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Whiskey cocktails that go well beyond the Old-FashionedAfter decades of being seen as an old man's drink, whiskey is booming in popularity. Craft distilleries are popping up all over the United States, making whiskeys not just from corn, rye, and malted barley, but also from grains such as quinoa, blue corn, and triticale. Cocktail lovers, moving away from sweet and fruity flavor profiles, have embraced the earthy, bitter, savory notes that come from the "brown" spirits. In this collection, Shrubs author Michael Dietsch reaches out to those cocktail drinkers with recipes both classic and original, in historical order. He begins with colonial-era drinks such as Cherry Bounce and the Stone Fence, moving to early whiskey drinks like the Toddy and Julep, and then into the cocktail explosion of the Jerry Thomas era circa 1880s. This leads to the drinks of pre-Prohibition, Prohibition, and post-Repeal, and then to a section on the cocktail renaissance of the last 15 years.Author Michael Dietsch writes, "Whiskey is a spirit with a story," and he includes an overview and some history without losing sight of the pleasures in drinking the stuff. His cocktail recipes are also infused with stories, making this book a joy to both read and use. 75 color photographs
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Michael Dietsch has written two books. The latest, WHISKEY, is available right now from Countryman Press, a division of Norton. WHISKEY examines the history of this beloved brown spirit and provides 75 recipes for mixing it into cocktails. His first, SHRUBS, explores the thousand-year-old beverage by the same name, with recipes for making your own and incorporating them into beverages, both boozy and dry.
Dietsch is a writer, editor, blogger, drinker, husband, and stay-at-home dad to two beautiful children, living in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.
