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Informationen zum Autor Dominic Roskrow is the former editor of Whisky Magazine , The Spirits Business and Whiskeria . He has written eight books on whisky including The World's Best Whiskies , 1001 Whiskies You Must Taste Before You Die and The Whisky Opus , and has contributed to several more, including every edition of The Whisky Yearbook . He specializes in world whisky, and he has had work published in newspapers and magazines across the world including Drinks International , Harpers Wine & Spirits Trade News , Whisky Advocate , The Times , The Sunday Times , the Daily Telegraph and the Wall Street Journal . He has been made a Kentucky Colonel and a Keeper of The Quaich for his contributions to bourbon and Scotch whisky respectively, and he was named the 2015 Fortnum & Mason Drinks Writer of the Year. Klappentext The low-down on the explosion of new whiskies and distillers in the US! including key whiskies with tasting notes! profiles of the best distillers and what to drink where. Zusammenfassung What can we expect from the best whiskey producers in America today? Whiskey America showcases some of the most exciting new styles of whiskey and why they are so special. With fascinating interviews with some of the leading characters in the recent distilling revolution, this absorbing book relates the stories of how successful lawyers, doctors and city slickers made the life-changing decision to turn their backs on conventional careers to pursue the 'good life' of making spirits in the most far-flung outreaches of America. And thank goodness they did, because this new generation of distillers not only customized conventional whiskey styles but also invented new ones never seen before. Whiskey America investigates how best to enjoy the new whiskies - in cocktails, with food, mixed or straight - and looks forward to where these exciting American spirits are going next....
