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Bourbon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey

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Best New Spirits Book, 2017 Tales of the Cocktail’s Spirited Awards 

Smithsonian Magazine: One among the  “Best Books About Food of 2016”

Once and for all, The us learns the likely inventor of its beloved bourbon.
Bourbon isn’t just alcohol — this 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 lately, bourbon has come to symbolize The us. In Bourbon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey, award-winning whiskey writer Fred Minnick traces bourbon’s entire history, from the 1700s with Irish, Scottish, and French settlers putting in stills and making distilled spirits in the New World through lately’s booming resurgence. He also lays out in expert detail the critical role this spirit has played all through the cultural and even political history of the nation — from Congress passing whiskey-protection laws to consumers standing in long lines just for a glimpse of a rare bottle of Pappy Van Winkle — complemented by more than 100 illustrations and photos. And most importantly, Minnick explores the mystery of who in all probability created the sweet corn liquor we now know as bourbon. He studies the men who’ve been championed as its inventors through the years — from Daniel Boone’s cousin to Baptist minister Elijah Craig — and, in keeping with new research and never-before-seen documentation, answers the question of who deserves the credit.

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