059: Cider Books for Holiday Gift Giving w/ Hugh McKellar

059: Cider Books for Holiday Gift Giving w/ Hugh McKellar

Author: Ria Windcaller: Award-winning Cidermaker, Podcaster | Craft Beer Columnist December 14, 2016 Duration: 48:38

Cider Books for Holiday Gift Giving w/ Real Cider Reviews

Hugh McKellar of Real Cider Reviews chimes in on cider book recommendations for this holiday season. Hugh calls this chat "The Christmas Book List Podcast" while I am sticking with "Cider Books for Holiday Gift Giving".

Hugh and I chat about the follow Cider Books

1.World's Best Ciders by Pete Brown and Bill Bradshaw.

2.Dorset Cider with An Excursion To The New Forest, Alan Stone

3. Empire of Booze by Henry Jeffreys.

This book talks about how the history of alcohol and the British empire go hand in hand. The first chapter talks about how British bottle technology led to fizzy cider and later champagne.

3.Craft Cider Making by Andrew Lee

Go to the ciderchat.com/resource page to find all these books and more for yourself and holiday gift giving.

Read all of Hugh's reviews and stay in touch via any and all of the links posted

Contact Hugh McKellar

Website: http://www.realciderreviews.com/

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012: Randall Grahm | Bonny Doon Vineyard, CA

031: Sam Reid | Willie Smith's Cider/President of Cider Australia, AU

021: Bill Bradshaw | Bill Bradshaw Photography, UK

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