Why not sit by a roaring fire with a glass of bourbon and read about bourbon? That is exactly what Mashed.com, a lifestyle website, wants you to do. They have ranked the 12 best whiskey books whiskey lovers need to read. The books included little-known facts about the distillery, the distillation process and, of course, the brand’s history. 

  1. Bourbon Empire: The Past and Future of America’s Whiskey by Reid Mitenbuler
  2. The Bourbon Bible by Eric Zandona
  3. Buffalo, Barrels, & Bourbon: The Story of How Buffalo Trace Distillery Became The World’s Most Awarded Distillery by F. Paul Pacult
  4. The Big Book of Bourbon Cocktails by Amy Zavatto
  5. Bourbon Curious: A Tasting Guide for the Savvy Drinker with Tasting Notes for Dozens of New Bourbons by Fred Minnick
  6. Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last by Wright Thompson
  7. Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey: An American Heritage by Michael R. Veach
  8. The Bourbon Bartender: 50 Cocktails to Celebrate the American Spirit – A Cocktail Book by Jane Danger and Alla Lapushchik
  9. Whiskey Lore’s Travel Guide to Experiencing Kentucky Bourbon: Learn, Plan, Taste, Tour by Drew Hannush
  10. American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye: A Guide to the Nation’s Favorite Spirit by Clay Risen
  11. The Kentucky Bourbon Experience: A Visual Tour of Kentucky’s Bourbon Distilleries by Leon Howlett
  12. The Bourbon Country Cookbook: 95 Recipes and More from a Modern Kentucky Kitchen by David Danielson and Tim Laird
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