Bourbon Book Signing & Tasting

1208 32nd Street North,Birmingham AL 35234

26 April, 2022

Description

Meet Clay Risen & take home a signed copy of his latest book release, "Bourbon: The Story of Kentucky Whiskey." PLUS, sample a rare bourbon! We're conjuring up plans for a delicious whiskey to pop now. Check out the book overview and Clay's bio below. ***Free event. No ticket or registration required. *** _____ About the Book Whiskey expert Clay Risen explores the origins, history, and evolution of America's distilling craft and culture in this luxurious boxed set. From boom to bust and back again, Risen tells the engrossing story of Kentucky whiskey, using interviews, photographs, and archival material to illuminate the singular region where bourbon was born. This meticulously researched book details how bourbon is made, how best to enjoy it, and how to build your own collection, along with profiles of the distilleries and makers that form the landscape of bourbon country. The set also includes frame-worthy quality reproductions of archival photographs, rare bottle labels, and more, all in an elegant boxed set with a pull-out drawer. _____ About the Author Clay Risen is a reporter at The New York Times and the bestselling author of Single Malt: A Guide to the Whiskies of Scotland and The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century. He is also the author of the spirits bestseller American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye: A Guide to the Nation’s Favorite Spirit, now in its sixth printing with more than 100,000 copies sold! Risen has served as a judge on multiple spirit award committees, including the prestigious Ultimate Spirits Challenge, and is a graduate of the Georgetown School of Foreign Service and the University of Chicago. He grew up in Nashville and now lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two young children.