Whiskey Women: The Untold Story of How Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch, and Irish Whiskey

Best All-Time Booze Book, Eater.com 2013: GOLD Winner for Women Studies, ForeWord Reviews 2014: Silver, Independent Publisher Award in Women’s Issues Finalist, Spirited Awards Without women, whiskey may not exist. In Whiskey Women, Wall Street Journal -bestselling author Fred Minnick tells the tales of women who have created this industry, from Mesopotamia’s first beer brewers and distillers to America’s rough-and-tough bootleggers during Prohibition. Women have long distilled, marketed, and owned spirits companies. These strong women built many iconic brands, including Bushmills, Laphroaig, and Maker’s Mark.  Until now their stories have remained untold.