The Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World's Great Drinks (71 page)

Marsala,
62
,
63

Martini,
173

marula,
121

Master of Malt,
314

mastic,
247

Mastika,
247

Matricaria chamomilla,
205

recutita,
205

mauby,
248

Mauricia Tamarind Liqueur,
133

Maurin Quina liqueur,
240

May wine,
194

Mayflower,
210
,
213

McCarthy, Stephen,
243
–
44

McGovern, Patrick,
32
,
44
,
60
,
76
,
223

McKay, Steven,
265

mead,
116
–
17

meadowsweet,
187

Meinhard, Dr. Teodoro,
230

Melissa officinalis,
174

melon,
346

Mentha spicata,
323
,
325

Menzies, Archibald,
122

Meredith, Carole P.,
64

Merwin, Ian,
24

mescal,
5

see also
mezcal

mescaline,
7

mesocarp,
299

metaxa,
68

methyl salicylate,
235

Mexican lime,
298
,
334

Meyer, Frank N.,
296
,
297

Meyer lemon,
294
,
296
,
334

mezcal,
4
–
16

bugs in booze,
16

field guide to,
11

list of spirits,
15

tasting,
14

Micheladas,
133

Michelberger 35% liqueur,
197

Midas Touch beer,
223

mijiu,
81

mildew,
39

millet,
89

Minnesota 13 corn,
50

mint,
159
,
165
,
174
,
180
,
324
,
330
–
31

Mint Julep,
325
,
326

mirabelle plum,
277
,
279
,
335

miracle fruit,
346

mistelle,
65

Mister Lincoln rose,
329

mixtos,
10
,
11

Miyama Nishiki rice,
78

mobbie,
73

Mojito mint,
323
,
325

Mojito y Mas,
104

mojo,
287

molasses,
101
,
102
,
106

Molasses Act of 1733,
101

Mongozo Brewery,
112

Monin Original Lime liqueur,
298

monkey puzzle,
122
–
23

monkey rum,
93

Moor Park apricot,
260

Moore, Marianne,
122

moonshine,
28

corn,
47
,
49
,
50

sorghum,
92
–
93

morning glory,
73

Morris, Chris,
50

Moscow Mule,
74
,
167

mountain laurel,
144

Mourt's Relation,
210
,
213

Moutai,
94

Moxie,
165

Mud Puddle vodka,
269

mudai,
123

muddling,
xvii

mulberries,
120
,
270
–
71

Munstead lavender,
328
,
330

Musa acuminata,
112

muscatel (moscatel),
62

muscovado sugar,
100

musk lorikeet,
246

musk strawberry,
350

musto verde,
69

myrcene,
171

Myristica fragrans,
188

myrrh,
249

myrtles,
136
–
38
,
152
–
53
,
245
–
46

Mysore cardamom,
151

N

Nabhan, Gary Paul,
6

nama,
82

Napoleon Bonaparte,
105

Napoleon III,
287

nasturtium,
329

Natural History
(Pliny the Elder),
83

navai't,
128

naval spirit,
103
–
4

Navelina orange,
301

Navel orange,
301
,
335

nectarines,
335

Negroni,
143
,
163
,
164
,
292
,
295

Nemiroff Birch Special Vodka,
235

Neon calendula,
328

neroli oil,
291
,
302

neutral spirits,
106

New Deal Distillery,
269

New Forest: Its Traditions, Inhabitants and Customs, The
(Crespigny),
284

New York Times,
70
,
76
,
338

Nicotiana tabacum,
195
–
96

nicotine,
195
,
196

nightshades,
70
–
72
,
74
–
75
,
195
–
96
,
352
–
53

nigori,
82

Nipah virus,
119

Nixon, Richard,
88
,
94
,
95

noble rot,
58

nocino,
315
–
17

homemade,
316

Nocino della Cristina liqueur,
317

Noir de Bourgogne currant,
266

nopales,
126

Northern United Brewing Company,
106

Nostalgie liqueur,
317

Noyau de Poissy distillery,
262

nutmeg,
157
,
188

nuts,
306

see also specific nuts

Nux Alpina Walnut Liqueur,
317

O

oak,
52
–
54

cork,
51

field guide to,
55

oast house,
215

Ocimum basilicum,
322

Odyssey, The
(Homer),
117
,
219
–
20

oil of lemon eucalyptus,
245

Old-Fashioned,
25
,
48
,
163

Old-Fashioned glasses,
16

Old Sugar Distillery,
