ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL travel books of recent years is The Wet and the Dry (published in 2013) in which Lawrence Osborne, an English novelist, travels in the Muslim world in search of a drink. Osborne is something of an expert on the subject, the soi-disant “vodka critic for Vogue magazine” and author of an offbeat wine book, The Accidental Connoisseur. He is also an alcoholic.
So on his travels he isn’t just seeking out a cheeky half of lager, he’s looking to get intoxicated.
