Books

A photo of Glendalough from the book From Barley to Blarney, a guide to Ireland's whiskey distilleries.

Guide to Ireland’s Distilleries

From Barley to Blarney: A Whiskey Lover’s Guide to Ireland is a guide to Ireland’s booming distillery business, and some of the country’s best bars.

Guide to Scottish Gins and Distilleries

Travel Distilled reviews The Gin Clan, an excellent new guide to Scottish gins and distilleries.

Let’s Get Tropical

Travel Distilled reviews Let’s Get Tropical by Georgi Radev, a collection of over 60 tropical cocktail and tiki drink recipes.

Global Distillery Tour

Travel Distilled reviews Global Distillery Tour, Lonely Planet’s guide to distilleries in over 30 countries around the world.

Whiskey Women by Fred Minnick, sample from the front cover

Whiskey Women Book Review

Travel Distilled reviews the book Whiskey Women by Fred Minnick, a fascinating account of the huge role women have played in the whiskey business.

From the cover of the book Vodka by Victorino Matus

Vodka Book Review

Travel Distilled reviews the book Vodka by Victorino Matus, which tells how vodka conquered modern America and became its favorite drink.

Bourbon Justice by Brian F Haara book cover

Bourbon Justice Book Review

Travel Distilled reviews the book Bourbon Justice which tells the story of bourbon through how it affected the law in the USA, and how much we owe to the booming bourbon industry of the 19th century.

Sample spread from Mezcal by Emma Janzen book review

Travel Distilled reviews the book Mezcal by Emma Janzen and finds it an excellent guide to the making of Mezcal, meeting the people who make it, travelling through Oaxaca, and with a long collection of mezcal cocktails.