The Connoisseur's Guide to Worldwide Spirits: Selecting and Savoring Whiskey, Vodka, Scotch, Rum, Tequila . . . and Everything Else by Hacker, Richard Carleton

The Connoisseur's Guide to Worldwide Spirits: Selecting and Savoring Whiskey, Vodka, Scotch, Rum, Tequila . . . and Everything Else

Winner of the IPPY Gold Medal Award Everyone thinks that they know how to drink, but do...
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Author: Richard Carleton Hacker
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Language: English
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The Connoisseur's Guide to Worldwide Spirits: Selecting and Savoring Whiskey, Vodka, Scotch, Rum, Tequila . . . and Everything Else by Hacker, Richard Carleton

The Connoisseur's Guide to Worldwide Spirits: Selecting and Savoring Whiskey, Vodka, Scotch, Rum, Tequila . . . and Everything Else

CHF 42.72

The Connoisseur's Guide to Worldwide Spirits: Selecting and Savoring Whiskey, Vodka, Scotch, Rum, Tequila . . . and Everything Else

CHF 42.72
Author: Richard Carleton Hacker
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Winner of the IPPY Gold Medal Award

Everyone thinks that they know how to drink, but do you really know the difference between a scotch and a whiskey? How about a gin or vodka martini? Do you know whether Johnny Walker is a single malt or a scotch? Now is the time to finally learn the definitive answers to these questions, and so many more that you've always had about your favorite drinks. In The Connoisseur's Guide to Worldwide Drinking, world-class connoisseur and celebrated critic Richard Carleton Hacker provides you with all the information that you'll ever need to properly enjoy and imbibe every type of spirit, and to start drinking alcohol the right way. After reading this definitive guide, you'll be able to:
  • Taste the subtle distinctions between different types of spirits
  • Learn the difference between varieties of the most popular kinds of cocktails
  • Recite how many popular spirits are made, distilled, and crafted
  • How to properly "nose" spirits
  • The correct containers from which each spirit would be sipped
  • And so much more

Complete with more than a 100 full color photographs, thisis a perfect buy for every alcohol consumer, whether novice or aficionado. With The Connoisseur's Guide to Worldwide Drinking you'll be the most knowledgeable drinker in every bar that you walk into and at every cocktail party that you attend.

Author: Richard Carleton Hacker
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 10/12/2021
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 9.90h x 8.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781510754461

About the Author
Richard Carleton Hacker is an international writer and photographer specializing in spirits, wines, cigars, and related luxury lifestyles. He is a long-time contributing editor for numerous national magazines, including Robb Report, The Somm Journal, and The Tasting Panel. A lifetime member of the Scotch whisky industry's exclusive Keeper of the Quaich honorary society, he has also been inducted into the Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne, and was knighted in Germany. He lives in Sherman Oaks, California.

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