Books on the Whiskey Industry

Books on the History of Whiskey and Bourbon in the USA

There are several excellent books detailing the evolution of the liquor biz from its cottage-industry origins through Prohibition.

The Social History of Bourbon. An Unhurried Account of Our Star-Spangled American Drink, by Gerald Carson, 1963.
Reprinted in 1984 by University Press, Kentucky. ISBN# 0-8131-1509-4. Availability: Out of Print, but readily available from used book sellers

Whiskey. An American Pictorial History, by Oscar Getz, 1978.
David McKay Co., New York, NY.

Bluegrass, Belles and Bourbon. A Pictorial History of Whiskey in Kentucky by H. H. Kroll, 1969. Barnes & Co., Inc., Cranbury. NJ.

NOTE that you can find many more books on the history of whiskey and bourbon production in the "Researching a Glass" section of this website and in the www.pre-pro.com library.