Distilled - Joel Harrison

Fortnum & Mason Food & Drink Awards Drink Book of the Year 2015.

Annual Spirited Awards - Nominated for Best New Spirits Book 2015.

Today's
world of spirits is experiencing an explosive increase in craft
distillers and pioneers of new distillates. It's about men and women
tearing up rule books and creating new spirits with extraordinary
personality and passion.

This book uncovers the best spirits the
world has to offer. These are not necessarily the best-known examples
on the planet - though if they are good, they have a place here - but
the best crafted and most interesting. Spirit by spirit Joel Harrison
and Neil Ridley explain what you need to know to appreciate a spirit -
its ingredients, its classic forms, the choices a distiller makes in
creating it - and offer their picks to 'Drink Before You Expire' - the
world's best examples of their type, from gin and rum to shochu and
tequila. There are plenty of suggestions for how to drink too, with
innovative and classic cocktails and their insider tips on getting the
best out of your spirits.