The History of Whiskey – in 100 Bottles, Barrels, and More - Robin Robinson

In this beautiful volume, renowned whiskey educator Robin Robinson skilfully chronicles the dynamic evolution of whiskey. In the Middle Ages, monasteries distilled spirits initially to make medicine. After Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries, production shifted from clergy to farmers and the route to whiskey began. In the 1700s and 1800s, as the British Empire colonised the globe, waves of European emigrants brought the beverage to Australia, Canada, India, Japan and elsewhere. Surveying the evolution... Zobrazit více