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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Getting to Know Bourbon: How to Be The Life Of The Party and not The Reason the Police Are Called: A (Sort Of) Complete Guide to Bourbon.

Getting to Know Bourbon: How to Be The Life Of The Party and not The Reason the Police Are Called: A (Sort Of) Complete Guide to Bourbon.

Travis, Cliff

Paperback

Cookbooks GeneralConsumer Reference

Publisher Price: $22.95

ISBN13: 9798890616739
Publisher: Newman Springs
Published: Nov 7 2024
Pages: 308
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Bourbon is special. So special, in fact, that on May 4, 1964, the United States Congress issued a resolution naming bourbon as America's Native Spirit - the only beverage celebrated in such a fashion. Bourbon is so popular that some rare bottles of bourbon sell for tens of thousands of dollars - and single shots of some highly prized bourbons can be sipped by those willing to pay hundreds of dollars for the experience. Bourbon originated in frontier America and grew with America's expansion west. It survived a national effort to prohibit the sale of all alcohol-based beverages and thrives now as thousands of visitors tour Kentucky's many distilleries every day. Almost as special as sipping a good bourbon are the light-hearted and compelling stories this book provides about bourbon and many of the colorful characters in bourbon's past. The book describes what makes bourbon different from other alcohol-based beverages, explaining how (and why) bourbon spends years (sometimes decades) maturing in charred oak barrels before it is bottled, sold and sipped. The book starts with a section telling the story of the production of bourbon from the ground up - where and how bourbon is made, its remarkably few ingredients, the secrets of what takes place during bourbon's fermentation, distillation and aging processes as well as sharing what the label on a bourbon bottle can tell us about that particular bourbon's birthplace, contents, background and age. The second section of the book is a glossary of bourbon terms - set out alphabetically for ease of access and provided with humor and without technical jargon. Then comes the history section. It deals with how the early growth of the United States affected the early growth of bourbon and how bourbon contributed to America's expansion west, industrial growth, war efforts and bourbon's tremendous impact on the U.S. Treasury. Next are some recommended rules for bourbon buying, gifting, drinking and socializing. Finally, the book arrives at a top shelf discussion of ways to enjoy bourbon - with recipes.

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