The high life is back in style, with style. Recent years have seen a dramatic rise in the popularity of sophisticated indulgences such as handmade cigars and premium and super premium libations such as single malt scotch, single-barrel bourbon, and vintage port. Store shelves and bar counters are burgeoning with a bewildering array of prime spirits from abroad as well as new high-end products from American distilleries.For years F. Paul Pacult and his Spirit Journal have provided initiates, seasoned connoisseurs, and industry insiders alike with opinionated, colorful, and authoritative assessments of the best of the spirits. In Kindred Spirits, Pacult brings together for the first time ever reviews of the world's great whiskeys, scotches, bourbons, sherries, ports, brandies, cognacs, armagnacs, rums, gins, vodkas, tequilas, and liqueurs. The result is the one-and-only one-stop source on spirits, broad enough for the average consumer, yet in-depth and informative enough for the exacting connoisseur. Kindred Spirits features introductions to each category of spirit, explanations of how and where each is produced, tasting guidelines,.