The Bourbon Drinker's Companion: A Guide to American Distilleries, with Travel Advice, Folklore, and Tasting Notes

By Colin Spoelman

This insider's guide to American distilleries, from the author of The Kings County Distillery Guide to Urban Moonshining, offers colorful lore, regional history, and tasting notes for bourbon, rye, and other whiskeys.

The Bourbon Drinker's Companion is an illustrated and narrative journey into the heart of American craft distilleries, taking readers from the behemoth Jim Beam plants in Kentucky to craft whiskey brewers on the West Coast to the emerging new traditional distillers of the South, in search of America's best whiskey. Bestselling author Colin Spoelman is back to celebrate all things whiskey as he explores the effects that branding, taste, region, and distilling processes have on America's beloved and most notorious drink. Head down to Louisville to visit Angel's Envy Distillery, travel east to hit one of America's oldest distilleries, Buffalo Trace, in nearby Frankfort; and stop at newer and smaller distilleries like Jephta Creed, Wilderness Trail, and Castle & Key as you follow the road of spirits through traditional bourbon country to the rye distillers of the mid-Atlantic, Texas barbecue whiskey, and the maverick makers in the Rockies. Complete with sidebars and infographics highlighting key whiskeys, bourbons, and ryes from each distillery, as well as tasting notes, pricing information, distilling methods, and more, The Bourbon Drinker's Companion is the perfect plus-one to accompany you on your American spirits journey.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419766090
• ISBN13: 9781419766091
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"