num_pages: 304
description: We care so much about the food we eat: how it is made by whom and where. Yet we are far less careful about the spirits we drink often allowing the biggest brands with the most marketing dollars to control the narrative. In By the Smoke and the Smell Vogler is here to set the record straight. This remarkable memoir is the first book to ask the tough questions about the booze industry: where our spirits come from who makes them and at what cost. By the Smoke and the Smell is also a celebration of the people and places behind the most singular life-changing spirits on earth. Vogler takes us to Normandy where we drink calvados with lovable Vikings; to Cuba a country where Vogler lived for a time and that has so much more to offer than cigars classic cars and mojitos; to the jagged cliffs and crystal-clear lochs of Scotland; to Northern Ireland Oaxaca Armagnac Cognac Kentucky and California. Alternately hilarious and heartfelt Vogler's memoir will open your eyes to the rich world of traditional small-scale distilling--and in the process it will completely change the way you think about and buy spirits.
language: English
title: By the Smoke and the Smell: My Search for the Rare and Sublime on the Spirits Trail
publisher: Ten Speed Press