Number of Pages: 256
Genre: Cooking + Food + Wine
Sub-Genre: Beverages
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard Common Press
Age Range: Adult
Book theme: Alcoholic, General
Author: Fred Minnick
Language: English
About the Book
An award-winning whiskey writer and
Wall Street Journal-bestselling author creates an easy-to-read interactive tasting journey that helps readers select barrel-aged bourbons based on their flavor preferences. Book Synopsis
"The world has been waiting for this book." --Jeffrey Morganthaler, author of
The Bar Book and
Drinking Distilled In
Bourbon Curious: A Tasting Guide for the Savvy Drinker, award-winning whiskey writer and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Fred Minnick creates an easy-to-read interactive tasting journey that helps you
select barrel-aged bourbons based on your flavor preferences. 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!
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.