Arpad Haraszthy and the Sparkling Wine of Old San Francisco
The sparkling wines of California rival the best French Champagnes today, but their place at our tables came about through careful craftsmanship that began more than a century ago. The predecessor of today's California bubbly was Eclipse Champagne, the first commercially successful California sparkling wine, produced by Arpad Haraszthy in the mid- ......
Prohibition and the Transformation of Racial and Religious Politics in the South
In Gin, Jesus, and Jim Crow, Brendan J. J. Payne reveals how prohibition helped realign the racial and religious order in the South by linking restrictions on alcohol with political preaching and the disfranchisement of Black voters. While both sides invoked Christianity, prohibitionists redefined churches' doctrines, practices, and political ......
The human perception of flavor and aroma is incredibly complex and impacts daily decision making in the brewery. No amount of elaborate equipment can replace the valuable human tasting experience and a sensory program can offer a powerful quality check on your outgoing beer and beermaking process.
The Revival of White Whiskey in the Twenty-First Century
The craft of making moonshine-an unaged white whiskey, often made and consumed outside legal parameters-nearly went extinct in the late twentieth century as law enforcement cracked down on illicit producers, and cheaper, lawful alcohol became readily available. Yet the twenty-first century has witnessed a resurgence of artisanal distilling, as ......
Essential, professional and home bar reference, laminated to survive the elements of an active club or lounge, social event, home bar or kitchen. Decode drink making and sound like an expert with the history of ingredients, including alcohol and how it is made, plus expectations of taste for each ingredient and how to balance tastes. Popular and ......
QuickStudy Laminated Reference Guide to Brewing, Ingredients, Styles & More
In this golden age of beer, do not miss the opportunity to experience the incredible breweries and their creative craftsmanship that is spawning a revolution in brewing. Best-selling beer author Stephen Beaumont can show you the way in 6 laminated pages overflowing with facts from beer's history and the brewing process to brew styles and all of ......
How a Colorless, Odorless, Flavorless Spirit Conquered America
It began as poisonous rotgut in Medieval Russia-Ivan the Terrible liked it, Peter the Great loved it-but this grain alcohol "without distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color" has become our uncontested king of spirits. Over a thousand brands fight for market share, shelved in glass skulls, Tommy guns, bulletproof bottles; flavored with pears, ......
"I love a martini-But two at the most.Three, I'm under the table;Four, I'm under the host."Raise a glass to Dorothy Parker's wit and wisdom. Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, founder and president of the Dorothy Parker Society, gives us an intoxicating new look at the doyenne of the ripping riposte through the lens she most preferred: the bottom of a glass. A ......
