The Book of Classic American Whiskeys - Hardcover

Harris, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0812693051 ISBN 13: 9780812693058

Publisher: Open Court, 1999

Synopsis

The Book of Classic American Whiskeys presents a complete guide to all the high-quality whiskeys now available, with descriptions and tasting notes, plus a detailed account of all the important distilleries and the colorful personalities, past and present, who have made such a superb and distinctive contribution to the world of drinks.
This comprehensive guidebook surveys the key part played by whiskey in American history, describes the process by which whiskey is made, explains how to organize a whiskey tasting, and gives selected recipes for cocktails, appetizers, entrees, and desserts.

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Synopsis

This work presents a complete guide to all the high-quality American whiskeys that are currently available. Descriptions and tasting notes are provided, along with a detailed account of all the important distilleries and colourful personalities - past and present - who have made American whiskey such a distinctive contribution to human culture. As well as a comparative analysis of the aesthetic merits of the various premier whiskeys - from Maker's Mark, Booker's and Jack Daniels to Ancient Age, Wild Turkey and Old Forester - this comprehensive guidebook: surveys the key part played by whiskey in American history; describes the process by which whiskey is made; and discusses all the elements which affect the quality of the product. An informative chapter on entertaining with whiskey explains how to organise a whiskey tasting and provides selected recipes for cocktails, appetizers, entrees, side dishes and desserts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Open Court
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0812693051
• ISBN 13: 9780812693058
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 238