If we could have only three, they would be:
Charles Cowdery, Bourbon Straight: The Uncut and Unfiltered Story of American Whiskey;
Henry G. Crowgey, Kentucky Bourbon: The Early Years of Whiskeymaking; and
John R. Hume and Michael S. Moss, The Making of Scotch Whisky.
If we could have a fourth, it would be Ralph Steadman’s hilarious Still Life With Bottle.
And if we could have a fifth, it would be the Andrew Jefford’s joyous read, Peat Smoke and Spirit, which provides a rich history of Islay and a feel for life there.
And if we… o.k., it is time to stop.
