowledge.

Vintage refers to the year grapes are harvested, and that vintage holds meaning. You can look up the weather in any almanac, but some stories are known only to insiders—until now. In this wine book Grant Reynolds, award-winning sommelier, deciphers these signatures to reveal the impact of marketing and mentorship, technology and trends, and influencers old and new.

Natalie MacLean, a bestselling wine writer, is shocked when her husband of twenty years, a high-powered CEO, demands a divorce. Then an online mob of rivals comes for her career. Wavering between despair and determination, she must fight for her son, rebuild her career, and salvage her self-worth using her superpowers: heart, humor, and an uncanny ability to pair wine and food.

Rum has been the drink of rebels since the Old World. Now, there's a new generation of rebels—the business women curating the taste of today's best rum companies. Rum Rebels is a story of female empowerment in a traditionally male-dominated industry. Each chapter of Rum Rebels profiles women in leadership, their rum, and the perfect cocktail pairing. Alongside women leaders and pioneers, this worldwide master class explores everything from palates to aging, providing first-hand stories from today's leading rum distilleries.

This audiobook will guide you to always making the perfect choice of wine for any occasion. You will learn about the differences between the most common types of wines and why some are better than others when paired with certain foods or situations. Stop feeling insecure about your wine knowledge and get this easy to read guide. In less than a day you will be an expert at pairing the right wine with any circumstance.

In America Walks into a Bar, Christine Sismondo recounts the rich and fascinating history of an institution often reviled, yet always central to American life. She traces the tavern from England to New England, showing how even the Puritans valued "a good Beere".

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist tells the story of the self-made billionaire who built the Kendall-Jackson empire from nothing into the biggest-selling brand of premium wines in the U.S. Jess Stonestreet Jackson was one of a small band of pioneering entrepreneurs who put California's wine country on the map. His life story is a compelling slice of history, daring, innovation, feuds, intrigue, talent, mystique, contrarianism, and luck, offering a unique window on the elegant, adventurous, and cut-throat worlds of Jackson's two passions: wine and horseracing.

Bottled water is on the verge of becoming the most popular beverage in the country. But what's the cost of all this water for us and for the environment? In this eye-opening book, Elizabeth Royte does for water what Michael Pollan did for food: She examines the people, machines, economies, and cultural trends that surround it on its journey from distant aquifers to our supermarkets and homes.

Imagine that Alice had walked into a bar instead of falling down the rabbit hole. In the tradition of J. R. Moehringer’s The Tender Bar and the classic reportage of Joseph Mitchell, here is an indelible portrait of what is quite possibly the greatest bar in the world—and the mercurial...

Kaum eine Heilpflanze ist besser erforscht und heilkräftiger als "die Mutter aller Heilpflanzen". Dank seiner Vielseitigkeit wird Salbei seit alters her bei unterschiedlichsten Krankheiten und Beschwerden verwendet. Besonders bewährt hat sich das aromatische Heilkraut bei Erkältungen, Atemwegserkrankungen und in der Mundhygiene; es kommt aber auch bei übermäßiger Schweißbildung, Diabetes, Zahnfleischentzündungen, Verdauungsproblemen wie Blähungen, Völlegefühl oder Sodbrennen, Menstruationsbeschwerden, Akne und anderen Hauterkrankungen, Konzentrationsschwäche und Nervosität zum Einsatz.

“At last, a definitive guide to the medicinal origins of every bottle behind the bar! This is the cocktail book of the year, if not the decade.” —Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist and Wicked Plants “A fascinating book that makes a brilliant historical case for what I’ve been...

Cosmopolitan is a memoir of the bartending life structured as a day in the life of Passerby, the bar owned and run by Toby Cecchini. It is, as well, a rich study of human nature—of the outlandish behavior of the human animal under the influence of alcohol, of lust, and of the sheer desire to...

Pour a dram and immerse yourself in the captivating saga of whiskey—a tale as rich and layered as the drink itself. Whiskey expert Richard Thomas offers an enthralling expedition into the heart of whiskey's heritage, unfolding the rich tapestry of intrigue, innovation, and tradition that...

Wine Knowledge Box is your complete beginner-friendly guide to understanding, tasting, and enjoying wine with confidence. Whether you’re new to wine or looking to deepen your appreciation, this comprehensive wine education audiobook walks you step-by-step through the essentials — from grape varieties and wine regions to tasting techniques and food pairing strategies.

Settle in, press play, and let Tommy C guide you through comforting tea stories, gentle recipes, and quiet moments designed for listening and unwinding.

Eira Scheper nunca pensó que acabaría dedicando su vida al café. A través de los cinco elementos —tierra, fuego, agua, aire y espíritu—, invita a mirar el café desde todos sus ángulos: origen, historia, técnica y alma. De los cafetales de Etiopía a las barras de specialty coffee de Melbourne o Barcelona, la barista e influencer recorre el camino que transforma una bebida cotidiana en experiencia y en ritual. No enseña solo a preparar un buen café, sino a redescubrir lo que se esconde en cada taza: un momento de pausa y conexión, una oda al detalle, a la consciencia y a la belleza de lo simple.