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Zusatztext 'Entertaining and well-researched! the book also looks at the origins of iconic cocktails that are still enjoyed around the world' - The Chronicle (Newcastle) Informationen zum Autor Tristan Stephenson is renowned as one of the leading figures in the global bar community. In 2005 he set up the bar at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Cornwall and went on to co-found Fluid Movement in 2009, a breakthrough consultancy company for the drinks industry which lead to the opening of his award-winning London bars which include Black Rock, a bar dedicated to whiskey. He is the author of the original bestselling The Curious Bartender: The Artistry & Alchemy of Creating the Perfect Cocktail: Volume I and The New Testament: Volume II; plus the following books in the Curious Bartender series: An Odyssey of Malt, Bourbon & Rye Whiskies; Gin Palace and Rum Revolution. Klappentext "Rigorously researched and richly illustrated...Meticulous in detail and gleeful in its discoveries, this trip is a joyride for any whiskey lover." Publishers Weekly Buckle up and join bestselling author and whiskey connoisseur Tristan Stephenson on a Stateside tour and learn all there is to know about the finest whiskey and bourbon America has to offer. Whiskey in America is a regional product that has evolved in different ways and at a differing pace depending on where you go. Tristan Stephenson's road trip enabled him to visit more than 40 unique distilleries, from long-established makers in the states that are the spiritual home of the industry - Kentucky and Tennessee - to newer craft-distillers in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and even California and Texas. In his own unique style, which is both fiercely entertaining and meticulously well-researched, Tristan weaves together the full and fascinating story of American whiskey, from its history and production methods to the origins of iconic cocktails still enjoyed in bars around the world today. Zusammenfassung Buckle up and join bestselling author and whiskey connoisseur Tristan Stephenson on a Stateside tour and learn all there is to know about the finest whiskey and bourbon America has to offer....
