Brian Ashcraft

Winner of a 2019 Gourmand World Cookbook Award Japanese whisky has been around for less than a century - but is now winning all the major international awards. How did this happen and what are the secrets of the master distillers? This whisky book divulges these secrets for the first time. Japanese Whisky features never-before-published archival images and interviews chronicling...

The Japanese Sake Bible is the ultimate book about Japan's national drink - from its history and culture to its ingredients and production methods, how to choose the best sake, and recommended food pairings. Author Brian Ashcraft travelled the length and breadth of Japan to conduct dozens of interviews with master brewers and sake experts. His fascinating stories about how...