Make it a Double: From Wretched to Wondrous: Tales of One Woman's Lifelong Discovery of Whisky
A witty and immersive look at the history, mythology, science, and magical touch that makes whisky taste like a drop of gold.

Braving the “all boys” clubhouse of the world of whisky has not been easy, but Shelley Sackier has managed to do just that out of her love for the drink. By turns funny and poignant and filled with vivid insight into this ancient craft, Make it a Double will persuade even a teetotaler to want a wee dram.

As a woman whose first sip of whisky created the female doppelganger of a Mr. Yuk sticker, that experience produced a sharp realization that the liquid was foul, poisonous, and needlessly dirtied a previously clean glass. And then she met Scotland. Her curiosity and growing passion lit a fire—igniting a desire to learn more about this craft’s rich and vivid history and the need to break out of an old life and to become the mother, partner, and woman she has always sought to be. After completing a course in Scotland’s famed Bruichladdich Distillery, Shelley begins her path of writing about—and working within—the world of whisky.

There has never been a better time for Shelley's inimitable voice to shed light on this intoxicating realm. Women are not only impressively contributing to the burgeoning sales of the spirit—making up nearly 40% of the whiskey-drinking population in the United States—but they are also growing in number as they enter in to, train within, and lead the industry with their determined creativity and innovation. In the tradition of Blood, Bones, and Butter, Make it a Double establishes Shelley Sackier as a fresh new voice in the lush world of culinary narrative.
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Make it a Double: From Wretched to Wondrous: Tales of One Woman's Lifelong Discovery of Whisky
A witty and immersive look at the history, mythology, science, and magical touch that makes whisky taste like a drop of gold.

Braving the “all boys” clubhouse of the world of whisky has not been easy, but Shelley Sackier has managed to do just that out of her love for the drink. By turns funny and poignant and filled with vivid insight into this ancient craft, Make it a Double will persuade even a teetotaler to want a wee dram.

As a woman whose first sip of whisky created the female doppelganger of a Mr. Yuk sticker, that experience produced a sharp realization that the liquid was foul, poisonous, and needlessly dirtied a previously clean glass. And then she met Scotland. Her curiosity and growing passion lit a fire—igniting a desire to learn more about this craft’s rich and vivid history and the need to break out of an old life and to become the mother, partner, and woman she has always sought to be. After completing a course in Scotland’s famed Bruichladdich Distillery, Shelley begins her path of writing about—and working within—the world of whisky.

There has never been a better time for Shelley's inimitable voice to shed light on this intoxicating realm. Women are not only impressively contributing to the burgeoning sales of the spirit—making up nearly 40% of the whiskey-drinking population in the United States—but they are also growing in number as they enter in to, train within, and lead the industry with their determined creativity and innovation. In the tradition of Blood, Bones, and Butter, Make it a Double establishes Shelley Sackier as a fresh new voice in the lush world of culinary narrative.
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Make it a Double: From Wretched to Wondrous: Tales of One Woman's Lifelong Discovery of Whisky

Make it a Double: From Wretched to Wondrous: Tales of One Woman's Lifelong Discovery of Whisky

by Shelley Sackier
Make it a Double: From Wretched to Wondrous: Tales of One Woman's Lifelong Discovery of Whisky

Make it a Double: From Wretched to Wondrous: Tales of One Woman's Lifelong Discovery of Whisky

by Shelley Sackier

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A witty and immersive look at the history, mythology, science, and magical touch that makes whisky taste like a drop of gold.

Braving the “all boys” clubhouse of the world of whisky has not been easy, but Shelley Sackier has managed to do just that out of her love for the drink. By turns funny and poignant and filled with vivid insight into this ancient craft, Make it a Double will persuade even a teetotaler to want a wee dram.

As a woman whose first sip of whisky created the female doppelganger of a Mr. Yuk sticker, that experience produced a sharp realization that the liquid was foul, poisonous, and needlessly dirtied a previously clean glass. And then she met Scotland. Her curiosity and growing passion lit a fire—igniting a desire to learn more about this craft’s rich and vivid history and the need to break out of an old life and to become the mother, partner, and woman she has always sought to be. After completing a course in Scotland’s famed Bruichladdich Distillery, Shelley begins her path of writing about—and working within—the world of whisky.

