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#AdventBotany 2019 Day 11: Brandy

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Alastair Culham
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11 December 201912 December 2019

By Alastair Culham A key winter preservative for mincemeat, Christmas puddings and cakes, as well as fruit is alcohol.  The classic alcohol for these is French Brandy (Cognac or Armagnac)…Read More >

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World Gin Day 2019

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Alastair Culham
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8 June 201910 June 2019

By Claire Smith and Alastair Culham Some years ago Reading University helped supply some plants to the stunning display glasshouses at the Bombay Sapphire Gin distillery about 40 minutes drive…Read More >

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#AdventBotany Day 11: A Sloe Christmas

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Alastair Culham
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11 December 2017

By Jonathan Mitchley (Dr M) This is Dr M’s contribution to #AdventBotany for 2017 the fourth fantastic year of this true botanical original originating from the School of Biological Sciences,…Read More >

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