Beverages category: 3182 books
by Benjamin Lujin
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
A short book about coffee, with everything you've ever wanted to know about the amazing bean. Includes:The History of CoffeeCoffee Beans and Coffee ConcernsThe Different Types of Coffee BeansWhy is Coffee so Popular Worldwide?The Names of Different Coffee DrinksCooking...
Whiskypedia
A Compendium of Scotch Whisky
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
An authority on Scotch whisky
An ideal addition to a collection of whisky books for beginners or whisky distilling books
Fantastic gift for any whisky lovers
Have you ever wondered why Scotch whisky tastes the way it does? Have you ever questioned the history of whisky and how its flavor notes have...
Single Malt and Scotch Whisky
A Guide to Hundreds of Brands and Varieties
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2012
Packed with photographs and infographics that illuminate the history and myriad aspects of making 'a wee dram,' here's a delightful guide to hundreds of brands and varieties of single malt and scotch whiskies.
This guide to single malt and Scotch whiskey is an essential resource for novices...
Goodness Nose
The Passionate Revelations of a Scotch Whisky Master Blender
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2011
Richard Paterson has Scotch whisky running through his veins. His grandfather and father were both prominent in the Scotch whisky industry in Glasgow for decades before Richard joined a competing whisky brokerage firm to start his apprenticeship. But this is no dry textbook on blending. Far from it....
by Halliday, James
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
Don't know your amontillado from your amoroso? Can't say who declared cabernet sauvignon the only variety to be tolerated in heaven? Can't list the movers and shakers in the Australian wine landscape today? Never fear, James Halliday, Australia's foremost wine writer, has compiled all the answers. The...
Amber, Gold & Black
The History of Britain's Great Beers
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Amber, Gold & Black is a comprehensive history of British beer in all its variety. It covers all there is to know about the history of the beers Britons have brewed and enjoyed down the centuries—Bitter, Porter, Mild and Stout, IPA, Brown Ale, Burton Ale and Old Ale, Barley Wine and Stingo,...
Scots On Scotch
The Book of Whisky
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2012
This is a book in which Scots tell the truth about their national drink. Ignoring the mythology which surrounds Scotland and her favourite tipple, it is written by people who are passionate about their subject, who know what they write about and who love what they know. It is about whisky and about...
by Alfred Barnard, Aaron Barker
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2013
In 1885, Alfred Barnard was charged with the task of visiting and reporting on every active whisky distillery throughout Scotland, Ireland and England. It took him two exhaustive years. In this book you will see the distilleries through his eyes. His detailed descriptions of every step in the distilling...
Whisky
The First Definitive Book on Whisky
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
This is – in the opinion of many whisky writers and experts – the finest whisky book ever written. It is certainly the first written from the point of view of the consumer and is thus historically significant. But more than that, poetic and polemic in style and with its emphasis on the importance...
by Brian Glover
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
Many beers have now gone, but they are not forgotten. They may have been swept away by a tide of takeovers and closures, their rich heritage casually spilt on the boardroom floor, but their powerful presence still lingers in the air. And some famous names have even risen from the dead to haunt the...
First Vintage
Wine in Colonial New South Wales
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Exploring the forgotten history of the early Australian wine industry, this book reveals the challenges of choosing vine stock, the battles to protect against pests and diseases, and the innovation of new technologies that assisted small-scale growers, many of whom worked in wine regions that have...
Empire of Booze
British History Through the Bottom of a Glass
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
Henry Jeffreys has a well-established web presence via his 'World of Booze' blog, Twitter and various contributions to other online publications.
Bursting with history, cleverly and humorously written by arguably one of our most knowledgeable alcohol historians.
For fans of The Drunken...
Coffee Nerd
How to Have Your Coffee and Drink It Too
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2014
Coffee has never been better--or cooler!
Ever wonder what goes into making the perfect cup of coffee? There's more to it than you think, and a new breed of coffee nerds has transformed the cheap, gritty sludge your parents drink into the coolest food trend around, with an obsessive commitment...
by Garrett Oliver
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011
1st Place Winner of the 2012 Gourmand Award for Best in the World in the Beer category. For millennia, beer has been a favorite beverage in cultures across the globe. After water and tea, it is the most popular drink in the world, and it is at the center of a $450 billion industry. The first major...