There’s a lot to learn about whiskey—distilleries, still geometries, types of peat, rye vs. rye malt, blends vs. singles and straights, new and old barrels—and an overwhelming number of different expressions. If you’re new to whiskey, or if you want to help someone who’s new to whiskey, it can seem overwhelming.
That’s what the creators of The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Whiskey Know-It-All were looking to overcome. Unfortunately, the book’s publisher gets it off to a bad start right away with a title that jars terribly: “know-it-all”? The implication is clear: whiskey knowledge is either made...
