As a whiskey drinker this book automatically grabbed my attention.
I have always been a Jack Daniel's girl-calling him my true boyfriend being he was the longest relationship I've had lol- but I have tasted other whiskey's as well.
Whiskey and bourbon are the same but as the saying goes "all whiskey's are bourbon but not all bourbon are whiskey"
I found this book highly intoxicating, yes pun intended, just for the fact of learning more about the inception of whiskey.
Go to any liquor store and you will see a multitude of whiskey on the shelf. So many brands and now so many flavores to choose from! And you stand silently as your eyes boggle back and forth trying to choose. I'll take them all, oh wait I am broke so that won't work.
As I read through the pages each section showing the design work that each label has gone through was interesting to me but to see the struggle that the whiskey distillers had gone through just to stay afloat was dizzing to the mind. I don't think I could have made it through prohibition!
Each section also ends with the drinks of the area so you also get recipes.
Even reading about the many distillers and the generations of them found me enticed.
All and all I have to say that this book has renewed my passion for checking up on some of my past loves including Jim Beam, Wild Turkey, and Maker's Mark just to name a few, but if any of you out there are holding onto a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle's and are looking to share it you will be my new best friend! I am also quite curious to try this High West Whiskey which has blended both bourbon & rye!
I have other whiskey loves but they are not American & so are not included in this book or this review so time to move on.
The one thing I will do is have a cigar & whiskey party. Have everyone bring their favorites and enjoy.
I know my whiskey friends amoung me will highly enjoy this book!
I received this book free from blogging for books.org for an honest review and I will be buying some as gifts for others!
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