Category Archives: – Book
Raw Spirit – Iain Banks
It’s been a while since I finished a book. The new kid being around has kept me busy and when you’re already slightly too tired for your own good, reading isn’t the thing that’s going to keep you going. Anyway, … Continue reading
The Road to Craigellachie – Hans Offringa
I think this is one of the quintessential books on whisky if you’re a Dutch whisky geek. Almost everyone has it or has at least read it, but I hadn’t until now. For some reason I never got around to … Continue reading
Whisky Wit & Wisdom – Gavin D. Smith
Another week, another book about booze. At least, that’s what it looks like at the moment. For some reason I manage to digest a lot of media currently, varying from movies and series, books to WAY too much stuff on … Continue reading
Rum – Ian Williams
Somewhere on the internet I saw a review of this book, I guess it was about two years ago. Back then I was a little bit into rum, so I thought it would be wise to gather some knowledge on … Continue reading
Absinthe: A Myth Always Green – Benoît Noël, Peter Verte, Artémis
Another book I read during my holiday in France. It seemed appropriate. First, to get this off my mind: I don’t believe the writers used their own names. It seems unlikely someone is actually named Artemis, and then the combination … Continue reading
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Tagged Absinthe, Artemis, Book review, France, Noël, Switzerland, Verte, Wormwood
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Salt and Old Vines – Richard W. H. Bray
I don’t know much about wine making, but for some reason this book appealed to me. Mostly because it was recommended on Twitter by Henry Jeffreys, who’s writing Empire of Booze, a book on the history of booze in the … Continue reading
The Science and Commerce of Whisky – Ian Buxton and Paul S. Hughes
Of course, on holiday you read books. At least, I try to. In this case I brought a pile of stuff I had lying around for quite a while and tried to go through as many as possible. I made … Continue reading
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Tagged Ian Buxton, Paul S. Hughes, The Science and Commerce of Whisky, Whisky Book
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Bourbon Whiskey, our native spirit – Bernie Lubbers
Another book on American whiskey from the pile. I don’t remember where I picked this up and I can’t find it on my main book supplier (play.com) so it might have come from anywhere. Anyway, this book is, like The … Continue reading
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Tagged American Whiskey, Bernie Lubbers, Book review, Bourbon, Kentucky, Native spirit
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The Kings County Distillery Guide to Urban Moonshining
This book has the subtitle ‘How to make and drink whiskey’. This inspired me to immediately order this wee booklet since I had the feeling this wasn’t about to explain to process of Jack Daniel’s or Jim Beam in great … Continue reading
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Tagged American Whiskey, Book review, Kings County Distillery, Moonshine, Moonshining, New York
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Malt Fascination 