Books that you have read and enjoyed

[BourbonGuy]

I have Whiskey: The Definitive World Guide by Michael Jackson. I enjoy reading a good book. I have done a little research and came up with a few I am considering like:

1) Jim Murrays Whisky Bible 2013 by Jim Murray (Oct 8, 2012) and

2) 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die Ian Buxton

But I ran across a few others like:

Bourbon at its Best: The Lore and Allure of America's Finest Spirits

Ron Givens

American Still Life: The Jim Beam Story and the Making of the World's #1 Bourbon F. Paul Pacult

Eyewitness Companions: Whiskey (EYEWITNESS COMPANION GUIDES) Charles MacLean

If you have any books that you have read and enjoyed and recommended, please list it here.

[BradleyC]

I have Whiskey: The Definitive World Guide by Michael Jackson. I enjoy reading a good book. I have done a little research and came up with a few I am considering like:

1) Jim Murrays Whisky Bible 2013 by Jim Murray (Oct 8, 2012) and

2) 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die Ian Buxton

But I ran across a few others like:

Bourbon at its Best: The Lore and Allure of America's Finest Spirits

Ron Givens

American Still Life: The Jim Beam Story and the Making of the World's #1 Bourbon F. Paul Pacult

Eyewitness Companions: Whiskey (EYEWITNESS COMPANION GUIDES) Charles MacLean

If you have any books that you have read and enjoyed and recommended, please list it here.

[squire]

Not a book but I believe this periodical fits into your description:

The Bourbon Country Reader by Charles Cowdrey.

Aw hell, too much more to type, just go to www.chuckcowdery.blogspot.com

[squire]

Ah, found it, one of my favorites:

The Book of Bourbon and Other Fine American Spirits by Gary and Mardee Regan

[T Comp]

BOURBON, STRAIGHT you think??!!

[squire]

Sorry, had to dig around a bit:

The Social History of Bourbon by Gerald Carson

and from the founder of the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey:

The Book of Bourbon by Oscar Getz

[squire]

My pick for most interesting of the above is:

But Always Fine Bourbon: Pappy Van Winkle and the Story of Old Fitzgerald

A fascinating book written by the ultimate insider, Pappy's granddaughter.

[BourbonGuy]

My pick for most interesting of the above is:

But Always Fine Bourbon: Pappy Van Winkle and the Story of Old Fitzgerald

A fascinating book written by the ultimate insider, Pappy's granddaughter.

[stevegoz]

I'm quite enjoying Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas by Brad Thomas Parsons.

There may even be a few recipes involving bourbon and rye in there.

[squire]

Don't know, got my autographed copy from the source way back when. At that price maybe I ought to put it on ebay.

[jfw]

Has it been re-released? On Amazon it is around $100

But always fine bourbon is available from the BT gift shop for $50.

http://buffalotrace.morethandrinks.com/But_Always_Fine_Bourbon_Book-details.aspx

I'll cast another vote for Chuck Cowdery's book Bourbon, Straight as the best resource available.

Edited December 31, 2012 by jfw
additional info

[BourbonGuy]

But always fine bourbon is available from the BT gift shop for $50.

http://buffalotrace.morethandrinks.com/But_Always_Fine_Bourbon_Book-details.aspx

I'll cast another vote for Chuck Cowdery's book Bourbon, Straight as the best resource available.

Thank you for the link. That is half the price of Amazon and eBay. Is "But Always Fine Bourbon.." worth the price?

[squire]

Yes it is. I suspect this may be the 1st edition (I understand the 2nd has added information about the Van Winkle brand) but either belongs in the library of Stitzel-Weller fans.

[squire]

Useful for MM fans as well because Sally sets out in her book exactly how the Maker's Mark brand was created.

[WAINWRIGHT]

I will have to agree on But Always Fine Bourbon as great read and nice coffee table piece.I have also enjoyed both of Cowdery's books Bourbon Straight and The Best Bourbon You'll Never Taste as I like his straight forward no nonsense style of writing and both make for very quick reads.

