This comprehensive guidebook surveys the key part played by whiskey in American history, describes the process by which whiskey is made, explains how to organize a whiskey tasting, and gives selected recipes for cocktails, appetizers, entrees, and desserts.

"I could not put it down. Waymack and Harris have created an eminently readable yet thorough masterpiece. The best ever book on American whiskies". -- Bill Samuels, Jr. President, Maker's Mark Distillery