Shots of Knowledge: The Science of Whiskey

Language: English

Published by Texas Christian University Press, 2016

0875656544 / 9780875656540

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Text is clean and unmarked, no highlighting, underlining or writing. Hard Cover. Dust jacket is clean and bright, light edge/shelf wear, corner bump, light crease at spine. No rips, tears or stains. Beige cloth cover boards in VG condition, some light corner bumping. Binding is in very good condition, solid, square. A book that is currently OOP / NP (Out-Of-Print edition / No Longer in Print), uncommon, a first edition, collectable or hard to find. 2016. Texas Christian University Press. 2017 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Ships in box, quickly and with care. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Shots of Knowledge is a guidebook for whiskey lovers. Organized into approximately sixty illustrated essays, the book samples selected topics in whiskey production through the lenses of science and engineering. While the essays are subdivided into three sections From Sunshine to Sugar, From Wee Beasties to White Dogs, and From Barrel to Brain the reader is free to sip them in any order. The story commences with water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight; travels through the manufacturing process; and ends with the molecules that entertain the palate. Whether the topic is photosynthesis, bubble caps, oak speciation, or a mechanistic enzymology, the essays seek to reveal the simple beauty too often hidden in science and engineering. At approximately one page in length, each essay and accompanying artwork can be digested slowly at the rate estimated at three essays per bourbon or Scotch. Each essay is summarized in one or two sentences in a single "Shot of Knowledge." Iconography anchors each essay in the production process. Inspiration for the book derived from a productive collision between individuals from TCU and the Firestone & Robertson Distilling Company.

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Title
Shots of Knowledge: The Science of Whiskey
Author
Arnold, Rob; Simanek, Eric
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Publication year
2016
Condition
VERY GOOD
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0875656544
ISBN 13
9780875656540
Item weight
115 ounces
Dimensions
12x0x12
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