Episode 224 - The Worm and the Margarita - a podcast by Eric Kozlik
from 2022-03-10T12:30:23
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In this first installment of a two-part series, Eric investigates the origins and history of the Margarita cocktail, beginning with the origins of sour taste perception 500 million years ago. The run of show includes:
- The evolutionary legacy of how a tiny roundworm came to sense a change in hydrogen ion density in its environment
- Why humans like sour tastes, especially when those sour tastes exist in the presence of sugar and alcohol
- The naval environment in which distilled spirits, sugar, and fresh citrus juice became one of the first global drinking trends
- The two cocktails that paved the way for the Margarita, namely: the Brandy Crusta and the Daisy
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