Whiskey Master Class, Lew Bryson
Whiskey Master Class, Lew Bryson
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Whiskey Master Class
The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Scotch, Bourbon, Rye, and More

Author: Lew Bryson, Bill Lumsden

Narrator: Lew Bryson

Unabridged: 7 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/14/2022

Categories: Nonfiction, Cooking


Synopsis

Over the past three decades, Lew Bryson has been one of the most influential voices in whiskey. In Whiskey Master Class, Lew shares everything he's learned on his journey through the worlds of bourbon, Scotch, rye, Japanese whiskey, and more (yes, there are tasty Canadian and Irish whiskeys!). In this book, you'll find:

● An overview of the different types of whiskeys, including the rules and identities of each. He also includes information on craft whiskeys, which tend to be more creative and freewheeling than the styles made by traditional producers.

● Exploration of the key whiskey ingredients, with a close look at the flavor contributions of malt, peat, corn, rye, wheat—even water matters.

● Distillation for non-distillers and the beauty of barrels: Whiskey is both an art and a science, and what's in the glass is affected by things like pot stills vs. column stills, barrel char, and of course, time.

● Numerous interviews with master distillers, still makers, and other artisans at the top of their field.

● Tasting notes throughout so you can identify the whiskeys you might want to try next.

You'll want to do the homework with whiskey as the subject!

About Lew Bryson

Lew Bryson has been writing about beer and spirits full-time since 1995. He was the managing editor of Whisky Advocate from 1996 through 2015. He is currently a senior drinks writer for the Daily Beast, and also writes for scotchwhisky.com, Artisan Spirit, and Bourbon+.

Bryson is the author of Whiskey Master Class as well as Tasting Whiskey. He has also written four regional brewery guidebooks: Pennsylvania Breweries; New York Breweries; Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Breweries; and New Jersey Breweries (with Mark Haynie). He was selected as the 2008 winner of the Michael Jackson Beer Journalism Award (Trade and Specialty Beer Media). He has served as a judge for both the American Craft Spirits Association and the Great American Beer Festival.

Lew Bryson lives north of Philadelphia with his wife and two Welsh Corgis.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jacob

I’m approaching 160 books read on American whiskey & booze culture. This is by far one of the best books on whiskey I’ve read. It is not a whiskey history book. This book will get you more than up to speed on understanding industry terminology and whiskey production. With my extensive reading list,......more

Goodreads review by Bob

This is a well-laid-out, comprehensive guide to all types of whiskys, organized by chapters on the origins (Scotland, Canada, Japan, and the US, spelled whiskey with an 'e' in the US), the grains, the barrels, the manufacture, the warehousing, the industry's history and the savoring. There are even......more