The Complete Guide to Mexican Beverages: From Atole to Zambumbia

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This is a Featured Preorder* for a book that will be published September 15, 2026. This is what the publisher tells us about this book: A definitive, cross-category history of Mexican beverages that reframes what we think we know about the world’s most popular drinks. A lively, authoritative history of Mexican beverages—from cacao and pulque to beer, tequila, coffee, and soft drinks—revealing how culture, migration, and innovation shaped what the world drinks today. For over five centuries, Mexico’s drinks have fascinated outsiders and nourished communities at home. Early European observers encountered cacao, pulque, and atole—beverages deeply embedded in Mesoamerican life, economy, and ritual. Today, Mexico stands as a global powerhouse in beer and spirits, with its drinks consumed worldwide—often without consumers realizing their origins. The Complete Guide to Mexican Beverages offers a sweeping, accessible account of this rich tradition. N. C. Stevens traces how Indigenous knowledge and global influences—from Spanish, Filipino, Chinese, German, French, and American cultures—combined to shape Mexico’s diverse beverage landscape. Along the way, surprising histories emerge: mezcal’s possible Filipino roots, German investment in Mexican coffee, and the transnational origins of iconic beers. Blending cultural history with insights into ingredients, production, and technology, Stevens shows that every drink tells a story—of botany, innovation, and tradition. As global demand for

• Binding: Hardcover

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