Whiskey and Spirits For Dummies (For Dummies (Cooking))

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 335 pages
• Published by: For Dummies November 12, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0470117699
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470117699
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 15.2 ounces

Reader Reviews
I have read quite a few books on Scotch Whisky over the years. Still I wanted to renew my knowledge on some of the other distilled beverages so I ordered this book for my Kindle. First, much of the Dummies series formating is lost in the Kindle version, but that didn't bother me too much. However, I quickly grew tired of all of the repetition as well as the glib nature of the book (if you are not funny, don't try to be). I agree with other reviewers that there are more errors here than one would expect in a Dummies book. The one about Sake caught my eye right away. Yes, in some parts of Japan the word "sake" is used to refer to all alcohol beverages, including "shochu", which is a distillate of any number of materials, including sweet potato, rice and soba (buckwheat). However, it most often refers to the wine-like rice brew so tightly associated with that word in the rest of the world. The author listed sake as a distilled beverage. Although he was not technically wrong, he should have explained more about sake and it's related spirits if he was going to mention them at all. Secondly, the Scottish island of Islay is pronounced "Eye-lah", not "Eye-lay" as the author wrote. It may seem like a small issue but just try pronouncing it his way to a Scotsman. Overall, not a bad book to start with, but I think that an update is called for. Try "Kindred Spirits" or Michael Jackson's "Whiskey" instead. Kindred Spirits: The Spirit Journal Guide to the World's Distilled Spirits and Fortified Wines Whiskey: The Definitive World Guide Comment | | (Report this)