Wood Whiskey & Wine

Barrels-- we seldom acknowledge their relevance, yet without them we would be losing out on several of the world's finest beverages-- most significantly whiskies as well as red wines-- and also of course for over 2 thousand years they've been utilized to store, transportation, and age an extremely varied variety of arrangements around the world. In this comprehensive and also extensive book, Henry Work informs the interesting story of the considerable as well as ever-evolving role wood barrels have actually played during the last two centuries, revealing exactly how the history of the barrel parallels that of innovation at big.

Discovering how barrels adjusted to the needs of the globe's altering economy, Job journeys back to the barrel's preliminary development, explaining just how the Celtic tribes of Northern Europe first crafted them in the first millennia BCE. He demonstrates how barrels came to be fundamentally connected to the use of wood as well as ships as well as grew into an essential and also versatile part of the delivery sector, used to carry not only a glass of wine and also beer, however also nails, nitroglycerins, and also Tabasco sauce. Going beyond the delivery of products, Work talks about the several uses of this cylindrical container as well as its connections-- including its smaller sized relative, the keg-- and also analyzes the process of aging various sorts of alcohol. He likewise checks out exactly how barrels have endured under hazard from today's plastics, cardboards, and also metals.

Offering a brand-new way of thinking of among one of the most enduring and effective products in history, Timber, Scotch and White wine will certainly be a must-read for everyone from modern technology lovers to drink connoisseurs who desire to better recognize that evasive deepness of flavor.  Learn more about this book...