Introduction Who Is Bourbon? But What About Whiskey? How Bourbon Is Made A Brief History of Bourbon How to Cook with Bourbon Fire and Toast The Cooper: Paul McLaughlin A History of Kentucky Cooperages Bourbon During Prohibition Lapsang Souchong Manhattan What Glass Should I Use to Drink Bourbon? Ice Cubes and Whiskey Fire Is Essential, But So Is Water What''s in a Label? Bourbon Distillery Tour: The I-65 South Corridor Bacon Corn Pone with Bourbon Onion Jam Fried Halloumi Cheese with Spiced Bourbon Honey How to Reduce Bourbon Roasted Fennel and Bourbon-Burnt Orange Salad Beef Tartare Served on Burnt Oak Planks Bone-in Pork Chops in Bourbon Marinade with Bourbon Whole-Grain Mustard Sauce Charred Rib Eye Steak with Bourbon-Soy Butter Corn and Leather Why Corn Is Used in Bourbon Beyond Corn: Wheat, Rye, Barley, and Malt Boulevardier The Names Behind the Labels The Chef: Lawrence Weeks The Proper Way to Taste Bourbon What Is Moonshine, and Is It Related to Bourbon? Distillery Cats Bourbon Distillery Tour: Louisville City Limits Warm Goat Cheese Dip with Bourbon-Soaked Cherries Corn, Avocado, and Peach Salad with Bourbon-Sesame Vinaigrette Chilled Corn and Bourbon Soup Watermelon, Mint, Feta, and Fried Peanut Salad Bourbon-Cured Salmon Salad Corn Dog with Bourbon Mustard Roasted Sweet Potato with Bourbon-Miso Butter Bourbon Coffee Glazed Ham Steak with Fried Apples Oak and Spice The Flavors in White Oak Straight Bourbon vs. Blended Bourbon Barrels After Bourbon Classic Old-Fashioned Is Bourbon a Masculine Drink? The Distiller: Elizabeth McCall What Came First: Bourbon Whiskey or Bourbon Street? Bourbon and the Mississippi River Truth in Advertising Bourbon Distillery Tour: Lexington and Environs Bourbon and Gochujang BBQ Shrimp Bourbon-Glazed Chicken Wings Quail with Roasted Banana BBQ Sauce Blackened Salmon with Bourbon-Soy Marinade, Bok Choy, and Green Apple Pork Meatballs in Bourbon-Gochujang Coconut Broth Grilled Chicken Thighs in a Honey, Miso, and Mustard Marinade Yeast and Umami Bourbon and Umami Gold Rush How to Taste Bourbon Like a Pro The Critic: Fred Minnick How to Pair Bourbon for a Dinner Party The Importance of a Rickhouse The Bourbon Flavor Wheel Bourbon Distillery Tour: Central Kentucky Mushroom Grilled Cheese with Bourbon Gravy Whiskey Vidalia Onion Soup Slow-Grilled Chinese Eggplant in Bourbon Miso Poached Oysters in Bourbon Brown Butter Bourbon-Poached Bass with Peas and Scallions Brown Rice, Spelt, and Bourbon Risotto Braised Beef Shanks in Bourbon Sauce Copper and Caramel Pot Still vs. Column Still Paper Plane Starting a Bourbon Collection The CEO: Victor Yarbrough Bourbon in Pop Culture Bourbon Distillery Tour: Northern Kentucky and the Ohio River Bread Crumb Pancakes with Bourbon Maple Syrup Bourbon Cherry Ice Cream Sandwich Bourbon Balls with Toffee-Popped Sorghum, Milk Chocolate, and Bourbon Pecans Fig, Walnut, and Saffron Kulfi with Bourbon Honey Lane Cake Bourbon and Butterscotch Pudding Corn Ice Cream with Bourbon Caramel The Legend: Fred Noe Bourbon Distillery Tour: Western Kentucky Bourbon''s Road Ahead Kentucky Distilleries Further Reading Acknowledgments Index About the Author.