The Best Books For Bourbon Lovers – Recommended in 2020

This book was written by trailblazing women in the bourbon world. Peggy Noe Stevens is the world’s first female master bourbon taster and the founder of the Bourbon Women Association. She was also one of the originators of the iconic Kentucky Bourbon Trail. The book is a wonderful resource for those wanting to conduct an at-home bourbon tasting and entertain with bourbon.. These ladies clearly have decades of experience hosting great parties!

This is certainly not a Bourbon for Dummies. rather it is a concise presentation of the Bourbon: history; distilling process; major brands; tasting tips and much more. The first part of the book gives the reader more of an introduction but the last third of the book goes into full details. This book would be enjoyed by both new and old bourbon enthusiasts.

Extreme bourbon lovers will love taking their whiskey-love to the next level by incorporating it into recipes. This book is the best book for bourbon-infused recipes and there is something for everyone in this book from Bourbon Chicken to Sea Salt Bourbon Pecan Cookies. You can make a full bourbon-based meal!

Lew does a great job of breaking down whiskey from start to finish. It is important to understand what whiskey is and where it comes from. The book breaks down what requirements whiskey has to meet in order to be bourbon while highlighting other styles of whiskey to see how they compare.

Heather tackles whiskey in an approachable style teaching you all about whiskey. From the origin of whiskey to an in-depth look at bourbon this book has it. This book lets you learn about whiskey and bourbon without being intimidated.

This book is the best simply because it not only tackle bourbon but the American whiskey in general. It’s from a historian’s perspective and includes the history of bourbon as well as the technology they used to create it. Read the entire book and get an insight into how bourbon came to be.

Jim Murray is one of the world’s most prodigious whiskey aficionados. Murray has been writing the Whiskey Bible since 2003 and his latest 2020 edition includes 4,700 different kinds of whiskies that he has tasted himself. It’s a great source of knowledge for both new and experienced whiskey drinkers and gives readers a great guide on some of the best whiskies out on the market.

The history of Bourbon Whiskey is colorful and dramatic and this book takes readers through the journey in a compelling way. Veach shares his storytelling brilliance and shares the true stories and the myths of Bourbon’s place through the American story. His theory of origin is interesting and possible.