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Bourbon

The Complete Guide to the Essential American Spirit

Clay Risen

$240

Hardback

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English
Ten Speed Press
14 December 2021
A deluxe illustrated history of and guide to Kentucky bourbon, featuring framing-quality reproductions of archival photographs, rare bottle labels, and more, all in an elegant boxed set with a pull-out drawer.

A deluxe illustrated history of and guide to Kentuckybourbon, featuring framing-quality reproductions of archival photographs, rare bottle labels, and more, all in an elegant boxed set with a pull-out drawer.

IACP AWARD FINALIST

Bourbon, we soon realized, was not just a good drink. It was a drink with a story, from a place, with an unbreakable tie to the people and the land that produced it.

Whiskey expert ClayRisenexplores the origins, history, and evolution of America's distilling craft and culture in this luxurious boxed set. From boom to bust and back again,Risentells the engrossing story of Kentucky whiskey, using interviews, photographs, and archival material to illuminate the singular region where bourbonwas born. This meticulously researched book details howbourbonis made, how best to enjoy it, and how to build your own collection, along with profiles of the distilleries and makers that form the landscape ofbourboncountry.

The one-of-a-kind boxed set features a pull-out drawer that holds beautifully reproduced distillery maps and blueprints, rare bottle labels, and historical photographs.
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Imprint:   Ten Speed Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 203mm,  Spine: 1mm
Weight:   1g
ISBN:   9781984858276
ISBN 10:   1984858270
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Clay Risen is a reporter at The New York Times and the bestselling author of Single Malt- A Guide to the Whiskies of Scotland; American Whiskey, Bourbon and Rye- A Guide to the Nation's Favorite Spirit; and The Crowded Hour- Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century. A graduate of the Georgetown School of Foreign Service and the University of Chicago, he grew up in Nashville and now lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and two young children.

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