Whiskey Women – The Untold Story of How Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch, and Irish …

Whiskey WomenThe Untold Story of How Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch, and Irish Whiskey\nAuthor(s): Fred Minnick\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Potomac Books Inc, United States\nImprint: Potomac Books Inc\nISBN-13: 9781640123618, 978-1640123618\nSynopsis\nBest All-Time Booze Book, [url]\n GOLD Winner for Women Studies, ForeWord Reviews 2014\n Silver, Independent Publisher Award in Women's Issues\n Finalist, Spirited Awards\n\nShortly after graduating from the 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.\n\nAfter the owner of Laphroaig passed away, Williamson took over the prestigious company and became thespokesperson in America for the entire Scotch whisky industry. Impressing clients and showing her passion as th.