After graduating from the University of Leeds, where he studied English and Classical Literature, he spent so much time in Oddbins that they offered him a job. This Empire of Sin tips and tricks guide goes everything you need to about starting a criminal empire, from distilling alcohol to promoting gangsters. Jeffreys' main point is that, though most spirits/wines are not produced in Britain, over the last centuries they have been produced mainly FOR the UK market, and thus English tastes have been hugely influential in determining what wine, whiskey, port, rum, champagne, gin, sherry, madeira, and beer taste and look like today.

I remember going off to one in 2018, and when I told my daughter where I was going she replied: “you’re not still talking about your book are you daddy? Very soon you will be holding a finished copy of Empire of Booze - we're just waiting for the special editions to arrive in the warehouse and then they will start to be dispatched. Each section has drinking notes at the end to give you some suggestions on what to look for if you want to try some of the mentioned drinks.After graduating from the University of Leeds, where he studied English and Classical Literature, heworked in the wine trade for two years before moving into publishing. For a festive special, Tom and Dominic are joined by author and alcohol historian Henry Jeffreys to discuss some Christmassy tipples, from sherry to port, champagne to clairet. Every month or so themarketing bumf from Majestic Wine Warehouses comes through my door outlining their latest offers. You may also close a racket temporarily (“P” key when a racket’s panel is opened) if police suspicion gets too high.

An interesting look at the history of the British empire through the lens of alcohol or a look at the evolution of British tastes in alcohol through the lens of empire. As a young wine snob, I would have turned my nose up at such a beefy idiosyncratic, perhaps even unsubtle, wine. From renowned booze correspondent Henry Jeffreys comes this rich and full-bodied history of Britain and the Empire, told through the improbable but true stories of how the world's favourite alcoholic drinks came to be. Since Empire of Sin takes place in Chicago during the Prohibition-era, the illegal trade in alcohol has become quite lucrative.

We honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' continuous connection to Country, waters, skies and communities. Your different money-making rackets have a few different upgrades available that increase their profit. Also along the way there is some excellent history explaining why some drinks make the journey between unfashionable to fashionable and others make the journey in the opposite direction. Detail from a portrait of Admiral Nelson by Lemuel Francis Abbott; rum was apparently used to pickle his body on the way back to Britain after his death at Trafalgar. As your rackets start making more money and you get involved in more violent acts, you’ll start to draw the attention of the police.