A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN
My friend and colleague Michael Veach, with whom I’ve written a pair of books, has a wonderful term for a fine sipping whiskey: ‘book Bourbon’. A book Bourbon is one that exhibits great complexity. Its successive layers of flavor reveal themselves as the Bourbon spends time in the glass.
To enjoy a book Bourbon, pour a couple of fingers in your favorite glass, be it a Glencairn, rocks, or small snifter. Add an ice cube or a splash of water if you like, especially if it’s cask strength. Repair to your favorite reading chair and settle in with whatever book you happen to be reading. Nose and take a sip. Then read a chapter. At the end of the chapter, take another sip.
The idea, of course, is to pace yourself. It’s much easier to practice patience while the Bourbon is opening up in the glass if you have
