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A staggeringly comprehensive, entertaining, and approachable deep dive into the world of whiskey.

The Whiskey Bible is a user's guide to all things whiskey (including, Scotch, Bourbon, Rye, single malts, and blends). Author Noah Rothbaum has spent 25 years researching, reporting on, and and of course, tasting whiskeys from around…

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While Noah Rothbaum has tackled the vast subject of whiskey many times and on many platforms, he has finally encompassed his life’s work into one monumental volume. “The Whiskey Bible, A Complete Guide to the World’s Greatest Spirit” (Workman) is one of those books that if you have only one or two on the subject, this could be one of them. From whiskey’s simple origins to its crafted and complex role in the world today, Mr. Rothbaum threads it all together in a concise and most importantly, memorable and enjoyable read.

In seemingly every chapter a long standing “frequently…

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