Golden elixir of the West : whiskey and the shaping of America /

"An insider's look at the iconic drink and its role in shaping the American West. Distilleries are the new microbreweries, cropping up all over the West and producing brands that emulate the predecessors that were made in copper stills by emigrants and served in saloons and dance halls. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Monahan, Sherry (Author)
Other Authors: Perkins, Jane
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Connecticut : TwoDot, 2018.
Series:Distilling, fermenting, and brewing collection
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Table of Contents:
  • Early trail blazing : explorers and traders
  • Nuts and bolts : from grain to liquid gold
  • The rush is on : pioneers and settlements
  • Saloons : the life, breath, and death in a town
  • Calls of eureka and giddy-up : the mining and cattle influence
  • The iron horse : how it connected the West
  • Fast forward : whiskey in the modern West
  • Belly up to the bar : cocktails of the West
  • Appendix: Western State liquor laws.