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Dave Broom

    Dave Broom
    Gin : The Manual
    Vodka
    Chardonnay
    The New Millennium Bartender's Handbook
    Gin. How to Drink It
    A Sense of Place
    • 2024

      The World Atlas of Whisky

      More than 500 distilleries profiled and 480 expressions tasted

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Celebrated for its comprehensive exploration of whisky, this book delves into the history, production methods, and tasting notes of various whiskies. It features insights from industry experts and enthusiasts, making it an essential guide for both novices and connoisseurs. With engaging anecdotes and detailed profiles of distilleries, readers will gain a deeper appreciation for this beloved spirit. Perfect for anyone looking to enhance their whisky knowledge and experience.

      The World Atlas of Whisky
    • 2022

      A Sense of Place

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      4.4(52)Add rating

      A personal journey exploring Scotch whiskey through its terroir, including the land, weather, history, craft and culture that feeds and enhances the whisky itself.

      A Sense of Place
    • 2020

      Gin. How to Drink It

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      4.4(13)Add rating

      Nominated for Tales of the Cocktails Spirited Awards 2021Updated with more than 80 new gins.  This is a book about how to drink gin of all kinds. It's about classic gins and new-generation gins, about gins from all over the world. It's about gin enjoyed with tonic and Sicilian lemonade. About the perfect martini gin and the best gin for a negroni. It's about juniper-heavy and delicate aromatic gins. About gin cocktails that ooze style and personality. Above all it's about enjoying your gin in ways you never thought possible.With more gin brands available than ever before, it is the time to set out what makes gin special, what its flavours are and how to get the most out of the brands you buy.For this new edition, Dave has revised more than half of the entries to include the best gins available today.Praise for the first edition of The ' You could not write a more sophisticated book or pack more detail onto each page...it is rocket science impressive' - Huffington Post

      Gin. How to Drink It
    • 2018

      Vodka

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Vodka: The Essential Guide for Vodka Purists describes the history of the spirit (its name comes from the Russian for water, voda), how it is distilled - with detailed explanations of how flavoured vodka is created, classic Vodka- based cocktails, where to buy the premier brands, even recipes, all in a handy pocket-sized book.

      Vodka
    • 2018

      The Bartender's Book

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      The centrepiece of The Bartender's Book: The Essential Guide for Mixologists is the cocktails section providing recipes and mixing instructions for more than 500 of the most popular mixed drinks.

      The Bartender's Book
    • 2017

      Rum The Manual

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      4.1(65)Add rating

      This is a book about how to drink rum of all kinds. It's about classic rums and new-generation rums, about rhum agricole and about premium aged rums, about rums from all over the world. It's about rum enjoyed with cola and ginger beer. About the best rum for a classic daiquiri. About rum cocktails that ooze style and personality. Above all, it's about enjoying your rum in all kinds of ways.

      Rum The Manual
    • 2017

      The Way of Whisky

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      An in-depth, personal journey around Japan's whisky distilleries, telling their story and unveiling the philosophy that lies behind this fascinating whisky culture. An in-depth, personal journey around Japan's whisky distilleries, telling their story and unveiling the philosophy that lies behind this fascinating whisky culture.

      The Way of Whisky
    • 2016

      Explore the intoxicating secrets of whisky with World Whisky, the ultimate guide to the best whiskies on earth. Now fully updated with stunning new photography, World Whisky is packed with over 650 iconic global whisky brands including Bushmills, Laphroaig, Talisker, and Yamazaki, from countries including Scotland, Japan, and the USA. Learn everything you need to know about whisky, with intriguing features including whisky production, grain types, whisky liqueurs, and even tasting notes. Discover an incredible range of whisky styles, such as malt, blended, bourbon, corn, and rye, and understand its wonderful depth, variety, and complexity, as well as classic styles and new whisky varieties. Perfect for all whisky fans from aficionados to new converts, World Whisky is the ultimate guide to every aspect of the most celebrated spirit of all. Previous edition ISBN 9781405341721

      World whisky: A nation-by-nation guide to the best distillery secrets
    • 2015

      Gin : The Manual

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      4.2(104)Add rating

      In recent years, gin has shed its old-fashioned image and been reborn as a hot and hip spirit. The number of brands grows every day and bartenders - and consumers - are now beginning to re-examine gin as a quality base spirit for drinks both simple and complex. Now, with more brands available than ever before, it is the time to set out what makes gin special, what its flavors are and how to get the most out of the brands you buy. With this book as your guide, discover: How gin is made What a botanical is and how they impact a gin's flavor What the difference between Dutch, London, Scottish, Spanish and American gins is How you drink them to maximize your pleasure Whether there is life beyond the gin & tonic (yes!) The body of the book covers 120 gins which Dave has tested four ways - with tonic, with lemonade, in a negroni and in a martini - and then scored. In addition, each gin is categorized according to an ingenious flavor camp system, which highlights its core properties and allows you to understand how you can best drink it, and therefore enjoy it.

      Gin : The Manual