title: Shots of Knowledge: The Science of Whiskey
author:  Rob Arnold 
description: <i>The best book about whisky in years is totally different from other books about spirits. It is a wonderful source of information, with a beautiful design which makes reading technical or scientific information clear and simple. The illustrations and the production of the book make it a masterpiece. All other spirits, starting with cognac, should do a book like this.</i><br /><b>Edouard Cointreau, President of the Jury - Gourmand World Cookbook Awards</b><br /><br /><span><i>Other books about whiskey discuss malting or the grains used in whiskey. &quot;Shots of Knowledge&quot; explains why and how these contribute to creating the ultimate bottled product. Other books discuss nosing whiskey to assess it, &quot;Shots of Knowledge&quot; explains the different flavors expected in a whiskey and how each molecule contributes to each flavor. [Arnold &amp; Simanek] reveal the science behind whiskey without removing its mystique.</i><br /><b>Mark Lardas, <i>The Daily News of Galveston County</i></b></span>
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  ## [DEDICATION](nav.xhtml#r_idParaDest-1)
  
  
  **To S. J. Perlman, early Woody Allen (not creepy recent Woody), Douglas
  Adams, and every heist and caper author and filmmaker ever. You made me want
  to write one of these stories and so I did. Now, though, I need a drink, so
  this is also for all the bartenders who got me off the cheap stuff, and
  especially that guy in Arizona (yes, Arizona) who made a mean Sazerac. You
  convinced me that whiskey didn’t have to be downed neat and that absinthe was
  fit for human consumption. Like it or not, this one is for all of you.**
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## [EPIGRAPH](nav.xhtml#r_idParaDest-2)
  
  
  **“DON’T JUDGE A TACO BY ITS PRICE.”**
  
  
  —Hunter S. Thompson,
  
  
  _Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## CONTENTS
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Dedication](9780062389565_Dedication.xhtml#_idParaDest-1)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Epigraph](97800623895