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Shots of Knowledge: The Science of Whiskey
WINNER, "BEST IN THE WORLD" distinction in the "HALL OF FAME" category, 2017 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
FINALIST, "WINE, BEER, & SPIRITS" category, 2017 IACP Cookbook Awards
Shots of Knowledge is a guidebook for whiskey lovers. Organized into approximately sixty illustrated essays, the book samples selected topics in whiskey production through the lenses of science and engineering.
While the essays are subdivided into three sections-- From Sunshine to Sugar, From Wee Beasties to White Dogs , and From Barrel to Brain --the reader is free to sip them in any order. The story commences with water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight; travels through the manufacturing process; and ends with the molecules that entertain the palate.
Whether the topic is photosynthesis, bubble caps, oak speciation, or a mechanistic enzymology, the essays seek to reveal the simple beauty too often hidden in science and engineering. At approximately one page in length, each essay and accompanying artwork can be digested slowly at the rate estimated at three essays per bourbon or Scotch.
Each essay is summarized in one or two sentences in a single "Shot of Knowledge." Iconography anchors each essay in the production process. Inspiration for the book derived from a productive collision between individuals from TCU and the Firestone & Robertson Distilling Company.
FINALIST, "WINE, BEER, & SPIRITS" category, 2017 IACP Cookbook Awards
Shots of Knowledge is a guidebook for whiskey lovers. Organized into approximately sixty illustrated essays, the book samples selected topics in whiskey production through the lenses of science and engineering.
While the essays are subdivided into three sections-- From Sunshine to Sugar, From Wee Beasties to White Dogs , and From Barrel to Brain --the reader is free to sip them in any order. The story commences with water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight; travels through the manufacturing process; and ends with the molecules that entertain the palate.
Whether the topic is photosynthesis, bubble caps, oak speciation, or a mechanistic enzymology, the essays seek to reveal the simple beauty too often hidden in science and engineering. At approximately one page in length, each essay and accompanying artwork can be digested slowly at the rate estimated at three essays per bourbon or Scotch.
Each essay is summarized in one or two sentences in a single "Shot of Knowledge." Iconography anchors each essay in the production process. Inspiration for the book derived from a productive collision between individuals from TCU and the Firestone & Robertson Distilling Company.
160 pages, Hardcover
Published October 7, 2016
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July 19, 2017
Wish I could have taken this class.
August 17, 2017
This book has gorgeous pictures and a wealth of knowledge. It's presented in short essay style so you can enjoy a lovely coffee table style book while learning from the little bits or "shots" of information presented. It is light, witty and fun to read! I would highly recommend it for yourself or as a wonderful gift! I must disclose that my husband co-authored this book! However, that does not change my strong recommendation for everyone to enjoy it!
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