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Genre/Form: | Nonfiction |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Lew Bryson |
ISBN: | 9781612123011 1612123015 |
OCLC Number: | 863194982 |
Notes: | Includes index. |
Awards: | Commended for IACP Crystal Whisk Award (Wine/Beer/Spirits) 2015 |
Description: | 255 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents: | The story of whiskey -- Making spirit: fermentation and distillation -- Aging -- The wall and the work: the challenge of tasting whiskey -- Tasting: tapping into your years of experience -- Mapping whiskey styles -- Scotch: how the world says "whisky" -- Irish: single, double, triple -- American: bourbon, Tennessee, and rye -- Canadian: blended, always -- Japanese: a necessary variation -- Craft whiskey -- Dilution: water, ice, and cocktails -- What goes well with whiskey? -- Collecting whiskey. |
Responsibility: | Lew Bryson. |
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2015 IACP Food Writing/Cookbooks award nominee in the Wine, Beer, and Spirits category "Takes on the whiskey world in down-and-dirty details, from production to tasting. With maps, infographics and flavor profiles for iconic bottlings, alongside Bryson's smart, straightforward text, Tasting Whiskey is both accessible to novices and compelling for the expert." -- Wine & Spirits "Whether you're a novice drinker or a malt connoisseur, Bryson has something to teach you -- and you'll enjoy every word." -- Clay Risen, author of American Whiskey, Bourbon and Rye "An instant whiskey classic that will make all whiskey geeks smarter than their friends." -- Fred Minnick, author of Whiskey Women "I shouldn't say this is the only whiskey book you need but it probably is." -- Charles K. Cowdery, author of Bourbon, Straight Read more...

