What is great about this book is that from the outset is shuts the obscure, the limited and the ridiculously expensive. 101 Whiskies To Try Before You Die ($15) is a book pulled together by the whiskey expert Ian Buxton that is totally achievable, which is probably a first amongst this kind of book. He has scoured the whiskey warehouses of the world to come up with a eclectic mix of old faves, promising newcomers and those that are readily available but still hold a sense of mystery. A great book for anyone fond of a dram or two as we go on a virtual world tour of whisky; Sláinte!
The golden age of American organized crime was in the 60’s, the era that inspires such cinematic classics as The Godfather, Goodfellas, and The Sopranos. Sometime during the early part of this decade, federal investigators pulled together every piece of information they could on over 800 members of the Mafia and created a thick directory […]