His particular inflections and stylings were quite good in bringing out various idiosyncrasies of the histories in particular.
Note On The Narration, specific to the Audible review: Renell's reading of this seems to have possibly elevated the actual text - which is always a great thing for a narrator. It even manages to cover some of the more modern issues in the liquor business, at least through the mid-2010s when the book was originally published, including the GenX / Millenial shift away from whiskey and dark liquors to more vodkas and lighter liquors. :) With the above caveats though, I found the actual history presented here to be interesting and informative, though as others noted, perhaps a bit tedious in some spots ("bonded" is used long before it is clear exactly what this term means) and perhaps with some hand waving in other spots (the Whiskey Rebellion, and even Prohibition outside of its particular application to whiskey generally and bourbon specifically). And I also can't speak to how well documented it is - the Audible version doesn't exactly have footnotes. So I can't speak to all the pictures and such that some complained about in the text version of this tale. Yes, I read the Audible of this - mostly on my commute to and from work over the month of October 2022, though I finished it after work on Halloween day itself. Seemingly Great History, At Least In Audible Form. Seemingly Great History, At Least In Audible Form He studies the men who've been championed as its inventors over time - from Daniel Boone's cousin to Baptist minister Elijah Craig - and, based on new research and never-before-seen documentation, answers the question of who deserves the credit. And most importantly, Minnick explores the mystery of who most likely created the sweet corn liquor we now know as bourbon.
He also lays out in expert detail the critical role this spirit has played throughout the cultural and even political history of the nation - from Congress passing whiskey-protection laws to consumers standing in long lines just for a glimpse of a rare bottle of Pappy Van Winkle. In Bourbon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey, award-winning whiskey author Fred Minnick traces bourbon's entire history, from the 1700s with Irish, Scottish, and French settlers setting up stills and making distilled spirits in the New World through today's booming resurgence. From the early days of raw corn liquor to the myriad distilleries that have proliferated around the country today, bourbon has come to symbolize America. Once and for all, America learns the likely inventor of its beloved bourbon.īourbon is not just alcohol - this amber-colored drink is deeply ingrained in American culture and tangled in American history.
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