Description
Once and for all, America learns the likely inventor of its beloved bourbon.
Bourbon is not just alcoholthis 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 bourbons entire history, from the 1700s with Irish, Scottish, and French settlers setting up stills and making distilled spirits in the New World through todays 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 nationfrom Congress passing whiskey-protection laws to consumers standing in long lines just for a glimpse of a rare bottle of Pappy Van Winklecomplemented 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 whove been championed as its inventors over timefrom Daniel Boones cousin to Baptist minister Elijah Craigand, based on new research and never-before-seen documentation, answers the question of who deserves the credit.
Author: Fred Minnick
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Published: 10/01/2016
Pages: 240
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780760351727
Language: English
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