A History of the World in 6 Glasses
Author: Tom Standage
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The six drinks being expounded on in this read are beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea and cola. Relating the story of these guzzlers in an engaging manner, the author states that beer was first made in 3000 BCE by the Fertile Crescent and was an important part of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian culture. in Greece of the ancient times, on the other hand, wine held a primary place as it became the vessel for spreading the Greek culture elsewhere in the world. The Age of Exploration thrived on spirits such as brandy and rum that were primarily consumed by seamen on long and perilous voyages. Talking about coffee, the much-debated drink, Standage says that although it originated in the Arab countries, it gained fame in Europe thanks to the many coffee houses that dotted the region during the Age of Reason. During those times, it was a cuppa that helped people carry out intellectual exchanges. Tea, regarded as a kin of coffee, was first drunk by the Chinese, but became globally popular hundreds of years later when the British started guzzling cup after cup. The saga of the drinks by Standage comes to a culmination with the story on the cola, which has a firm grip over the modern times an...
