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This book provides a good overview of bourbon, the various distilleries that make it, and Kentucky's history and culture. However, after reading both Whiskey (EYEWITNESS COMPANION GUIDES) and American Still Life: The Jim Beam Story and the Making of the World's #1 Bourbon this book came up in a distant third place. Two of the major things that caused me to rate it as a 4 instead of a 5 were the consistency of information within the book, and the quality of many of the pictures. For example, when talking about "Old Rip Van Winkle" bourbon, Givens mentions that there is no distiller (p. 113); however, a simple Google search will indicate otherwise. Second, many of the photos in the book are very poor quality, almost like they were taken using a cell phone or "borrowed" from Web sites and then blown up to full book page images (pp. 31, 124, 136, 137, etc.). Shame on the editor for not resolving this! All-in-all still an enjoyable read on bourbon.Get more detail about Bourbon at its Best: The Lore and Allure of America's Finest Spirits.