Anyone who has ever heard of micro-distilling and wants to know more has come to the right place. The Art of Distilling Whiskey & Other Spirits ($18) is a veritable backstage pass into this magical world where whiskies, vodkas, gins, brandies and many more spirits are created by distilling on a very small scale. You are taken a voyage of discovery which see you end up a spirits aficionado which a knowledge of exactly how water and grains are then transformed into timeless, exquisite liquors. This is the first book of its kind that doesn’t merely chronicle the history of the distilleries it is an insiders look at how to distil.
If you are stuck for the perfect Fathers Day gift for your DIY dad then this is it. There, I Fixed It ($12) is a collection of hilarious images, along with comments from the hugely popular website that gets 11m page view s every month; thereifixedit.com. Whoever said that a picture painted a thousand words […]