'The world has been waiting for this book.' -Jeffrey Morganthaler, author of The Bar Book and Drinking Distilled
In Bourbon Curious: A Simple Tasting Guide for the Savvy Drinker, award-winning whiskey writer and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Fred Minnick creates an easy-to-read interactive tasting journey that helps you select barrel-aged bourbons based on your flavor preferences. Using the same tasting principles he offers in his Kentucky Derby Museum classes and as a judge at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Minnick cuts to the chase, dismissing brand marketing and judging only the flavor of this all-American whiskey. Bourbon Curious groups bourbon into four main flavor profiles-grain, nutmeg, caramel, and cinnamon. While many bourbons boast all four flavor notes, one delicious sensation typically overpowers the rest. This book reveals more than 50 bourbon brands predominate tastes and suggests cocktail recipes to complement them. In addition, Minnick spends some time busting bourbons myths; unraveling its mysteries; and exploring distiller secrets, disclosing the recipes you wont find on a bottles label. This updated edition contains all the best new bourbons and revised tasting notes on any bourbons that have undergone a substantial change since the original edition. And like good-tasting bourbon, Bourbon Curious is approachable to all!
By:
Fred Minnick
Imprint: Harvard Common Press,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Second Edition, New Edition
Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9780760364901
ISBN 10: 0760364907
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 October 2019
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Part One HISTORY, LEGENDS, AND CONTEMPORARY TRUTHS Introduction one | Bourbon Politics Part Two SOURCES OF FLAVOR two | Pre-Fermentation three | Yeast, Distillation, and Wood Part Three TASTING four | How to Taste Bourbon five | Grain-Forward Bourbons six | Nutmeg-Forward Bourbons seven | Caramel-Forward Bourbons eight | Cinnamon-Forward Bourbons nine | Select Limited Editions and Special Releases Appendix: Brand Histories Notes Bibliography About the Author Acknowledgments Index
"Fred Minnick is a Wall Street Journal best-selling author and the writer of award-winning books, such as Bourbon Curious, Bourbon, Rum Curious, and Whiskey Women. Minnick writes about whiskey for Covey Rise, Whisky Advocate, and Whisky magazine. He is the ""bourbon authority"" for the Kentucky Derby Museum and regularly appears in the mainstream media, including CBS This Morning, Esquire, Forbes, and NPR."
