Hacking Whiskey: Smoking, Blending, Fat Washing, and Other Whiskey Experiments

I bought this book on a whim for my boyfriend...I ended up reading the whole thing before I gave it to him. The book is HILARIOUS and has some amazing ideas for whiskey. They are all very feasible and easy to do, only a small handful require tools (and they tell you what they are and which ones require tools) - we've done several of these! There are a couple that are very costly, but they are humorously so and they have some great ideas for "investments." Honestly the MOST used of our bar books. I love it and recommend it to anyone who loves whiskey.

I challenge anyone to find a whiskey book as fun and entertaining as Aaron Goldfarb's Hacking Whiskey. I'll go ahead and save you the time ... there ain't one.While some whiskey books approach the (rather broad) subject from a historical angle, and others from an appreciation/tasting angle, Goldfarb approaches things ... well ... from virtually anywhere and everywhere all at once. From simple blending and infinity bottles, to "cereal milk bourbon punch" and "leathered" whiskey, Hacking Whiskey will have you chasing new ideas, scratching your head, laughing out loud, and wondering why you spent so many hours reading about whether Jack Daniel's is a bourbon or not.Do you like whiskey? Do you like fun? Buy Hacking Whiskey and your life will be complete.

Great read on techniques to get some mileage out of your booze! Loved the section on cold fingering which makes me wonder what magic could be lurking with some of my cheap swill. There's also great ideas for infusions, introducing the concepts of an infinity bottle, and so much more. If you don't think you have the means to do fun things with whiskey because of "rare" bottles and boutique brands (which is called out on in this book) this read will definitely change your mind, I love the attitude of the author!Only issue is Amazon sucks with their packaging, someone thought it would be a good idea to ship this in a bubble envelope, which resulted in the corner getting smashed.

Liked this book so much, I bought three. Two to give away to my drinking buddies so they can "Hack Whiskey" too. Have been blending quite a bit since reading this book. That's what it's about. Doing things with whiskey to find what you like. Take a weak one and mix with a stronger one. Take a flavor profile of one and blend with another flavor profile to see what develops. Take a dirt cheap one and spice it up with a little of the expensive one. These are some of the things I've been doing.

Aaron has been a prolific writer and researcher of all things adult beverage. His background into the topic and access to key players brings a level of knowledge second to none.Chapters are short and tonthe point. I knew I’d like this book as soon as I read the section on whisky cubes and other awful gifts. Stop calling it Pappy should be a national movement, thank you! But to be serious the book helps the casual drinker open up to a world of blending and exploration of the spirit by introducing recipes and ideas to allow one to take this journey of Whisk(e)y as far as they want to travel. Great book. Thank you.

It’s the book that whiskey has been begging for. Why just drink whiskey when you can hack it. This book gives new life to old whiskey. Getting tired of drinking whiskey? Then wake up w it in your cereal milk. Ready to uncrust the old PB&J? Drink it in a delicious whiskey cocktail. Want all the benefits of Apple cider vinegar but want a buzz, bourbonize it. Also, Jell-O shots. This seriously ridiculously deliciously written book of hacks is so much better than learning how to shine your shoes w a banana peel. Get it now and drink it up. Your whiskey will thank you.

This book was a lot of fun to read! There are great recipes for custom blends and cocktails, but the thing that I was instantly drawn to was the section on infusions.I made 2 of them right away - a Heath bar infused Redbreast 12, and a Werther’s infused Old Grandad. Both were awesome, and the infusions highlighted flavors that were already in the Whiskey!I’ve already got my next infusion experiment picked out, and have several people waiting to taste it once it’s done.

I bought this book after listening to Aaron's interview in The Speakeasy podcast. While I'm not an avowed whiskey enthusiast (I equally enjoy all kinds of distilled spirits), I was attracted to the concept of personalizing whiskey in ways that are usually reserved to high-end bars and real whiskey nerds. The book is easy to read, entertaining and informative. And, best of all, many projects can be done with the inventory that you can find in a reasonably well stocked home bar.

Brilliant book to do more with whiskey

This was a fun read and I devoured it in a couple days. Aaron takes a fresh approach to the often much-vaunted world of whisk(e)y by providing new manners in which to enjoy a dram (make your own blends, bourbon bubblebaths!). Worth a read, the author provides plenty of laughs alongside some really great information throughout.