Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Whiskey Bible:
Booze be thy name.
Quick synopsis:
Everything you need to know about whiskey. Duh.
Fact for Non-History People:
Both whiskey and whisky are correct.
Fact for History Nerds:
The most expensive whiskey in the world is The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926, with one bottle selling for $2.7 million.
My Take on The Whiskey Bible:
Listen people, let’s not over-complicate this. You are here for a review of The Whiskey Bible by Noah Rothbaum. I’ll get right to the point because both you and I aren’t interested in me pontificating and drawing this out. Let’s do a Q&A!
1. Is it awesome?
Heck yes!
2. Do I need to drink whiskey while reading it?
I don’t know that my enjoyment was based on the Macallan in my hand at the time, but I can confirm it didn’t hurt. (18-year if you must know. You’re very nosy.)
3. Is it pretty or manly?
First of all, stop being so reductive. It’s a gorgeous book which should be on every bar and will be beloved by men and women. It’s huge in the best kind of way.
4. I hate reading, but I love whiskey. What should I do?
Get the book. It is part whiskey encyclopedia with some other entertaining tangents (like is it whiskey or whisky?). You can drop in and read a few pages and then go back to getting drunk (but do it responsibly!).
5. How drunk were you when you finished?
That’s none of your d%&* business. Now someone call me an Uber.
(This book was provided as a review copy by the publisher. They did not send any free whiskey with it, so all opinions are my own. UPDATE: I did a podcast interview with Noah after this review and he DID send free whiskey. So, do with that what you will.)
Verdict:
Buy it. Do it. Buy it here!
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