{"product_id":"the-bourbon-tasting-notebook-second-edition","title":"The Bourbon Tasting Notebook - Second Edition","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAuthor: Susan Reigler \u0026amp; Michael Veach\n\u003cdiv\u003eSoftcover: 416pages\u003cbr\u003eProduct Dimensions: 4\" x 8.5\" \u003cbr\u003eRetail Price: $19.95\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 978-1-942613-93-0\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew \u0026amp; Expanded, With Nearly 350 Bourbons Including the Major Producers, Craft Distillers, and Independent Bottlers!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bourbon Tasting Notebook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a handy logbook for any bourbon enthusiast. With a record amount of bourbon whiskey aging in warehouses and visits to Kentucky’s bourbon distilleries topping half a million annually, it is obvious that bourbon is enjoying unprecedented popularity. This logbook will give bourbon lovers the perfect way to track their samplings, with nearly 350 featured brands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthors Susan Reigler and Michael Veach sampled every brand featured, documenting the flavors, tastes and smells they experienced, along with the proof, age, type, style, mash bill, color, price, nose, taste, and finish for each bourbon, and full-color photos of each bottle for easy reference. They did not assign ratings, letting the reader make their own determination. The bourbons are also indexed by proof and style, along with a checklist so each person can keep track of what has been sampled and record his or her preferences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 4x8.5-inch, softbound book includes 416 pages, printed in full-color on durable glossy paper for superior photo reproduction, a lasting testament to the care and quality that goes into creating these quality brands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAward-winning writer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusan Reigler\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Complete Guide to Kentucky State Parks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and co-author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Kentucky Bourbon Cocktail Book,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was born in Louisville. From 1992 to 2007, Reigler was a restaurant critic, beverage columnist and travel writer for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLouisville Courier-Journal\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand has been a judge for the James Beard Foundation Restaurant Awards since 1997. She also currently writes Kentucky restaurant reviews for the international travel and entertainment website, Gayot.com.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReigler currently serves as President of the Board of Directors of the Bourbon Women Association. She also belongs to BARDS (Bourbon and Rye Drinkers Society), an invitation-only organization of 12 members who meet monthly to discuss American whiskeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Veach\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis one of the foremost authorities on all things Bourbon, and has spent over 15 years with The Filson Historical Society serving in the role of historian and author. Mr. Veach has been featured in publications such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bourbon Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Louisville Encyclopedia\u003c\/em\u003e. He wrote the forward for the release of Gerald Carson’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSocial History of Bourbon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 2010, and in 2013 published his own now-widely acclaimed book\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKentucky Bourbon Whiskey: An American Heritage.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrior to his long tenure at The Filson, Veach spent five years as the North American Archivist for United Distillers. In 2006, he was inducted into The Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePraise\/Reviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Mike Veach and Susan Reigler are two of bourbon’s best authors.… This is the perfect notebook for clubs and friends who want to take their bourbon love to the next level.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Fred Minnick, spirits writer and author of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBourbon Curious\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“…Reigler and Veach are the Lewis and Clark of the bourbon world…giving just enough input to steer you in the right direction.”\u003cbr\u003e—Best New Books for Bourbon Lovers: G. Clay Whittaker,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMen’s Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/sippncorn.blogspot.com\/\"\u003eSipp’n Corn Book Review – The Bourbon Tasting Notebook (2nd Edition) by Susan Reigler and Mike Veach.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thesalt\/2019\/01\/01\/662575196\/kentucky-distiller%20s-scientifically-emulate-a-century-old-bottle-of-bourbon\"\u003eKentucky Distillers Scientifically Emulate A Century-Old Bottle Of Bourbon : The Salt : NPR\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acclaim Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18656382386243,"sku":"The Bourbon Tasting Notebook - Second Edition","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/acclaim-press-inc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bourbon-tasting-notebook-second-edition","provider":"Acclaim Press, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}