Shortly after graduating University of Glasgow in 1934, Elizabeth Bessie Williamson began working as a temporary secretary at the Laphroaig Distillery on the Scottish island Islay. Williamson quickly found herself joining the boys in the tasting room, studying the distillation process, and winning them over with her knowledge of Scottish whisky. After the owner of Laphroaig passed away, Williamson took over the prestigious company and became the American spokesperson for the entire Scotch whisky industry. Impressing clients and showing her passion as the Scotch Whisky Association's trade ambassador, she soon gained fame within the industry, becoming known as the greatest female distiller. Whiskey Women tells the tales of women who have created this industry, from Mesopotamia's first beer brewers and distillers to America's rough-and-tough bootleggers during Prohibition. Women have long distilled, marketed, and owned significant shares in spirits companies. Williamson's story is one of many among the influential women who changed the Scotch whisky industry as well as influenced the American bourbon whiskey and Irish whiskey markets. Until now their stories have remained untold. Whiskey Women has been named one of the best drink books of 2013 by Liquor.com. For a deeper taste of the book read the entertaining essay by the author on The Role of Women in Whisky Magazine Issue 114 - http://www.whiskymag.com/magazine/issue114/12010736.html
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Potomac Books INC International Concepts
ISBN-13
9781612345642
eBay Product ID (ePID)
176608989
Product Key Features
Author
Fred Minnick
Publication Name
Whiskey Women: the Untold Story of How Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch, and Irish Whiskey
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Business
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
230mm
Item Width
150mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Fred Minnick
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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