Ken Albala

Series Info/Source: I got this as a free Audible Originals audiobook through Audible. This is a stand alone audiobook.

Audiobook Quality (3/5): The narration was okay. There are some parts where the narrator/author stutters or mis-speaks which does give this more of a live lecture feel, versus a professional audiobook.

Story (4/5): This was a decent listen. It's broken into a series of lectures, starting with a general history of alcohol and then proceeding to bourbon and following bourbon through history. It was informative and interesting if you are interested in history, especially the history of alcohol.

Writing Style (3/5): The pace of the audiobook is pretty fast and a lot of information is thrown at you quickly. I thought the way the information was organized was fairly well done and easy to follow. It is done in a lecture type of style which worked fine for this.

My Summary (3/5): Overall this was a good overview both of the history of liquor and, more specifically, bourbon. It starts with a more general history and then progresses to the history of bourbon. Information is thrown at you quickly but it was well organized and moved at a good pace. The narration didn’t sound very professional, more like a live lecture type of style, but it was okay. I would recommend it if you are interested in this topic.… (mehr)

As the graphic and description indicate, this is part of the "Great Courses" and "In this 10-lecture journey through the story of an undeniably American libation" and "listeners will: Hear the stories behind the earliest bourbon whiskies right up to the current "bourbon bubble"".

So just as the history of America includes the history of England and Europe, so the history of bourbon includes history of whisky and spirits. So pay short attention to the people who neither read the description nor looked at the graphic.

This is an excellent listen that tells the story of bourbon in America, its development, its brands, its styles, and its futures.… (mehr)