339: A Good Drink: In Search of Sustainable Spirits—w/ Shanna Farrell, author

For fans ages 21 and up!

It's often hard to know how sustainable or ethical an alcoholic drink is. Very little disclosure is required on most labels, and many of the recipes are proprietary. What is a conscientious drinker to do?

Shanna Farrell wrote A Good Drink: In Search of Sustainable Spirits in order to answer this exact question.

She and host Ross Kenyon discuss the strange world of amaros (or "amari" if you're really going for it!), whiskey, agave, and gin, and try to figure out how to even begin approaching this difficult consumptive choice.

N.B. If you really want to nerd out on amaro taxonomy, Brad Thomas Parsons's books on amaro and bitters are both quite useful; linked below.

Resources

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A Good Drink: In Search of Sustainable Spirits by Shanna Farrell

Shanna Farrell's website

Amaro: The Spirited World of Bittersweet, Herbal Liqueurs by Brad Thomas Parsons

Crushed: How A Changing Climate Is Altering the Way We Drink by Brian Freedman

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