num_pages: 160
description: Craft Spirit World presents over 100 of the finest drinks produced by distillers around the worldfrom Japanese Whiskey and Californian Tequila to English Brandy and Australian Gin.Distillation is as close as mankind has come to turning everything from the humble potato to run-of-the-mill corn into glorious liquor. But there's nothing like industrialisation to suck the soul out of a process % and with their vast column stills and bulk-buy mentality that is exactly what the spirit-industry behemoths have managed to do. Cue the micro-distillera new breed of artisan producer reigniting our love of spirits and making drinks of quality rather than quantity. Artisan spirits can not only taste better but each microdistiller has a tale to tell about the ingredients or the dream that led them to lovingly coax each drop of spirit from still to bottle. And we all love a good story. In Craft Spirit World over 100 of the best examples on the market of gin vodka rum whisky bourbon cognac and more are revealed  coming from producers dotted across the globefrom New Zealand and South Africa to Scotland Italy Canada and the United States. Each entry then covers the history behind the drink where to get it and most importantly what it tastes like.
language: English
title: Craft Spirit World: A guide to the artisan spirit-makers and distillers you need to try
publisher: Dog n Bone