Book Reviews
The World Atlas of Gin
by Joel Harrison and Neil Ridley
(Mitchell Beazley, 2019)
256 pages
$34.99
ISBN: 9781784725310
A dynamic duo who are no strangers to writing books on spirits, Joel Harrison and Neil Ridley have produced the previous titles Distilled and Straight Up,...
Book Reviews
The Cocktail Bar: Notes for an Owner & Operator
by Chall Gray
Hayward, White Mule Press, 2018
122 pages
$25
ISBN: 9780996827799
Chall Gray has opened six bars including Little Jumbo, in Asheville, NC, and he leads the bar-consulting firm Slings & Arrows Consulting. With...
Book Reviews
The Art Of Distilling, Revised And Expanded: An Enthusiast’s Guide to the Artisan Distilling Of Whiskey, Vodka, Gin And Other Potent Potables
by Bill Owens, Alan Dikty and Andrew Faulkner
Beverly: Quarry Books, 2019
176 pages
$24.99
ISBN: 9781631595547
Bill Owens, Alan Dikty, and Andrew...
Summer 2019 Book Reviews
The Nano Distillery: The Future of Distilling
Compiled and edited by Brad Plummer and Andrew Faulkner
(Hayward: White Mule Press, 2018)
148 pages
$25.00
ISBN: 9781732235403
New from ADI’s White Mule Press, The Nano Distillery is a must read for anyone thinking of opening a...
Read Like a Pro
A list of essential books recommended by ADI president and founder Bill Owens:
Bitterman’s Field Guide to Bitters and Amari: 500 Bitters; 50 Amari; 123 Recipes for Cocktails, Food & Homemade Bitters by Mark Bitterman.
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2015. ISBN 1449470696.
Bitters and...
Book Reviews Winter 2018
Julep: Southern Cocktails
Refashioned
Alba Huerta and Marah Stets
(California: Lorena Jones Books, 2018).
240 pages
ISBN: 9780760351734
$25.00
Named Bartender of the Year in 2014 by Imbibe magazine, Alba Huerta is the co-founder of The Pastry War and Julep in Houston, Texas. Julep opened in...
Book Reviews
The Gin dictionary: An A-Z of All Things Gin, from Juniper Berries to the G & T
David T. Smith
London: Mitchell Beazley, 2018
ISBN: 9781784723989
256 pages; Hardcover
$19.99
David T. Smith has written four books on gin, is the author of the gin...
Book Reviews
Calvados: The Spirit of Normandy
Charles Neal
San Francisco: Board and Bench Publishing, 2011
ISBN: 9780615446400
766 pages, Hardcover
$60 from the publisher
Charles Neal is the owner of Charles Neal Selections, an importer and distributor based in San Francisco, CA, and the author of...
Book Reviews
Shots of Knowledge: The Science of Whiskey
Rob Arnold and Eric Simanek
Fort Worth: TCU Press, 2016
160 pages
ISBN: 9780875656540
$35.00
Rob Arnold and Eric Simanek are the authors of Shots of Knowledge: The Science of Whiskey. Arnold was born in Louisville and is...
Four Book Reviews from Winter 2016 Distiller
The Cocktail Chronicles: Navigating the Cocktail Renaissance with Jigger, Shaker & Glass
Paul Clark
Nashville: Spring House Press, 2015
200 pages
ISBN 9781940611174
$24.95
Paul Clarke is Executive Editor of Imbibe magazine, author of the drinks blog The Cocktail Chronicles, and writer of numerous articles...