bourbon the rise fall and rebirth of an american whiskey

There's never a last word on any subject, but Minnick's new book is unlikely to be exceeded by anything better for a long time to come., It's been clear for some time now that Fred Minnick is America's finest authority on spirits, and his new book on bourbon seals the deal',eimpeccably researched, beautifully illustrated, and written with such informed individuality that reading the book is like listening to the engaging teacher whose lectures enthralled you as much as enlightened you. It's been clear for some time now that Fred Minnick is America's finest authority on spirits, and his new book on bourbon seals the deal',e�impeccably researched, beautifully illustrated, and written with such informed individuality that reading the book is like listening to the engaging teacher whose lectures enthralled you as much as enlightened you. Minnick studies the men who've been championed as the inventors over time, from Daniel Boone to Baptist minister Elijah Craig and, based on his new research, definitively answers who most likely invented bourbon.

Filled with more than 100 illustrations and photos, Bourbon unfolds as a sort of loose mystery as Minnick explores who most likely invented the sweet corn liquor we now know as bourbon. Bourbon: An Illustrated Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey begins in the 1700s with Irish, Scottish, and French settlers setting up stills and making distilled spirits in the New World. In Bourbon: An Illustrated Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey, award-winning whiskey author Fred Minnick lays out the historical connection between America and bourbon, from Congress passing whiskey-protection laws to consumers standing in long lines just for a glimpse of a rare bottle of Pappy Van Winkle. From the early days of moonshine to the myriad distilleries that proliferate around the country today, bourbon has come to symbolize American spirits.

This potent, amber-colored drink is deeply engrained in American culture and tangled in American history. Bourbon: An Illustrated Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey, by award-winning and best-selling author Fred Minnick, profiles America's unique history of bourbon, bourbon distillers, and bourbon drinkers, and it answers the question everyone wants to know: Who invented this most American of spirits? Once and for all, America learns the likely inventor of its beloved bourbon.

Bourbon the rise fall and rebirth of an american whiskey