Автор:Tom Quinn Год: 2006 Издание:Think Books Страниц: 160 ISBN: 1845250117 How many different malts are blended to make Dewar's White Label? Why would distillers of past centuries mix gunpowder with their whisky? How did George Washington bring an end to the Whiskey Rebellion? The answers to questions like these can be found - along with countless other entertaining facts - in this irresistible collection of whisky lore. There are anecdotes and quotations by great writers from Mark Twain to D.H.Lawrence, recipes for whisky-flavored dishes and whisky-based cocktails such as the Rob Roy and Scotch Fizz, plus tips on whisky tasting that will turn the average drinker into a whisky connoisseur.
