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    612-822-4611

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

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

Minnick, Fred

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General World HistoryLiquorWomen's Studies

Publisher Price: $21.95

ISBN10: 164012361X
ISBN13: 9781640123618
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
Published: Sep 1 2020
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.54 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English

Shortly after graduating from the University of Glasgow in 1934, Elizabeth Bessie Williamson began working as a temporary secretary at the Laphroaig Distillery on the Scottish island Islay. Williamson quickly found herself joining the boys in the tasting room, studying the distillation process, and winning them over with her knowledge of Scottish whisky.

After the owner of Laphroaig passed away, Williamson took over the prestigious company and became the spokesperson in America for the entire Scotch whisky industry. Impressing clients and showing her passion as the Scotch Whisky Association's trade ambassador, she soon gained fame within the industry.

Whiskey Women tells the tales of the women who created the industry, from Mesopotamia's first beer brewers and distillers to America's rough-and-tough Prohibition bootleggers. Women have long distilled, marketed, and owned significant shares in spirits companies, including Bushmills, Johnnie Walker, and Maker's Mark. Williamson is one of many influential women who greatly influenced Scotch, bourbon, and Irish whiskey. Until now their stories have remained untold.

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