This book was so much fun to read！ A hilarious romp through the history of good drinks and really bad medicine。 I appreciate the author adding great drink recipes that feature the spirits covered in that section。 A lot of them I'd never heard of before and there are quite a few that I want to try。 Medical history is littered with bad ideas and I can honestly say that some of the treatments covered here are among the worst。 I can honestly say， though， that I'm grateful to be a consumer in the tim This book was so much fun to read！ A hilarious romp through the history of good drinks and really bad medicine。 I appreciate the author adding great drink recipes that feature the spirits covered in that section。 A lot of them I'd never heard of before and there are quite a few that I want to try。 Medical history is littered with bad ideas and I can honestly say that some of the treatments covered here are among the worst。 I can honestly say， though， that I'm grateful to be a consumer in the time since the FDA has been established。 I also appreciated that the history of distilling liquor was tied to other major historical events， food and beverages， and inventions to give a more comprehensive picture of what was happening。 The format and writing style were easy to follow and comprehend and weren't so heavy that I needed to take breaks。 Wonderful！Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Books for providing me with a digital copy for review。 The opinions expressed here are my own and do not reflect those of the author or publisher。 。。。more