There has never been a better time for Shelley's inimitable voice to shed light on this intoxicating realm. Women are not only impressively contributing to the burgeoning sales of the spirit—making up nearly 40% of the whiskey-drinking population in the United States—but they are also growing in number as they enter in to, train within, and lead the industry with their determined creativity and innovation. In the tradition of Blood, Bones, and Butter, Make it a Double establishes Shelley Sackier as a fresh new voice in the lush world of culinary narrative.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781639361793
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Publication date: 06/07/2022
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

About The Author
For the past twenty-five years, Shelley Sackier has devoted her efforts toward creating a plainspoken, easygoing, and humorous grasp on the subject of whisky to welcome more people into this realm and to distill down this sophisticated spirit one simple sip at a time. She works as the Director of Distillery Education at Reservoir Distillery in Virginia, lives in in the Old Dominion, and is also a critically acclaimed author of three YA novels. Visit her at Shelleysackier.com.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Love Affair with Scotland

Whisky? Or Jet Fuel? 3

Days of Yore 5

A Beginner's Tour Guide 9

The Royal Mile 16

Barrel Hugging Tours 20

Win by a Nose 24

Peatrified 28

Balmenach: Professionally Licensed Peat Shed 34

Bagpipes 36

Spirits-Both Ghostly & Drinkable 41

Gleneagles 43

Bowmore's 100 Degrees Proof: Certifiably Explosive! 48

The Unending Sky on the Isle of Skye 51

Smuggling & Struggling: A Bad Guy Gone Good 55

No Toys for Mommy 57

Whisky, Women, and Wham!, You're Wedded 61

Spelling Lessons 65

Part 2 You Can Take the Lass Out of Scotland …

Pipers on Sale, Aisle Three 71

Ernest Shackleton: The Women, the World, the Whisky 74

Go Fetch Me a Pint 78

Old Pulteney: The Demon's Drink 82

What to Wear for Burns Night: Getting Your Plaid to Work for You 84

Men in Plaid, aka Highland Games 89

Burns Night Takes Virginia 92

Bottoms up for Burns 96

The Calamity, Chaos, and Conclusion of Burns Night 98

Part 3 An Apprentice of the Motherland

Ardbeg's Whirlpool Whisky 105

Apprenticeship 101 107

Barley 110

Fear Realized 117

There's Trouble at t'Mill 119

A Messy Return 122

The Bugs in Your Bourbon, the Growth in Your Grog, the Spores in Your Spirits 127

Attagirl 130

Yeast 134

Chicken and Clapshot 140

Burn, Baby, Burn 145

Solving the Mystery of Oysters 149

Breathing Room: Whisky's Wooden Lung 157

Squeaky Clean 161

The Water of the Water of Life 164

Sage Words from the First Lady 168

Well, Well, Well. Aberlour's History Runs Deep 171

The Best and Worst of The Wizard of Oz 173

Tipping the Hip for a Sip of the Tipple 177

The Distillery's Source of Confusion 180

Whisky Coproducts: The Extra Bits and Bobs Part 1 (Draff) 184

Field Trips 187

Whisky Coproducts: The Extra Bits and Bobs Part 2 (Pot Ale and Spent Lees) 192

Whisky Thieves Are My Best Friends 195

Whisky Coproducts: The Extra Bits and Bobs Part 3 (The Heat Is On) 199

How to Impress Your Boss with Bovine Ailments 202

Whisky Coproducts: The Extra Bits & Bobs Part 4 (Biofuel) 207

Graham's Great Exam 209

Part 4 From Enthusiast to Whisky Woman

When Opportunity Knocks 215

Belly Up to the Bar (Part 1) 217

Trusty Rusty Research 220

Belly Up to the Bar (Part 2) 226

Challenge Accepted 231

Belly Up to the Bar (Part 3) 238

Proper Whisky 243

Belly Up to the Bar (Part 4) 247

Please … Let Me Explain 249

Boozy Broads & Whisky Women 253

The Malting, the Making, the Whisky, the Waiting 257

Cardhu and Helen Cumming: Cunning Doesn't Even Come Close 260

The Lass Gets a Title 263

When the Spirit Moves You 268

Part 5 Extras to Sip On

A Nip, a Novel, and Knowledge 273

The Distiller's Handbook: The Mirth of Mixology 277

Singing the Praises of Whisky: Drinking Songs 284

Here's to All That Gives You Pleasure: Toasts and Tributes 287

Where to Find Your First (Or Next) Whisky 290

Acknowledgments 294

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