He also lays out in expert detail the critical role this spirit has played throughout 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. In Bourbon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey, award-winning spirits author Fred Minnick traces bourbon's entire history, from the 1700s with Irish, Scottish, and French settlers setting up stills and making distilled spirits in the New World through today's booming resurgence. From the early days of raw corn liquor to the myriad distilleries that have proliferated around the country today, bourbon has come to symbolize America.
Once and for all, America learns the likely inventor of its beloved bourbon.īourbon is not just alcohol-this amber-colored drink is deeply ingrained in American culture and tangled in American history. Meridith May, publisher of Tasting Panel, calls Minnick "one of the best whiskey storytellers in the business.Bourbon profiles the history of this Amercan whiskey, of bourbon distillers, and of bourbon drinkers, and answers the burning question: Who invented this corn liquor spirit? Minnick is a member of the Author's Guild and the American Society of Journalists and Authors. A regular contributor to Caviar Affair, Costco Connection, Whisky Magazine, and Whisky Advocate, Minnick has written widely about the spirits industry, traveling around the world covering everything from Limoncello in Sorrento, Italy, to Malbec wine in Mendoza, Argentina. Wall Street Journal best-selling author Fred Minnick, once an army journalist in Iraq, writes the award-winning American Whiskey column for Tasting Panel Magazine and Toasting the Hunt column for Covey Rise.
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