I have also enjoyed The World's Best Whiskies by Dominic Roskrow and The Kentucky Bourbon Experience by Leon Howlett a quick read and the photography is second to none.The Kentucky Bourbon Experience would be a great read for someone new to the hobby and give you a great feel for which distilleries you may want to visit or other attractions along the trail.

[portwood]

Canadian whisky: the portable expert

Davin de Kergommeaux

[GaryT]

I got the following 3 books for Christmas this year:

Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch (6th Ed)

- I've read the first 70+ pages (the rest is the "guide" that covers 500+ single malts) and it was educational.

Whiskey: The Definitive World Guide by Michael Jackson

- Just started, similar to the last thus far (same author, so no shock).

1001 Whiskies You Must Taste Before You Die

- Haven't started (I want to get the list into a spreadsheet so I can check them off!)

My family has gotten the hint that I enjoy whiskey :grin:

Other books I've read in the past include:

Bourbon Whiskey - Our Native Spirit by Bernie Lubbers (very funny and fairly quick read; recommended!)

Bourbon, Straight: The Uncut and Unfiltered Story of American Whiskey by Chuck Cowdery (great history stuff; also recommended!)

I also subscribe to Whisky Advocate magazine, which I think is fairly well done (although many editions focus a lot of Scotch - they do seem to increased their bourbon coverage recently).

[cazolman]

Blood & Whiskey, the Life and Times of Jack Daniel. Biography about the man and his company. Fun read and learned a little history along the way.

The Great Crossing, a Historic Journey to Buffalo Trace Distillery. Lots if history, names and events leading to the distillery we know today. I bought this at the gift shop and have not seen it available online. Maybe someone else knows.

Maker's Mark, My Autobiography. Fun and easy read. More pictures than words.

I have read most of the others listed and have to mention Chuck Cowdery's, Bourbon Straight, again. It really should come with your first bottle, glass or shot of bourbon.

[BourbonGuy]

OK, based on recommendations here, I purchased But Always Fine Bourbon: Pappy Van Winkle and the Story of Old Fitzgerald. Thanks to jfw for the link.

The next purchase will probably be Bourbon, Straight: The Uncut and Unfiltered Story of American Whiskey by Chuck Cowdery.

[Happyhour24x7]

Less specific to bourbon, but a great book for cocktail and literature lovers, I received "To Have and Have Another" for Christmas. It is a fantatstic book documenting all the cocktails that Ernest Hemingway drank and wrote about. A great read, and good recipes. Most interesting note so far? The Jack Rose cocktail we all know and love is probably NOT what was being consumed by the characters in "The Sun Also Rises"; the author found an alternate recipe being made in the bar Hemingway frequented during the writing of that book, by a bartender he knew well. It is very different, but I like it better than the traditional, and just the concept behind this little slice of history adds to the pleasure.

[BourbonGuy]

Good day

I am enjoying the book “But always fine Bourbon…”. I was looking to purchase Bourbon, Straight . On his site Chuck Cowdery’s site it says "The print edition is a trade paperback" and then "If you prefer, the print edition is also available from Amazon"

Stupid question: What is a Trade Paperback and how will it be different from the book I get from Amazon?

Regards to all

BourbonGuy

[SFS]

A trade paperback is that style of paperback that is a little taller than your standard sell-millions-of-copies popular (and usually fiction) paperback (think of all those Dan Brown/Tom Clancy/Robert Ludlum books). Those "mass market' paperbacks are a little shorter (and possibly a little narrower) than trade paperbacks (think of things like travel guidebooks, or poetry anthologies, or or titles related to fishing or hunting.) It's just a term of art in the publishing/bookselling world.

[SFS]

Wow, that was really not a well written paragraph. Let's try again.

Mass market paperbacks are about 7" tall. Trades are usually about 8.5 inches tall. This sometimes varies, but it's just a dimension issue. Content is unaffected.

[BourbonGuy]

They are basically the same price. The only difference is Chuck will sign it if you get it through him.

[cowdery]

In addition to size, mass market paperbacks typically use cheaper, newsprint type paper and are also called pulp paperbacks. Trade paper tends to be the same as the hardback, except for the cover. As SFS said, it's mostly a term-of-art. It's important to book stores, but that's about it.