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what would you folks recomend as my first book

Postby scotty » Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:10 pm

i see the irish whiskey bible-- but i really dont know what to get--
I can not however spend more than 25- 30 US dollars on a book.
I'm interested in becoming a bit more familiar with these whiskeys((labels or styles)). At this point all i know is that there is something called irish whiskey and i tried to make one style.

Any suggestions please :D
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Re: what would you folks recomend as my first book

Postby IrishWhiskeyChaser » Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:18 pm

The Whiskeys of Ireland by Peter Mulryan would not be a bad place to start. Very concise and still fairly up to date.

See HERE

Product Description

The History of Irish Whiskey
There is a direct correlation between the history of distilling in Ireland and the history of the island itself. It's as if whiskey were the lifeblood of the people.

The Rise and Fall
Did you know that a hundred years ago Irish Whiskey was so prized, that Scottish distillers often shipped their whiskey to Dublin? Here it was mixed with minute quantities of Irish, re-exported as 'Irish Whiskey and sold at a premium!

The Fall and Rise
The Irish distillers reacted to the threat of blended Scotch in just the way you would imagine; they fought amongst themselves to the edge of extinction ... but ... today Irish Whiskey is the fastest-growing brand in the world. This year alone seven new brands were launched internationally.

How Whiskey is Made
Understand the difference between Single Malts, Blends, Pot-still whiskeys; and the art of distilling and blending.

Tasting Whiskey
How to explore the different flavours found in Irish Whiskey and where they come from. Learn how to taste as well as drink!

This beautifully produced book, with full-colour photographs throughout, will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about Irish whiskey.
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Re: what would you folks recomend as my first book

Postby scotty » Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:08 pm

thanks il try those or at least make a list :D
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Re: what would you folks recomend as my first book

Postby IrishWhiskeyChaser » Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:15 pm

scotty wrote:thanks il try those or at least make a list :D



I only posted one :!: :!: :!: the rest is only a discription of the book as per Amazon ... sorry for the confusion :oops:

You can also look for

Classic Irish Whiskey by Jim Murry. Is another ... a bit older but more detailed and good for history etc. However it is being sold on AMazon second hand and the prioces are a bit OTT. Probably be able to get it for well under 20Euro in Europe if you can find somewhere that will post to you.
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Re: what would you folks recomend as my first book

Postby scotty » Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:56 pm

i realised afterwards that you had only posted one book lol well it was a short list--
im checking and have seen the book used foe 16 USD and over 100USD. i guess its a good one. ill be loking around for the first one for a while.

Thanks ahain--
now i have a list of 2 books :D
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Re: what would you folks recomend as my first book

Postby TheWhiskeyBro » Thu Nov 04, 2010 8:42 pm

Also scoty check the bibliography list on the main website (just click on the logo above), however it is just a list without descriptions or recommendations
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Re: what would you folks recomend as my first book

Postby scotty » Thu Nov 04, 2010 10:19 pm

TheWhiskeyBro wrote:Also scoty check the bibliography list on the main website (just click on the logo above), however it is just a list without descriptions or recommendations


thanks for the tip :D
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