Behind Bars by Mike Gerrard, publisher of Travel Distilled, is a book of True Crime Stories of Whiskey Heists, Beer Bandits, and Fake Million-Dollar Wines.
After my first drinks book Cask Strength I wanted to come up with another idea for a book about drinks. I’d recently been reading a book about illicit stills in Scotland, and thought that a book about all the crimes associated with the drinks business would be fun to research and write.
Fortunately my agent agreed, and after I’d written a detailed proposal, she found a publisher for me: Prometheus Books. Several months of fun research and writing later, I delivered the book and it was published in November 2024. Here’s the Table of Contents to give you an idea of what’s in the book:
Travel Distilled brings you a classic Champagne Cocktail Recipe from Drinks and How to Make Them published by Yeatman’s Calisayine Cocktail Bitters in 1879
Travel Distilled looks at the increasing popularity of rum in Vietnam, with domestic varieties joining the popular imported brands in bars and restaurants.
Travel Distilled brings this guide to Liverpool for drinkers including the best historic pubs, craft beer bars and where to enjoy a decent cocktail or whisky.
Papa’s Pilar Rum Legacy Edition 2023 honors legendary surfer Greg Noll, blending rum from the Caribbean and South America and aged in different barrels.
After my first drinks book Cask Strength I wanted to come up with another idea for a book about drinks. I’d recently been reading a book about illicit stills in Scotland, and thought that a book about all the crimes associated with the drinks business would be fun to research and write.