94
,
106

Old Tom gin,
170

Olea europaea,
335

olive,
218
–
19
,
335

brine for,
336

Omachi rice,
78

On Herbs and Their Powers
(Falimirz),
72

100% blue agave spirits,
15

opium poppy,
219
–
20

Opuntia,
126
–
29

humifusa,
126

orange,
286
,
300
,
335

liqueurs made from,
305

orange flower water,
302

Orangerie liqueur,
301
,
305

orchid,
198
–
99

O'Rear, James,
47

oregano,
159

Oregon myrtle,
144

Oregon oak,
55

orgeat,
304

Origanum dictamnus,
159

orris,
189

Oryza sativa,
76
–
82

oude,
170

ouicöu,
115

Oviedo, Fernandez de,
129

Oxytenanthera abyssinica,
130

P

paan,
145
–
46

pacharán,
284

paciki,
49

Pagès Védrenne distillery,
177

Pálinka,
222

palm,
118
–
19

Panama-Pacific International Exposition,
94

pansies,
329

Papaver somniferum,
219
–
20

paper birch,
234

paprika,
353

Parfait Amour liqueur,
222
,
225

Parker, Lucinda,
244

Parma violets,
226

parsnip,
124
–
25

“Passing of the Eucalyptus,”
245

Pastinaca sativa,
124
–
25

pastis,
106
,
178
–
184

Perfect,
181

patxaran,
182
,
284

Paul Devoille Distillery,
242

peach,
307
,
335

pear,
30

pear brandy,
30

pear cider,
30

peat-smoked barley,
37
,
41

pechuga mescal,
9

Peguis jalapeño,
346

Pehuenche people,
123

Pelargonium,
323

pellagra,
89

Pemberton Distillery,
74
–
75

pentosan,
83

Peppadew pepper,
352

pepper,
346
,
352
–
53

peppers,
145
–
46
,
157

Percy, Walker,
326

Perfect Distiller and Brewer, The,
72

Perfect Pastis,
181

Perfection fennel,
322

Perique Liqueur de Tabac,
195
–
96

perry,
30

Persian lime,
298

Pesto Perpetuo basil,
322

petitgrain oil,
291

peyote,
7

phenyl-acetic acid,
218
–
19

Philip, Prince,
104

Philosophical Works
(Boyle),
xii

phylloxera,
64
,
66

Physalis philadelphica,
347

Picea,
255
–
56

glauca,
256

mariana,
256

rubens,
256

pickles,
349

picrocrocin,
223

pie cherry,
334

pikake jasmine,
218

Pimenta dioica,
136

racemosa,
137

pimento dram,
136
,
138

Pimento-L pepper,
346

Pimm's Cup,
161
,
328

Pimm's No. 1,
161

Pimpinella anisum,
179

piña,
5
,
9

pine,
243
–
44
,
250
–
51
,
255
–
56

pineapple,
347

pineapple sage,
323

Pineau des Charentes wine,
65

pinene,
140

pink peppercorn,
190

Pinot Noir,
64

Pinus,
250
–
51

cembra,
250

halepensis,
250

Piper betle,
145
–
46

cubeba,
157

nigrum,
157

piperine,
157

piquanté pepper,
352

Pisco,
69

Pisco Sour,
67

Pistacia lentiscus,
247

pitahaya (pitaya),
128

pith,
299

Pizarro, Francisco,
71

plantains,
112

Plantlife UK,
173

Plat, Sir Hugh,
193

Pliny the Elder,
83
,
85
,
163
,
325

plum,
277
–
79
,
335

Plymouth distillery,
28

Plymouth Gin,
170
,
283

pod corn,
46

poet's jasmine,
218
–
19

Poire Williams brandy,
30

poison ivy, oak, and sumac,
113
,
121
,
190

Polka Red raspberry,
342

Polly,
338

Polmos Białystok distillery,
147

POM Wonderful,
335

pomace brandy,
69

pomegranate,
319
,
335
,
337
–
39

pomelo,
285
,
286
,
295
,
297
,
300
,
301

pommeau,
23

pony,
xvi

popcorn,
46

poppy,
219
–
20

port,
62
,
63

Portuguese oak,
51
,
55

potato,
70
–
75

artisanal,
74
–
75

birth of vodka,
72

Incan treasure,
71
–
72

sweet,
73

prickly pear cactus,
126
–
29

cochineal and,
129

sangria,
128

spirits from,
128

syrup from,
127

progesterone,
191

Prohibition,
50
,
59
,
213
,
235
,
261
,
262
,
272