The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide To Becoming A Whiskey Know-It-All: Know Your Booze Before You Choose - Hardcover

Betts, Richard; English Sacca, Crystal; MacNaughton, Wendy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0544520602 ISBN 13: 9780544520608

Publisher: Harvest, 2015

Synopsis

A clever distillation of America’s favorite libation, by the New York Times best-selling authors of The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert

Whiskey fever is sweeping the nation. Every day, craft distilleries are popping up in remote counties and urban centers, offering a wealth of great choices to consumers—and just as many puzzlements. Does the introduction of a simple “e” to go from whisky to whiskey mean anything? What’s the difference between Scotch and Rye? What’s Canadian whisky anyway? And what about the whiskeys of Scotland, Japan, and Ireland? Where's a humble Joe to start?  In this witty kid-style book on an adult topic, Richard Betts boils down his know-how into twenty pages, cooling our “brown-sweat” anxieties and dividing whiskey into three simple categories: Grain, Wood, and Place. While most whiskey tomes are about as fun as a chemistry lesson, Betts makes the learning slide down easy, reassuring us that this exalted spirit is just distilled beer and, through a nasal romp, helping us figure out which kinds we love best. Humorous illustrations and scratch-and-sniff scents (vanilla, sandalwood, grass, and more) help would-be connoisseurs learn their personal preferences. Language label and Map to Your Desires included.

About this title

About the Author:

RICHARD BETTS is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert. He has been featured in the New York Times, Wine Spectator, Food & Wine, Outside, GQ, and Details and speaks frequently on wine throughout the country. He is also the founder of two wine companies, Betts & Scholl and Scarpetta, which have won top praise from leading wine publications. He is also the founder and president of Sombra Mezcal and Tequila Astral, and his newest wine ventures include Saint Glinglin Bordeaux, My Essential Red, My Essential White, and My Essential Rosé.

CRYSTAL ENGLISH SACCA is an award-winning advertising art director.

WENDY MacNAUGHTON's work has appeared in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

Review:

“These scratch-and-sniff booze books boil a couple lifetimes’ worth of study down to 24 pages...then make them smell good. Genius!” – Tim Ferriss, author, The 4-Hour Workweek
 
“My wife is Scottish, so I needed to learn about whiskey – and this was the way!” – Sir Richard Branson, legendary entrepreneur and founder, Virgin Group
 
“This is really the ultimate ‘hack’ on whiskey. I learned why I should try Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt faster than Google Maps could teach me where the Glorioso Islands are.” – Edward Norton, Oscar-nominated actor

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvest
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0544520602
• ISBN 13: 9780544520608
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 22