After-Dinner Drinks: Choosing, Serving, Enjoying

by Jon Beckmann and Frankie Frankeny

For everyone who's wondered about the difference between cognac and Armagnac, or whether brandy really has to be served in a snifter, here is an entertaining and informative guide to the most popular after-dinner drinks. Author Jon Beckmann presents lively profiles of all the classics, including port, sherry, Madeira, dessert wine, grappa, Scotch whisky, American bourbon, tequila, and a select group of liqueurs. The first guide dedicated solely to postprandial spirits, "After-Dinner Drinks" offers budding connoisseurs a pleasurable way to expand their knowledge and palate.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811820947
• ISBN13: 9780811820943
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A Useful Book in A Non-traditional Area

Many wine lovers in the United States don't really know much about after-dinner drinks - it is partially because most of the people drink coffee with desserts, not wines or spirits. This book provides information from the very basic to the in-depth inspections - helping the readers explore this wonderful new territory. Nice illustrations/pictures are a definite plus. Hopefully, this book will encourage you to take a closer look at the dessert wine list next time when you dine out!