Description
A clever distillation of The us’s favorite libation, by the New York Times easiest-selling authors of The Very important Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert Whiskey fever is sweeping the nation. On a daily basis, craft distilleries are popping up in remote counties and urban centers, offering a wealth of great choices to consumers—and just as many puzzlements. Does the introduction of a simple “e” to move from whisky to whiskey mean anything? What’s the difference between Scotch and Rye? What’s Canadian whisky anyway? And what concerning the whiskeys of Scotland, Japan, and Ireland? Where’s a humble Joe to begin?
In this witty kid-style book on an adult topic, Richard Betts boils down his know-how into twenty pages, cooling our “brown-sweat” anxieties and dividing whiskey into three simple categories: Grain, Wood, and Place. Even as most whiskey tomes are about as fun as a chemistry lesson, Betts makes the learning slide down easy, reassuring us that this exalted spirit is just distilled beer and, through a nasal romp, helping us figure out which kinds we like easiest. Humorous illustrations and scratch-and-sniff scents (vanilla, sandalwood, grass, and more) lend a hand would-be connoisseurs learn their personal preferences. Language label and Map to Your Desires included.