![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And the final ingredient in a Manhattan is, of course, a cherry, and so there's one more plant." And then you splash on some Angostura bitters, and Angostura bitters have, oddly enough, not Angostura bark, but has a lot of other roots and seeds. "And then you add sweet vermouth, which is a wine base - so there's your grapes - and then vermouth has a lot of spices and herbs. And of course it's been soaked in an oak barrel, so let's not forget that that's another plant, the oak tree, that has a huge role in cocktails," she explains. "You can start with the whiskey, which would contain barley, rye and wheat or corn. ![]() Through this horticultural lens, a mixed drink becomes a cornucopia of plants: A Manhattan may contain just three ingredients and a garnish, but Stewart says that a single glass holds over 20 plants. Stewart describes beer by way of the challenges of wheat fermentation, and her discussion of gin starts with how to pick juniper berries. So she did, writing a book that makes familiar drinks seem new again. Koehler's Medicinal Plants/Image courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden. American whiskeys are often aged in white oak barrels (Quercus alba). ![]()
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