. . "???Thorough, informative, briskly readable, and witty.??? -Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post ???This is a book to be read with pleasure, best sipped in leisure like good bourbon.??? -Dallas Morning News British author Iain Gately calls alcohol the ???equivocal liquid,??? and his exploration of our love-hate relationship with it is ???by turns entertaining, inspiring, sobering, informative and" . .