BEER STYLES
colour, bitterness and strength of 15 styles from the BJCP 2021 guidelines
COCKTAIL FORMULAS
five templates by ratio, not fixed recipes — millilitres straight from the official IBA recipes
NINE DRINKS
the same coffee, different proportions
HOW MUCH COFFEE TO WATER
six methods · weight, grind, time
ARABICA AND ROBUSTA
two species, six varieties, one difference
POST-FERMENTED TEAS
six teas changed by microbes rather than oxygen
ESPRESSO
the nine requirements of a certified Italian espresso, with their tolerances
MATCHA DRINKS
six proportions · grams, millilitres, degrees
MATCHA GRADES
ceremonial, premium, culinary — what is behind the words
PUERH AGEING
sheng and shu · what the years do and when to drink
MINIMUM MATURATION
how long each spirit must sit in the barrel before it may bear its name — fifteen legal minimums on one scale
SPIRIT HOMELANDS
where the law lets Scotch, bourbon, cognac and tequila be made — seven spirits, three scales of place: a country, a part of one, a drawn zone