Bourbon: The Story of Kentucky Whiskey by Clay Risen

Clay Risen’s illustrated history of Kentucky bourbon, in a boxed set with a pull-out drawer. The book follows how bourbon began and developed, drawing on interviews, photographs and archive material. It also covers how bourbon is made, how to enjoy it and how to start a collection, with profiles of the distilleries and the people behind them. In the drawer are reproductions of old distillery maps and blueprints, rare bottle labels and historical photographs.

It’s a boxed set to keep on the coffee table and pick up whenever you’re choosing a bottle.

• Author: Clay Risen
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Published: 2021
• Format: Hardback boxed set, 288 pages
• ISBN: 9781984858276