PROLOGUE

PART 01 WHISKY Who are you?

CHAPTER 01 What is whiskey?
The origin of whiskey │ The water of life │ Whisky? Whiskey? │ Whiskey as a type of alcohol │ The principles of alcohol │ The process of making alcohol │ Old alcohol, fermented alcohol │ Tamed alcohol, distilled alcohol

CHAPTER 02 What kind of alcohol is whiskey?
The Special Process of Becoming Whiskey │ From Whiskey to Whiskey, from Eau-de-vie to Brandy │ Can whiskey be made only from barley?

CHAPTER 03 Whiskey Making Process
Malting │ Milling │ Steeping and saccharification │ Fermentation │ Distillation │ Maturation │ A magical space where whisky becomes over time │ Oak, the material of oak barrels │ Production process and structure of oak barrels │ Toasting and charring │ Five components produced from oak trees │ Types and reuse of whisky oak barrels │ Number of times oak barrels are used │ Size of oak barrels │ Angel's share │ Evaporation of oak barrels │ Storage of oak barrels │ Bottling │ Blending │ Independent bottling

PART 02 Uncovering Whiskey

CHAPTER 01 Scotch Whisky
A Brief History of Scotland │ History of Scotch Whisky │ Definition of Scotch Whisky │ Classification of Scotch Whisky │ Scotch Whisky Industry │ Three Key Ingredients of Whisky │ Single Still │ Whisky Flavor and Oak Casks │ Sherry Wine and Sherry Casks │ Supply and Demand of Sherry Casks │ Passarette │ Use of Various Oak Casks

CHAPTER 02 Scotch Whisky Production Regions
Speyside │ Highlands │ Lowlands │ Islay │ Campbelltown

CHAPTER 03 American Whiskey
American Whiskey in American History │ 1600s │ 1700s │ 1800s │ 1900s │ Prohibition │ Definition of American Whiskey │ American Whiskey Production Process │ Types of American Whiskey │ Grain Blending Ratio │ American Oak │ Straight Whiskey │ Tennessee Whiskey │ Differences Between Scotch Whiskey and American Whiskey │ Master Blender and Master Distiller │ Label Review

CHAPTER 04 American Whiskey Production Regions
Kentucky │ Tennessee │ MGP Distillery │ Pappy Van Winkle and W.L. Weller │ Buffalo Trace Antique Collection

CHAPTER 05 Irish Whiskey
History of Irish Whiskey │ 1600s │ 1700s │ 1800s │ 1900s │ Definition of Irish Whiskey │ Types of Irish Whiskey │ Irish Distilleries

CHAPTER 06 Canadian Whiskey
History of Canadian Whiskey │ 1800s │ 1900s │ Definition of Canadian Whiskey

CHAPTER 07 Japanese Whiskey
History of Japanese Whiskey │ 1800s │ 1920s │ Late 1900s │ Late 2000s │ Definition of Japanese Whiskey │ Japanese Whiskey Distilleries

CHAPTER 08 Whiskeys of the World
Indian whiskey │ Taiwanese whiskey │ Australian whiskey │ French whiskey │ German whiskey │ Indonesian whiskey │ Czech whiskey │ Other whiskeys

CHAPTER 09 Korean Whiskey
Whiskey of Korea │ Kim Chang-soo Whiskey Distillery │ Three Societies Distillery

PART 03 Whiskey Guide

CHAPTER 01 Enjoying Whiskey
Meet whiskey │ How to drink whiskey 1 │ How to drink whiskey 2 │ Where to meet whiskey │ Whiskey glasses to go with whiskey │ Whiskey recommended to everyone │ The three major steps to getting started with whiskey │ Tasting whiskey │ The taste and aroma of whiskey │ The flavor of whiskey │ Tasting whiskey in various ways │ Creating tasting notes │ Whiskey and food │ Chaser │ The value of whiskey │ Enjoying whiskey │ The final step to enjoying whiskey

CHAPTER 02 People Engraved in Whiskey History

CHAPTER 03 Whiskey Glossary

Introduction to Whiskey in PLUS Book

A whiskey guidebook for every whiskey-loving moment!

This book is packed with whiskey-related illustrations and stories, serving as a first introduction for beginners who don't know how to get acquainted with whiskey, and a welcome conversation for whiskey enthusiasts who want to get a little closer to it.


From the basics of whiskey to the stories behind each whiskey from each region, stories about the distilleries where whiskey is made and the oak barrels used for aging, a fun way to enjoy whiskey culture, and even stories about the delightful distilleries of Korea, this book colorfully covers almost everything about whiskey, with witty illustrations.

Whiskey gives us a calm time.
And that time becomes a comfort at some point.
When you want to be comforted by just one drink, open this book.
I would like to gift you a special moment with a glass of whiskey.