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Fred Minnick - Whiskey Women: The Untold Story of How Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch, and Irish Whiskey - 9781612345642 - V9781612345642
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Whiskey Women: The Untold Story of How Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch, and Irish Whiskey

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Description for Whiskey Women: The Untold Story of How Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch, and Irish Whiskey Hardback. The women who made & bootlegged whiskey Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 524.

Best All-Time Booze Book, Eater.com2013
GOLD Winner for Women Studies, ForeWord Reviews 2014
Silver, Independent Publisher Award in Women's Issues
Finalist, Spirited Awards

Shortly after graduating from the University of Glasgow in 1934, Elizabeth “Bessie” Williamson began working as a temporary secretary at the Laphroaig Distillery on the Scottish island Islay. Williamson quickly found herself joining the boys in the tasting room, studying the distillation process, and winning them over with her knowledge of Scottish whisky.

After the owner of Laphroaig passed away, Williamson took over the prestigious company and became the spokesperson in America for the entire ... Read more

Whiskey Women tells the tales of women who have created this industry, from Mesopotamia’s first beer brewers and distillers to America’s rough-and-tough bootleggers during Prohibition. Women have long distilled, marketed, and owned significant shares in spirits companies, including Bushmills, Johnnie Walker, and Maker’s Mark. Williamson’s story is one of many among the influential women who greatly influenced Scotch, bourbon, and Irish whiskey. Until now their stories have remained untold.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781612345642
SKU
V9781612345642
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Fred Minnick
Wall Street Journal best-selling author FRED MINNICK, once an army journalist in Iraq, writes the award-winning “American Whiskey” column for TASTING PANEL Magazine and “Toasting the Hunt” column for Covey Rise. A regular contributor to Caviar Affair, Costco Connection, Whisky Magazine, and Whisky Advocate, Minnick has widely written about the spirits industry, traveling around the world covering everything from Limoncello ... Read more

Reviews for Whiskey Women: The Untold Story of How Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch, and Irish Whiskey
"Forget umbrellas in cocktails: Kentucky journalist Fred Minnick shows us how the fairer sex established liquor techniques, culture, and tastes as we know it today."—Damon Brown, Esquire “[Whiskey Women] is an important examination of liquor history and offers a number of profiles of trailblazers. Inspiring.”—Lew Bryson, the Daily Beast   "This enjoyable book leaves readers feeling a way they’re likely ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Whiskey Women: The Untold Story of How Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch, and Irish Whiskey


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