Contextual framing only; it does not establish a direct lineage to whiskey.
Paraphrase preserves the source's meaning without reproducing its wording.
The book opens by locating alcohol within a much longer chemical and biological history than human beverage making, using that deep-time frame to explain why alcohol is a recurring human material.
Chapter 1, “Homo Imbibens: I Drink, Therefore I Am,” opening discussion and “Creating a Ferment”
Chapter 1, “Homo Imbibens: I Drink, Therefore I Am,” opening discussion and “Creating a Ferment”
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Chapter 1, “Homo Imbibens: I Drink, Therefore I Am,” opening discussion and “Creating a Ferment”
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