Description
The bible of American whiskeys, bourbons, and ryes has been updated! Arranged alphabetically by distillery and then brand, this expanded and revised edition offers histories, ratings, and tasting notes for over 300 whiskeys - with more than 100 entirely new entries. Each section includes the contact information of the featured maker, along with its various products. In addition to finding out how to get the best value for your money, you'll learn how to read a label, how to buy whiskey, which whiskey to give as a gift, and a full account of each bottling, including: age, proof, nose, colour, body, palate, and price. Discerning drinkers will savour their newfound knowledge!
An expanded and revised edition with more than 100 entirely new entries. Offers histories, ratings and tasting notes for each brand. A great source book for discerning drinkers looking to learn more about US spirits.
About the Author
Clay Risen is an editor at the New York Times, where he has written extensively on whiskey, rum, and other spirits. He has also written for The Atlantic, Smithsonian, and the Washington Post. He is the author of A Nation on Fire: America in the Wake of the King Assassination (Wiley, 2009) and The Bill of the Century: The Epic Battle for the Civil Rights Act (Bloomsbury, 2014).
Reviews
Praise for American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye
"A comprehensive and opinionated guide for the intermediate tippler . . . It's a detailed, admirably cranky directory. Risen's tasting notes for each are erudite and fun."
-Wall Street Journal
"Risen is something of a Renaissance man . . . a Leonardo da Vinci of whiskey. American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye . . . should have a proud place on the bookshelf (or by the bar) of anyone who is an enthusiast of bourbon and other American whiskeys. Very useful for shopping purposes . . . Bring this book with you."
-Los Angeles Review of Books
"Risen delicately walks readers into whiskey's past, present, and future. . . . His words are meant for whiskey lovers, as he dissects every brand's story and scores products on an NR (not recommended) to four-star scale. An American whiskey treasure worthy of four stars."
-Whiskey Advocate
"A whiskey novice's best friend . . . It's a book I plan on keeping around for constant reference."
-Saveur
Praise for American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye
"A comprehensive and opinionated guide for the intermediate tippler . . . It's a detailed, admirably cranky directory. Risen's tasting notes for each are erudite and fun."
-Wall Street Journal
"Risen is something of a Renaissance man . . . a Leonardo da Vinci of whiskey. American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye . . . should have a proud place on the bookshelf (or by the bar) of anyone who is an enthusiast of bourbon and other American whiskeys. Very useful for shopping purposes . . . Bring this book with you."
-Los Angeles Review of Books
"Risen delicately walks readers into whiskey's past, present, and future. . . . His words are meant for whiskey lovers, as he dissects every brand's story and scores products on an NR (not recommended) to four-star scale. An American whiskey treasure worthy of four stars."
-Whiskey Advocate
"A whiskey novice's best friend . . . It's a book I plan on keeping around for constant reference."
-Saveur
Book Information
ISBN 9781454916888
Author Clay Risen
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Sterling
Publisher Union Square & Co.
An expanded and revised edition with more than 100 entirely new entries. Offers histories, ratings and tasting notes for each brand. A great source book for discerning drinkers looking to learn more about US spirits.
About the Author
Clay Risen is an editor at the New York Times, where he has written extensively on whiskey, rum, and other spirits. He has also written for The Atlantic, Smithsonian, and the Washington Post. He is the author of A Nation on Fire: America in the Wake of the King Assassination (Wiley, 2009) and The Bill of the Century: The Epic Battle for the Civil Rights Act (Bloomsbury, 2014).
Reviews
Praise for American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye
"A comprehensive and opinionated guide for the intermediate tippler . . . It's a detailed, admirably cranky directory. Risen's tasting notes for each are erudite and fun."
-Wall Street Journal
"Risen is something of a Renaissance man . . . a Leonardo da Vinci of whiskey. American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye . . . should have a proud place on the bookshelf (or by the bar) of anyone who is an enthusiast of bourbon and other American whiskeys. Very useful for shopping purposes . . . Bring this book with you."
-Los Angeles Review of Books
"Risen delicately walks readers into whiskey's past, present, and future. . . . His words are meant for whiskey lovers, as he dissects every brand's story and scores products on an NR (not recommended) to four-star scale. An American whiskey treasure worthy of four stars."
-Whiskey Advocate
"A whiskey novice's best friend . . . It's a book I plan on keeping around for constant reference."
-Saveur
Praise for American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye
"A comprehensive and opinionated guide for the intermediate tippler . . . It's a detailed, admirably cranky directory. Risen's tasting notes for each are erudite and fun."
-Wall Street Journal
"Risen is something of a Renaissance man . . . a Leonardo da Vinci of whiskey. American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye . . . should have a proud place on the bookshelf (or by the bar) of anyone who is an enthusiast of bourbon and other American whiskeys. Very useful for shopping purposes . . . Bring this book with you."
-Los Angeles Review of Books
"Risen delicately walks readers into whiskey's past, present, and future. . . . His words are meant for whiskey lovers, as he dissects every brand's story and scores products on an NR (not recommended) to four-star scale. An American whiskey treasure worthy of four stars."
-Whiskey Advocate
"A whiskey novice's best friend . . . It's a book I plan on keeping around for constant reference."
-Saveur
Book Information
ISBN 9781454916888
Author Clay Risen
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Sterling
Publisher Union Square & Co.
