Distilling the South
Subtitle: a guide to Southern craft liquors and the people who make them
By: Kathleen Purvis
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781469640617; 9781469640624
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Liquors; Distillers; Microdistilleries; Distilling industries
Description: "Intrepid Kathleen Purvis traveled extensively throughout the South to create this first-ever guide to the region's burgeoning craft-liquor movement, capturing her journey in the creation of six original Liquor Trails. As fascinating as the craft itself are the distillers' experiences and backstories. Purvis chronicles them with verve and insight, bringing her knowledge of southern foodways and traditions to bear on the flourishing of the distiller's art. She shows how new entrepreneurs, part of the all-American food and drink renaissance, are positioning themselves to find both the inspiration and land ranging from West Virginia to Louisiana for their farm- or farm-ingredients-based distilleries. They are creating new and sought-after bourbons, whiskies, rums, gins, and much more" -- Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 177) and index.
Table of contents: title: Tips for touring: watch your step; title: Getting crafty: the basics of the distilling world; title: Stills and the basics of distilling; title: Know your alcohols; title: Liquor trail 1: Virginia and West Virginia; title: How to taste: no swirling, no spitting; title: Liquor trail 2: North Carolina; title: A different beast: barrel-rested gin; title: Liquor trail 3: South Carolina; title: The dark history of Dark Corner; title: Liquor trail 4: Kentucky and Tennessee; title: Oscar Getz: the sweetest little whiskey museum in Kentucky; title: Bitter pill: prohibition and the medicinal license; title: Liquor trail 5: Georgia, Alabama, and Florida; title: MGP: right or wrong; title: Liquor trail 6: Mississippi and Louisiana; title: Medals: does the bling mean a thing?