Spirits such as brandy and rum fueled the Age of Exploration, fortifying seamen on long voyages and oiling the pernicious slave trade. In ancient Greece, wine became the main export of her vast seaborne trade, helping spread Greek culture abroad. was so important to Mesopotamia and Egypt that it was used to pay wages. Beer was first made in the Fertile Crescent and by 3000 B.C.E. A History of the World in 6 Glasses tells the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period. Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst.
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