General & Miscellaneous Beverages, Liquor & Spirits

After-Dinner Drinks

Name: After-Dinner Drinks
Author: Frankie Frankeny
ISBN: 9780811820943

by Frankie Frankeny

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Overview

For everyone who's wondered about the difference between cognac and Armagnac, or whether brandy really has to be served in a snifter, here is an entertaining and informative guide to the most popular after-dinner drinks. Author Jon Beckmann presents lively profiles of all the classics, including port, sherry, Madeira, dessert wine, grappa, Scotch whisky, American bourbon, tequila, and a select group of liqueurs. The first guide dedicated solely to postprandial spirits, After-Dinner Drinks offers budding connoisseurs a pleasurable way to expand their knowledge and palate.

About the Author, Frankie Frankeny

Jon Beckmann has spent three decades traveling extensively throughout Europe, observing and sampling local after-dinner drink traditions. He now lives in Sonoma, California. After-Dinner Drinks is his first book.

Frankie Frankeny is a San Francisco-based photographer whose work has illustrated many books, including Wookiee Cookies (0-8118-2184-6) and The Christmas Cookie Book (0-8118-3095-0).