Just like every chef, every bartender must know each and every ingredient behind the bar. And Spirits Explained by Mark Ridgwell provides a comprehensive understanding of how each of the major spirits categories is produced. From the principles of distillation and a discussion on how to taste spirits, this book also supplies the background and history behind the origins of vodka, gin, tequila, genever, rum, brandies, liqueurs, eaux-de-vie, flavoured white spirits, and the entire range of whiskeys.

Complete with quizzes that reinforce this wealth of spirits knowledge, Spirits Explained provides professionals with the perfect revision tool in preparation for the WSET Spirits certification. Consumers of spirits will find this book to be an invaluable source for appreciating the world of spirits from a qualitative-not quantitative-vantage point.

An essential book that belongs on the reference shelf of everyone and anyone who works with or enjoys spirits, Spirits Explained is a classic whose time has come.