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Twelve Centuries of Spirits in a Few Clicks
We already mentioned the existence of the « Exposition Universelle des Spiritueux » (aka EUVS) website. It's the on-line version of the actual museum which is located on Bendor Island in the French Riviera, founded in 1958 by Paul Ricard. A bunch of legendary cocktail books, menus and more than 8000 antique bottles are to be found in the museum's collection. It offers a rich and broad overview of the history and evolution of spirits. The EUVS’s website was built in order to extend this very same purpose.
One of the most incredible tools it offers is its dynamic timeline dedicated to the history of the art of distillery. Pretty simple to use – you just click to jump from one century to another - it's filled with fascinating little facts about the creation and development of spirits across the world.
For example, did you know that the alembic, which is used to distill liquor, was invented in 776 AC by an Arabic scientist named Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan (also known as al-Jabir), and that it was then called “al-ambiq”? Or that the first European traveler to mention the existence of the arak - the traditional alcoholic beverage of Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria - was Guillaume de Rubrouck, a French emissary sent by the King of France, Louis IX, in 1253 AC to evangelize the Tatars?
These examples are just a small preview of the extensive data that the EUVS’s timeline presents. And, don’t worry, you don’t have to speak French to enjoy it- the EUVS’s timeline has been fully translated in English. Now, all you have to do is go, click and learn!
The map of Guillaume de Rubrouck's Route is a creation of the University of Washington.
One of the most incredible tools it offers is its dynamic timeline dedicated to the history of the art of distillery. Pretty simple to use – you just click to jump from one century to another - it's filled with fascinating little facts about the creation and development of spirits across the world.
For example, did you know that the alembic, which is used to distill liquor, was invented in 776 AC by an Arabic scientist named Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan (also known as al-Jabir), and that it was then called “al-ambiq”? Or that the first European traveler to mention the existence of the arak - the traditional alcoholic beverage of Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria - was Guillaume de Rubrouck, a French emissary sent by the King of France, Louis IX, in 1253 AC to evangelize the Tatars?
These examples are just a small preview of the extensive data that the EUVS’s timeline presents. And, don’t worry, you don’t have to speak French to enjoy it- the EUVS’s timeline has been fully translated in English. Now, all you have to do is go, click and learn!
The map of Guillaume de Rubrouck's Route is a creation of the University of Washington.
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