| Kindred Spirits 2: The Consumer's Buying Guide to Distilled Spirits 2400 Reviews of Whiskey, Brandy, Vodka, Tequila, Rum, Gin, and Liqueurs from F. Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal by F. Paul Pacult   |
Contents of Kindred Spirits 2
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
Why After Ten Years a New Kindred Spirits • Nuts and Bolts of KS2 and
What Lies Ahead • How the KS2 Reviews and Ratings are Arrived At •
The Evaluation Regimen • So, Off We Go
RUDIMENTARY SPIRITS KNOWLEDGE
Spirits Production: Fermentation, Distillation, Wood Maturation
GIN & GENEVER – WORLD
VODKA – WORLD
RUM, CACHAÇA & GUARO – WORLD
TEQUILA, SOTOL, MEZCAL & OTHER AGAVE BASED SPIRITS – MEXICO – WORLD
WHISKEY – IRELAND
DISTILLERY ISSUE SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY – SCOTLAND
MERCHANT ISSUE SINGLE MALT, SINGLE GRAIN & BLENDED
MALT WHISKY – SCOTLAND
BLENDED, SINGLE GRAIN & BLENDED MALT WHISKY – SCOTLAND
WHISKEY – USA
WHISKY – CANADA
WHISKEY – WORLD
COGNAC – FRANCE
457 ARMAGNAC – FRANCE
CALVADOS – FRANCE
GRAPPA, EAU-DE-VIE, PISCO, ARAK, MARC, SLIVOVITZ & BRANDY – WORLD
BRANDY – USA
BRANDY – SPAIN
LIQUEURS, SCHNAPPS & VERMOUTHS – WORLD
APPENDIX A: CONSUMERS’ FAQS
APPENDIX B: F. PAUL PACULT’S 111 BEST WHISKEYS, BRANDIES,
LIQUEURS, AND WHITE SPIRITS IN THE WORLD
APPENDIX C: ABOUT F. PAUL PACULT’S SPIRIT JOURNAL
BIBLIOGRAPHY