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Award-winning whiskey writer and best-selling author Fred Minnick presents an easy-to-read interactive tasting journey that helps you select barrel-aged bourbons based on your flavor preferences.
“The world has been waiting for this book.”
—Jeffrey Morganthaler, author of The Bar Book and Drinking DistilledIn this updated edition of
Bourbon Curious: A Tasting Guide for the Savvy Drinker—
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 bourbon’s myths; unraveling its mysteries; and
exploring distiller secrets, disclosing the recipes you won’t find on a bottle’s 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!
List of contents
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
About the author
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 is the editor-in-chief of
Bourbon+ magazine, senior contributor to
Forbes, and co-founder of the popular Bourbon & Beyond Festival. He is the “bourbon authority” for the Kentucky Derby Museum and regularly appears in the mainstream media, including
CBSThis Morning,
Esquire,
Forbes, and NPR.
Summary
Award-winning whiskey writer and best-selling author Fred Minnick presents an easy-to-read interactive tasting journey that helps you select barrel-aged bourbons based on your flavor preferences.
“The world has been waiting for this book.”
—Jeffrey Morganthaler, author of The Bar Book and Drinking Distilled
In this updated edition of Bourbon Curious: A Tasting Guide for the Savvy Drinker—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 bourbon’s myths; unraveling its mysteries; and exploring distiller secrets, disclosing the recipes you won’t find on a bottle’s 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!
