The Whiskey Distiller’s Training Manual is designed to teach you the complete process of making high-quality whiskey. Includes a complete list of supplies and equipment, detailed pictures, clear instructions of every step in the process, product record sheets, nine proven whiskey recipes, and distilling safety practices. This is the only whiskey distilling book you will ever need. Comes …
Whisky Rising: The Definitive Guide to the Finest Whiskies and Distillers of Japan
The first, most definitive guide to the exciting revolution happening in the world of Japanese whisky!Raise a glass to Japanese whisky! Whisky Rising is the essential reference with revolutionary new insights into the emerging world of Japanese whisky, featuring profiles on distilleries new and old (some so new, they don’t even have whisky yet!), interviews with master distillers …
A fascinating and comprehensive introduction to the geography, culture, and history of wine that identifies the significance of this simple beverage throughout human history and today.• Uses a geographic perspective to examine the wide diversity of significant characteristics of grape varieties, growing conditions, and winemaking techniques• Describes the diffusion of wine culture from the Caucasus foothills to the …
Beer Lover’s Flight Nite: The ultimate beer tasting experience
With the Flight Nite serving kit, you can enjoy the professional brewery experience in the comfort of your own home.Craft beer is more popular than ever, but plenty of people find the variety and specialty knowledge of the trend daunting. But with the Flight Night kit, you can become a beer aficionado overnight. Two flight paddles and eight …
The Cote d’Or may be small in size but its influence is huge and it can strike terror into the heart of even the most seasoned wine professionals. The Cote d’Or is located in the very heart of Burgundy and stretches for a narrow 35-mile band. It’s on this terroir that some of the world’s best known wines …
Under a minute to spare? Why not spend it learning the essence of a subject you either feel you should know about or have been meaning to learn about. Whether it’s the Theory of Relativity or Fermat’s Last Theorem, the Golden Ratio or the Garden of Eden, Anarchism or Monetarism, Pavlov’s Dog or Schrodinger’s Cat, a Know-It-All theory …
The story of bourbon production is a tale of American innovation, industry, and craft. Join photographer Carol Peachee on a visual journey from farm to bottle, with stunning images of the distilleries, farms, copper, brass, and steel works, cooperages and stave mills, and barrel warehouses that transform corn into liquid gold, while former Maker’s Mark President Bill Samuels …
World’s Best Beers: 1000 Unmissable Brews from Portland to Prague
A scintillating saunter through global beer culture that will inform, educate and entertain. It will quench the thirst of beer drinkers whether they be globe-trotting enthusiasts or armchair aficionados.Ale seekers, beer buffs and novices alike will gain a fascinating insight into the world of beer, from bitters to stouts and sour ales to pale ales and saisons.Each country …
“A marvelous journey through the mad, manic, seductive subculture of wine and wine lovers.” –Susan Orlean“The Kitchen Confidential of wine.” –Madeline Puckette, Wine Folly”I loved this book.” -Mary Roach Amateur drinker and professional tech reporter Bianca Bosker didn’t know much about wine—until she stumbled on an alternate universe where taste reigned supreme, a world of master sommeliers who could, after a …
The New Wine Lover’s Companion: Descriptions of Wines from Around the World
Everything you need to know about buying, ordering, and serving wine!Enlarged and updated with information about the myriad changes enacted by the European Union over the last few years and their effect on member nations, newly flourishing wine-growing regions, enhanced coverage of vinicultural practices, and additional wine making terms, The New Wine Lover’s Companion informs, advises, and enlightens …