Bourbon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey

Bourbon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey - Hardcover

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Bourbon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey - Hardcover

Bourbon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey - Hardcover

by Fred Minnick
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Book Overview

Once and for all, America learns the likely inventor of its beloved bourbon.

Bourbon is not just alcohol--this amber-colored drink is deeply ingrained in American culture and tangled in American history. From the early days of raw corn liquor to the myriad distilleries that have proliferated around the country today, bourbon has come to symbolize America. In Bourbon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey, award-winning spirits author Fred Minnick traces bourbon's entire history, from the 1700s with Irish, Scottish, and French settlers setting up stills and making distilled spirits in the New World through today's booming resurgence.

He also lays out in expert detail the critical role this spirit has played throughout the cultural and even political history of the nation--from Congress passing whiskey-protection laws to consumers standing in long lines just for a glimpse of a rare bottle of Pappy Van Winkle--complemented by more than 100 illustrations and photos.

And most importantly, Minnick explores the mystery of who most likely created the sweet corn liquor we now know as bourbon. He studies the men who've been championed as its inventors over time--from Daniel Boone's cousin to Baptist minister Elijah Craig--and, based on new research and never-before-seen documentation, answers the question of who deserves the credit.
ISBN9780760351727
Author Fred Minnick
PublisherVoyageur Press (MN)
GenreHistory and Food & cooking
FormatHardcover
PublishedOctober 2016
LanguageENG- English
Pages240
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Bourbon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey - Hardcover

Bourbon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey - Hardcover

By Fred Minnick

About Fred Minnick

Wall Street Journal best-selling author Fred Minnick, once an army journalist in Iraq, writes the award-winning American Whiskey column for Tasting Panel Magazine and Toasting the Hunt column for Covey Rise. A regular contributor to Caviar Affair, Costco Connection, Whisky Magazine, and Whisky Advocate, Minnick has written widely about the spirits industry, traveling around the world covering everything from Limoncello in Sorrento, Italy, to Malbec wine in Mendoza, Argentina. Minnick is a member of the Author's Guild and the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Meridith May, publisher of Tasting Panel, calls Minnick "one of the best whiskey storytellers in the business."

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