Provenance · In progress
The Beverage Terroir Canon
Eight hundred and seventy-nine entries
Contents
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II5
IIIopening
IV12
V5
VI790
VII57
VIII2
IX7
Xopening
Overview & Cultural Context
Why this cuisine is its own thing — roots, history, the living movement.
The Land & Sea
Terroir — geography, climate, what grows and swims here.
The Pantry
The defining ingredients, named to species.
The Method
The foundational techniques the cuisine is built on.
The Canonical Dishes
The dishes a serious practitioner is expected to know.
The Beverage Tradition
Wines, spirits, ferments, tea and coffee, ceremonial drinks.
The Table & Service
How the food is served and eaten — the order, the rituals, the hospitality.
The Thread
Where this book connects to others — migration, trade, diaspora.
The Lineage & Authorities
The masters, the literature, the sources an entry is anchored to.
The Network
The producers and purveyors who carry the real ingredients.
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Beverage Terroir · VI The Beverage Tradition
Provenance 500 Drinks: Spirits
Forty-five entries
Absinthe — The Green FairyAmaro — Italy's Bitter HeritageAmerican Rye Whiskey — The Spice RevivalAngostura Bitters — The Bartender's SaltAperol — The Italian Aperitivo IconApplejack — America's First SpiritAquavit — Scandinavia's Caraway SpiritArmagnac — France's Oldest BrandyAustralian Whisky — Southern Hemisphere InnovationBaijiu — China's FirewaterBaileys Irish Cream — The Original Cream LiqueurBénédictine — D.O.M.Bourbon Whiskey — America's Native SpiritCachaça — Brazil's Sugarcane SoulCalvados — Apple Brandy of NormandyCampari — The Bitter Red IconCanadian Whisky — The Rye ParadoxChartreuse — The 130-Herb LiqueurCognac — France's Greatest BrandyCointreau — The Premium Triple SecDrambuie — Scotch and Heather HoneyFernet-Branca — The Bartender's HandshakeGenever — The Original GinGin — The Botanical SpiritGrand Marnier — Cognac and OrangeGrappa — Italy's Pomace SpiritIndian Whisky — Amrut and the SubcontinentIrish Whiskey — Triple Distilled HeritageJapanese Whisky — Precision in Every DropKahlúa — Coffee Liqueur of MexicoLimoncello — Italy's Lemon SpiritMaraschino Liqueur — The Cherry of CocktailsMezcal — Smoke, Soul, and AgavePisco — Peru's Protected SpiritRum — The Spirit of the CaneScotch Whisky — The Water of Life from ScotlandShochu — Japan's Everyday SpiritSloe Gin — The British Hedgerow LiqueurSoju — Korea's National SpiritSotol — Mexico's Desert SpiritSt-Germain — The Bartender's KetchupTaiwanese Whisky — Kavalan's World StageTennessee Whiskey — Charcoal MellowedTequila — The Blue Agave SpiritVodka — The Neutral Spirit Perfected
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Provenance 500 Drinks: Spirits
45 entries
Absinthe — The Green FairyAmaro — Italy's Bitter HeritageAmerican Rye Whiskey — The Spice RevivalAngostura Bitters — The Bartender's SaltAperol — The Italian Aperitivo IconApplejack — America's First SpiritAquavit — Scandinavia's Caraway SpiritArmagnac — France's Oldest BrandyAustralian Whisky — Southern Hemisphere InnovationBaijiu — China's FirewaterBaileys Irish Cream — The Original Cream LiqueurBénédictine — D.O.M.Bourbon Whiskey — America's Native SpiritCachaça — Brazil's Sugarcane SoulCalvados — Apple Brandy of NormandyCampari — The Bitter Red IconCanadian Whisky — The Rye ParadoxChartreuse — The 130-Herb LiqueurCognac — France's Greatest BrandyCointreau — The Premium Triple SecDrambuie — Scotch and Heather HoneyFernet-Branca — The Bartender's HandshakeGenever — The Original GinGin — The Botanical SpiritGrand Marnier — Cognac and OrangeGrappa — Italy's Pomace SpiritIndian Whisky — Amrut and the SubcontinentIrish Whiskey — Triple Distilled HeritageJapanese Whisky — Precision in Every DropKahlúa — Coffee Liqueur of MexicoLimoncello — Italy's Lemon SpiritMaraschino Liqueur — The Cherry of CocktailsMezcal — Smoke, Soul, and AgavePisco — Peru's Protected SpiritRum — The Spirit of the CaneScotch Whisky — The Water of Life from ScotlandShochu — Japan's Everyday SpiritSloe Gin — The British Hedgerow LiqueurSoju — Korea's National SpiritSotol — Mexico's Desert SpiritSt-Germain — The Bartender's KetchupTaiwanese Whisky — Kavalan's World StageTennessee Whiskey — Charcoal MellowedTequila — The Blue Agave SpiritVodka — The Neutral Spirit Perfected