By melding a bourbon distillery of today with a famous blues musician, Hans tells the history of bourbon and the artistry of the blues in an entertaining manner never before seen in print. This is a book that bourbon enthusiasts as well as blues fans will certainly enjoy. After reading the first page it will be difficult for a reader to lay the book down before the last word has been absorbed.

A discovery tour through the world of whisky and Scotland, with an occasional detour. The journey starts in the attic of a stately home, back in 1974, and ends more than 30 years later in the Craigellachie Hotel of Speyside with its world-famous Quaich whisky bar. Along the way, the reader is taken on a variety of small by-roads that offer access to the fascinating world of whisky. With tongue-in-cheek humor, the author depicts how he has grown, slowly but steadily, from an amateur enthusiast into a professional whisky connoisseur. While being entertained, you will learn a lot about Scotland...

Take an enjoyable journey through the history of Jamaica, sugar and rum to the heart of reggae. Then turn to the rum and listening guides that encourage readers to make their own explorations. Illustrated throughout with delightful black and white photograpy, Rum & Reggae is the third part of the series Drinks & Music. Parts one and two are Malts & Jazz and Bourbon & Blues.

More than a decade after his successful road story "The Road to Craigellachie," Hans Offringa has a new book full of fascinating stories from the wonderful world of whisky. Several chapters appeared earlier as articles in magazines and newspapers. Travel with Hans to the United States, then fly via Scotland to finish the trip in Ireland, birthplace of his beloved drink.