BY THE SMOKE AND THE SMELL

Kitchen Confidential meets Adventures on the Wine Route meets Fast Food Nation in this thoughtful, raw, and at times incendiary memoir/manifesto from one of the foremost experts on sustainable, responsibly-sourced, and grower-produced spirits.

Thaddeus Vogler is a man on a mission to bring "grower spirits"— spirits with provenance, made in the traditional way by individuals rather than by mass conglomerates—to the public eye. In this stunning debut, Vogler takes readers along for the ride as he visits distilleries around the world, introducing an unforgettable cast of characters including multi-generational growers, slick marketing reps at major commercial brands, and professional bartenders who obsessively seek out the very best, most authentic spirits.

BY THE SMOKE AND THE SMELL is alternately hilarious, heartfelt, and scandalous, and will inspire readers not only to look at their liquor bottle’s labels more closely—but also to seek out wonderful and wonderfully made products that matter.

THADDEUS VOGLER is the owner of the James Beard award–winning Bar Agricole and newly opened Trou Normand in San Francisco. He has worked in Paris, Ireland, Tokyo, Guatemala, Cuba, and Belize. A global authority on craft spirits, he is consulted regularly by national and global press, including the New York Times, Der Spiegel, Washington Post, Sunset, Bon Appétit, and the Wall Street Journal. He is frequently asked to speak around the world as an expert on spirits trends as well as the food and beverage business in general. He has worked with numerous world-famous restaurateurs, including Alice Waters, Charles Phan, and Francis Ford Coppola.