Whiskey Women by Fred Minnick

Whiskey Women by Fred Minnick

Shortly after graduating 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.

"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 not accustomed to after such a wild, whiskey soaked ride: enlightened."—Jen A. Miller, American Way

"Deeply researched and takes an interesting angle (the role of women) as a way to talk about whiskey from a fresh perspective."—Kara Newman, Tipple Sheet

"This is a great book. Whether you are into whiskey, history or both this deserves a place on your book shelf."—Eric Burke, Bourbon Guy.com

"[Whiskey Women is] an enjoyable read of thoughtfully-assembled facts and stories illuminating the forgotten women of apothecaries and distilleries past."—Virginia Miller, Liquor.com

“Fred Minnick gives us an entertaining look at booze’s little-known history—including its links to childhood medicine, witchcraft, and the eighteenth-century mail order bride business. This book goes down smooth.”—A. J. Jacobs, New York Times best-selling author of The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible

"Whether you're a hop-head or a spirit imbiber, Whiskey Women is an entertaining and unexpected look at the role of women in the spirits industry."—Lindsey Kate Reynolds, Southern Foodways Alliance

“The known history of whiskey changes with Whiskey Women. Fred Minnick has dug deep and come up with gold on the tremendous contribution women have made at each step in the history and evolution of this much-storied beverage. Whiskey Women is a real game changer.”—Davin de Kergommeaux, award-winning author of Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert

"A book that's well worth buying."—Reid Mitenbuler, Drinks

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 in Sorrento, Italy, to Malbec wine in Mendoza, Argentina. Minnick is a member of the Author’s Guild and the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Meridith May, publisher of TASTING PANEL, calls Minnick “one of the best whiskey storytellers in the business.”

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ISBN 13	9781612345642
ISBN 10	1612345646
Title	Whiskey Women
Author	Fred Minnick
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Potomac Books Inc
Year published	2013-10-01
Number of pages	236
Prizes	Commended for IndieFab awards (Women's Studies) 2013, Commended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (Women's Issues) 2014
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.