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The Whiskey Bible: A Complete Guide to the World's Greatest Spirit
A staggeringly comprehensive, entertaining, and approachable deep dive into the world of whiskey.
The Whiskey Bible is a user's guide to all things whiskey (including, Scotch, Bourbon, Rye, single malts, and blends). Author Noah Rothbaum has spent 25 years researching, reporting on, and and of course, tasting whiskeys from around the world. He brings an obsessive's passion to the topic, offering up a country-by-country examination of the prominent distillers and whiskey culture, and tasting notes from hundreds of whiskies, from the well-known labels to the small batch craft up-and-comers. The book includes engaging histories and a look at the nuances between distilling practices and whiskey making styles that span the globe. It also includes a rich appendix of whiskey cocktail recipes from the classic (Old-Fashioned) to the modern (The Irish Flip). The book is over 600 pages with full color photography and illustrations throughout. “Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.” —Mark Twain
The Whiskey Bible is a user's guide to all things whiskey (including, Scotch, Bourbon, Rye, single malts, and blends). Author Noah Rothbaum has spent 25 years researching, reporting on, and and of course, tasting whiskeys from around the world. He brings an obsessive's passion to the topic, offering up a country-by-country examination of the prominent distillers and whiskey culture, and tasting notes from hundreds of whiskies, from the well-known labels to the small batch craft up-and-comers. The book includes engaging histories and a look at the nuances between distilling practices and whiskey making styles that span the globe. It also includes a rich appendix of whiskey cocktail recipes from the classic (Old-Fashioned) to the modern (The Irish Flip). The book is over 600 pages with full color photography and illustrations throughout. “Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.” —Mark Twain
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640 pages, Hardcover
Published September 9, 2025
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December 8, 2025
Listen people, let's not over-complicate this. You are here for a review of The Whiskey Bible by Noah Rothbaum. I'll get right to the point because both you and I aren't interested in me pontificating and drawing this out. Let's do a Q&A!
1. Is it awesome?
Heck yes!
2. Do I need to drink whiskey while reading it?
I don't know that my enjoyment was based on the Macallan in my hand at the time, but I can confirm it didn't hurt. (18-year if you must know. You're very nosy.)
3. Is it pretty or manly?
First of all, stop being so reductive. It's a gorgeous book which should be on every bar and will be beloved by men and women. It's huge in the best kind of way.
4. I hate reading, but I love whiskey. What should I do?
Get the book. It is part whiskey encyclopedia with some other entertaining tangents (like is it whiskey or whisky?). You can drop in and read a few pages and then go back to getting drunk (but do it responsibly!).
5. How drunk were you when you finished?
That's none of your d%&* business. Now someone call me an Uber.
(This book was provided as a review copy by the publisher. They did not send any free whiskey with it, so all opinions are my own. UPDATE: I did a podcast interview with Noah after this review and he DID send free whiskey. So, do with that what you will.)
1. Is it awesome?
Heck yes!
2. Do I need to drink whiskey while reading it?
I don't know that my enjoyment was based on the Macallan in my hand at the time, but I can confirm it didn't hurt. (18-year if you must know. You're very nosy.)
3. Is it pretty or manly?
First of all, stop being so reductive. It's a gorgeous book which should be on every bar and will be beloved by men and women. It's huge in the best kind of way.
4. I hate reading, but I love whiskey. What should I do?
Get the book. It is part whiskey encyclopedia with some other entertaining tangents (like is it whiskey or whisky?). You can drop in and read a few pages and then go back to getting drunk (but do it responsibly!).
5. How drunk were you when you finished?
That's none of your d%&* business. Now someone call me an Uber.
(This book was provided as a review copy by the publisher. They did not send any free whiskey with it, so all opinions are my own. UPDATE: I did a podcast interview with Noah after this review and he DID send free whiskey. So, do with that what you will.)
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