Hans begins his masterpiece with a brief history of bourbon followed by a history of blues music, which he takes back to America’s early years. By melding a bourbon distillery of today with a famous blues musician, he tells the history of bourbon and the artistry of the blues in an entertaining manner never before seen in print. This is a book that bourbon enthusiasts as well as blues fans will certainly enjoy. After reading the first page it will be difficult for a reader to lay the book down before the last word has been absorbed.