Books

Gordon Strong Paperback Written by Grandmaster Beer Judge Gordon Strong, this book provides information about some of the latest Beer Judge Certification Program’s (BJCP) style changes, as well as a primer on specific mashing and hopping techniques, recipe formulation fundamentals and how to adapt recipes to your system.  Strong provides... Read More

Lynn Hoffman Hardcover And E-Book This book covers all aspects of the rum story: Rumbullion, KillDevil, Demon Rum, rum and the American Revolution, lush desserts, the sugar trade, the Anti-Saloon League, prohibitionists, abolitionists, alchemists, the world’s best wood-aged sipping rums, recipes for the best rum cocktails, working in a small... Read More

Fred Minnick Hardcover Author Fred Minnick groups bourbon into five flavor profiles – caramel, vanilla, cinnamon, raw grain and fruit – and he profiles 5O bourbon brands’ predominate tastes and suggests recipes to complement them.  This book is described as giving a “basic-level understanding of bourbon, so anyone can read... Read More

by MARK WILL-WEBER IF THERE WAS ever a job to drive someone to drink it’s being President of the USA. But individual preferences are as varied as the men who held office themselves. This new book examines the cocktails of choice of our nation’s leaders, from George Washington’s love of... Read More

OUR FRIEND and longtime Beverage Business writer Lew Bryson has written his first whiskey book, Tasting Whiskey. Lew has been the managing editor of whisky advocate magazine since 1996, and believe us, he knows his brown spirits. The book covers virtually everything about the category: origins, history, the geography, the... Read More

WARREN ELLIS+MICHAEL ALLRED Bacardi has commissioned British writer Warren Ellis and American artist Michael Allred to create this graphic novel that tells the stories behind the brand and its origins in Cuba. The book focuses on Emilio Bacardi, son of founder Don Facundo Bacardí Masso, and his work for Cuban... Read More

JAMES RODEWALD Craft distilling has exploded in recent years, and this in-depth look at the intrepid characters at the forefront of the liquid revolution will have you rethinking what’s in your liquor cabinet – and possibly your career choice. James Rodewald, a veteran journalist who spent more than a decade... Read More