A Few Useful Books
The Old Fashioned by Call Number: TX951 .S4157 2013Publication Date: 2013American tavern owners caused a sensation in the late eighteenth century when they mixed sugar, water, bitters, and whiskey and served the drink with rooster feather stirrers.
Straight Bourbon by Call Number: TP605 .P45 2017Publication Date: 2017The story of bourbon production is a tale of American innovation, industry, and craft.
Straight up or on the Rocks by Call Number: TX951 .G7867 2001Publication Date: 2001The first comprehensive account of the cocktail, newly revised and expanded
Bourbon Empire by Call Number: TP605 .M59 2015Publication Date: 2015Unravelling the many myths and misconceptions surrounding America's most iconic spirit, Bourbon Empire traces a history that spans frontier rebellion, Gilded Age corruption and the magic of Madison Avenue. .
Pappyland by Call Number: 4th Floor ; HD9395.U474 O4384 2020ISBN: 9780735221253Publication Date: 2020-11-10From an industry and a business in crisis, Julian Van Winkle III has taken Pappyland to new heights whilst honouring his family legacy and the craft of making delicious bourbon.
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American Still Life by ISBN: 0471444073Publication Date: 2003-08-15The untold story of the world's premier bourbon and the familythat made it #1 American Still Life tells the intertwined truestories of America's favorite whiskey and the family dynasty thatproduces it to this very day.
Bulleit Proof by ISBN: 1119597757Publication Date: 2020-04-09The compelling story of how one man took a 150-year-old family recipe and disrupted the entire liquor industry one sip, one bottle, one handshake at a time
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A few more useful books
The Rebirth of Bourbon by ISBN: 9781838677145Publication Date: 2020-09-04Welcome to Bardstown, KY: The Bourbon Capital of the World® Bourbon's popularity is now a global phenomenon, but you need only look at Bardstown, Kentucky, to see its remarkable and evolving impacts.
Bourbon's Backroads by Call Number: Fine Arts Library TP605 .R35 2019ISBN: 0813182557Publication Date: 2021-06-29Blending several topics--inventions and innovations in distilling and transport technologies, tax policy, geography, landscapes, and architecture--this primer and geographical guide presents an accessible and detailed history of the development of Kentucky's distilling industry and explains how the industry continues to thrive.
