{"product_id":"bourbon-and-bullets-true-stories-of-whiskey-war-and-military-service-9781640121034","title":"Bourbon and Bullets: True Stories of Whiskey, War, and Military Service","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I thought I'd seen every angle on the history of American whiskey. But John Tramazzo makes a compelling case for the role of soldiers, the military, and veterans in the story of America's favorite spirit--and he wraps it up in a pretty good yarn.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--Clay Risen, author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Whiskey, Bourbon, and Rye: A Guide to the Nation's Favorite Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBourbon and Bullets\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the lives and military careers of these whiskey distillers and tells the story of whiskey's role on the battlefield and in the American military community. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines carried whiskey at Yorktown, Gettysburg, Manila, and Da Nang. It bolstered their courage, calmed their nerves, and treated their maladies. As a serious American whiskey drinker, John C. Tramazzo noticed how military service and whiskey went hand in hand during his service as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army. In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBourbon and Bullets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Tramazzo reveals the rich and dramatic connection between bourbon and military service in America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough others have discussed whiskey's place in military history, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBourbon and Bullets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e explores the relationship between military service and some of the most notable whiskey distillers and executives working today. American servicemen Weller, Handy, Stagg, Van Winkle, and Bulleit all experienced combat before they became household names for American whiskey enthusiasts. In small towns and big cities across America, veterans of armed conflict in Panama, Somalia, Haiti, Iraq, and Afghanistan cook mash, operate stills, and push the booming industry to new heights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn C. Tramazzo\u003c\/b\u003e is an active duty Army officer and veteran of several deployments in support of the Global War on Terror. He is also an American whiskey enthusiast, Kentucky Colonel, and the founder of the popular blog \u003ci\u003ebourbonscout\u003c\/i\u003e.com. \u003cb\u003eFred Minnick\u003c\/b\u003e, a former Army journalist in Iraq, has written widely about the spirits industry and is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhiskey Women: The Untold Story of How Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch, and Irish Whiskey\u003c\/i\u003e (Potomac Books, 2013). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Potomac Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516252066066,"sku":"9781640121034","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_45521e3e-b834-486f-998b-a862d04be19a.jpg?v=1731021330","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bourbon-and-bullets-true-stories-of-whiskey-war-and-military-service-9781640121034","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}