World of Whiskey

• By Charles Maclean
• Leatherbound: 352 pages
• 8 X W 1 X 9 1/2 inches
• This item is not eligible for discounts unless explicitly mentioned in promotional offers

• Product Description

• Published and bound by hand in the U.S.A., World Whiskey is a nation-by-nation guide to more than 700 whiskey varieties and award-winners from around the world. Featuring up-to-date photographs of each type, this comprehensive reference takes you to every important distilling nation and presents them in an informative A-Z format. With tasting notes and information on the factors that contribute to the unique flavors of different varieties, this impressive publication makes a thoughtful gift for whiskey lovers and new converts.

In 1919, Congress ratified the 18th Amendment, commonly referred to as the Volstead Act, which outlawed the production, distribution, and transportation of alcohol. Prohibition officially went into effect on January 16, 1920. Originally envisioned as an age of moral reform for the country, the next decade saw an increase in organized crime, homicides, burglaries, and assaults as gangs supplied speakeasies with smuggled alcohol and law enforcement became overwhelmed.

With public opinion against it, Franklin Delano Roosevelt campaigned on repealing Prohibition, which ended in 1933 with the ratification of the 21st Amendment.