The Connoisseur Guide to Worldwide Spirits ─ Selecting and Savoring Whiskey, Vodka, Scotch, Rum, Tequila . . . and Everything Else

Everyone thinks that they know how to drink, but do you really know the difference between a scotch and a whiskey? How about a gin or vodka martini? Do you know whether Johnny Walker is a single malt or a scotch? Well now is the time to finally learn the definitive answers to these questions, and so many more that you’ve always had about your favorite drinks. InSo You Think You Know How to Drink?, world-class connoisseur and celebrated critic Richard Carleton Hacker provides you with all the information that you’ll ever need to properly enjoy and imbibe very type of spirit, and to start drinking alcohol the right way. After reading this definitive guide, you’ll be able to:

Taste the subtle distinctions between different types of spirits
Learn they difference between varieties of the most popular kinds of cocktails
Recite how many popular spirits are made, distilled, and crafted
How to properly nose” spirits
The correct containers from which each spirit would be sipped
And so much more!

Complete more than a 100 full color photographs, So You Think You Know How to Drink? is a perfect buy for every alcohol consumer, whether novice or aficionado. WithSo You Think You Know How to Drink? you’ll be the most knowledgeable drinker in every bar that you walk into and at every cocktail party that you attend.

Richard Carleton Hacker is an international writer and photographer specializing in spirits, wines, cigars, and related luxury lifestyles. He is a long-time contributing editor for numerous national magazines, includingRobb Report, The Somm Journal, and The Tasting Panel. A lifetime member of the Scotch whisky industry’s exclusive Keeper of the Quaich honorary society, he has also been inducted into the Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne, and was knighted in Germany. He lives in Sherman Oaks, CA.