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by Fred Minnick
Published by Potomac Books
196p, b&w, hardcover, 6.25"x9.25"
$26.95
"Shortly after graduating from University of Glasgow in 1934, Elizabeth
“Bessie” Williamson began working as a temporary secretary at the
Laphroaig Distillery on the Scottish island Islay. Williamson quickly
found herself joining the boys in the tasting room, studying the
distillation process, and winning them over with her knowledge of
Scottish whisky.
After the owner of Laphroaig passed away,
Williamson took over the prestigious company and became the American
spokesperson for the entire Scotch whisky industry. Impressing clients
and showing her passion as the Scotch Whisky Association’s trade
ambassador, she soon gained fame within the industry, becoming known as
the greatest female distiller.
Whiskey Women tells the
tales of women who have created this industry, from Mesopotamia’s first
beer brewers and distillers to America’s rough-and-tough bootleggers
during Prohibition. Women have long distilled, marketed, and owned
significant shares in spirits companies. Williamson’s story is one of
many among the influential women who changed the Scotch whisky industry
as well as influenced the American bourbon whiskey and Irish whiskey
markets. Until now their stories have remained untold."