Whiskey and Spirits For Dummies

Whiskey and Spirits For Dummies, 9780470117699 (0470117699), For Dummies, 2007

For thousands of years man and womankind celebrated major events — religious and secular — by having a taste or even two of a fermented beverage that contained alcohol. Things got even tastier around 800 CE — the height of development of the Moorish culture. That’s when a brilliant alchemist in the perpetual search for a way to turn lead into gold attempted to urge the release of the “essence” of various fruits and grains. The result was not only better than anything ever enjoyed before, but it also could be repeated over and over again.

That brilliant alchemist had found distillation. The art of making the most noble of beverages was created by nature and perfected by men and women. This book is dedicated to giving you a full explanation of distillation from the simplest and most popular spirit (vodka) to the most complicated (whiskey and brandy). No, Whiskey & Spirits For Dummies definitely won’t tell you how to set up your very own still in the basement (or bathtub) so that you can whip up a batch of your very own whiskey, gin, vodka, Tequila, rum, cordial, or Cognac.

Instead, this book aims to increase your appreciation of the qualities in fine distilled spirits, enabling you to make wise choices from the myriad products on the shelves in your local liquor store or in the literally hundreds of cocktails available for serving or drinking on social occasions. Drinking alcohol beverages is indeed a social thing to do. It’s also part of religious services, and its use as a psychic benefit is unquestioned. There are other sides to these noble beverages as well.

This book also presents some ways in which a measured drink or two a day can create a more healthful way to live. I also talk about how to avoid any of the unpleasant results that can come from drinking too much.

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