| Description |
317 pages (large print) : map ; 22 cm. |
| Physical Medium |
large print (16 point) rda |
| Series |
Thorndike Press large print biography and memoir |
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Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs.
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| Note |
9-12 Medialog, Inc. |
| Summary |
"The story of how Julian Van Winkle III, the caretaker of the most coveted cult Kentucky Bourbon whiskey in the world, fought to protect his family's heritage and preserve the taste of his forebears, in a world where authenticity, like his product, is in very short supply...Forty years ago, Julian...[had] just stepped in to try to save the business after his father had died, partly of heartbreak, having been forced to sell the old distillery in a brutal downturn in the market for whiskey. Julian's grandfather had presided over a magical kingdom of craft and connoisseurship, a genteel outfit whose family ethos generated good will throughout Kentucky and far beyond...But now the business had hit the wilderness years, and Julian could only hang on for dear life, stubbornly committed to preserving his namesake's legacy or going down with the ship. Then something like a miracle happened: it turned out that hundreds of very special barrels of whiskey from the Van Winkle family distillery had been saved by the multinational conglomerate that bought it. With no idea what they had, they offered to sell it to Julian, who scrambled to beg and borrow the funds. Now he could bottle a whiskey whose taste captured his family's legacy. The result would immediately be hailed as the greatest whiskey in the world--and would soon be the hardest to find. But now, those old barrels were used up, and Julian Van Winkle faced the challenge of his lifetime: how to preserve the taste of Pappy, the taste of his family's heritage, in a new age?...The result is an extraordinary testimony to the challenge of living up to your legacy and the rewards that come from knowing and honoring your people and your craft..."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Audience |
9-12 Medialog, Inc. |
| Subject |
Van Winkle, Julian, III.
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Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery -- History.
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Whiskey industry -- Kentucky.
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Whiskey industry.
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| Genre |
Large type books.
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| ISBN |
9781432886608 (large print ; hardcover) |
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1432886606 (large print ; hardcover) |
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