Girly Drinks

This is the forgotten history of women making, serving and drinking alcohol. Drink has always been at the centre of social rituals and cultures worldwideand women have been at the heart of its production and consumption. So when did drinking become gendered?How have patriarchies tried to erase and exclude women from industries theyve always led, and how have women fought back?And why are things from bars to whiskey considered masculine, when, without women, they might not exist?With whip-smart insight and boundless curiosity,Girly Drinksunveils distillers, brewers, drinkers and bartenders with a vital role in the creation and consumption of alcohol, fromCleopatra, Catherine the Greatand the real Veuve Clicquotto Chinese poets, medieval nuns and Prohibition bootleggers.Mallory OMearas fun and fascinating history dismantles the long-standing myth that drink is a male tradition. Now, readers everywhere can discover each woman celebrated in this bookand proudly have what shes having.