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CONTENTS
Contents Foreward by Clay Risen Preface
14 16
Why Smoked Whiskeys
18
Malting
25
Smoking techniques
35
Smoking woods
62
Smoking barrels
107
Barks/roots
112
Smoking herbs
126
Blending
156
Smoky cocktails
172
So what’s the best?
182
Index, credits
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CONTENTS Fuel Sources WOODS ALDER WOOD
66
MANZANITA WOOD
91
ALMOND WOOD
67
MAPLE WOOD
92
APPLE WOOD
68
MESQUITE WOOD
93
APRICOT WOOD
69
MULBERRY WOOD
94
ASH WOOD 70
OREGON MYRTLE WOOD 95
AVOCADO WOOD
71
NECTARINE WOOD
BEECH WOOD
73
OLIVE WOOD 97
BIRCH WOOD
73
ORANGE WOOD
98
BLACK WALNUT WOOD 75
PEACH WOOD
99
CEDAR WOOD
76
PEAR WOOD 100
CHERRY WOOD
77
PECAN WOOD
101
COFFEE WOOD
78
PERSIMMON WOOD
102
COTTONWOOD 79
PLUM WOOD
103
CRABAPPLE 80
RED OAK WOOD
104
GRAPE WOOD
81
SASSAFRAS WOOD
105
HAWAIIAN GUAVA
82
WHITE OAK WOOD
106
HAWAIIAN KIAWE
83
HAWAIIAN OHIA
84
BARRELS
HICKORY WOOD
85
BOURBON BARREL
108
JAMAICAN PIMENTO
86
CABERNET BARREL
109
LEMON WOOD
87
FRENCH OAK BARREL
110
TABASCO速 BARREL
111
LILAC WOOD 88
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MACADAMIA WOOD
89
MANUKA WOOD
90
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CONTENTS BARKS/ROOTS BAYBERRY ROOT
113 MINT 139
BIRCH BARK 114 MUGWORT 142 BLACKBERRY ROOT
115 MULLEIN LEAF
143
BUTTERNUT BARK
116 OSHA 144
CASCARA BARK
117 PEPPERMINT 145
CATUABA BARK
118 SAGE 147
FRINGE TREE BARK
119 SKULLCAP 148
JAMAICAN DOGWOOD
120 SPEARMINT 149
MUIRA PUAMA BARK
121 JUNIPER 150
PRICKLY ASH BARK
122 TARRAGON 151
QUASSIA BARK
123 VIOLET 153
WHITE WILLOW BARK
124 WORMWOOD 155
YOHIMBE BARK
125
HERBS ANGELICA 128 ANISE 129 CALAMUS ROOT
130
CATNIP 131 CLOVE 132 GINGER 133 JASMINE 134 LAVENDER 135 LEMON BALM
137
LICORICE 138 13