Scout Books

A quick little library of primers to get the most of every drink

Whether sommelier or just getting started, our Scout Book library is here to educate and entertain in bite sized books available here online for you to read for free! We hope you enjoy checking out each in turn, so pull up a chair and tuck in! Each is available in an easy-to-read PDF so just tap on any book cover and away you go.

  • Cocktail Primer

    Cocktail Primer

    Containing 35 Recipes for Mixing

  • Spanish Wine

    Spanish Wine

    Much of this we owe to Elephants

  • My Little Wine Book

    My Little Wine Book

    A Primer in Vino

  • Whiskey

    WHISK[E]Y

    A primer in whisk[e]y

  • Italian Wines

    Italy

    A primer in vino

  • Sake Primer

    Sake

    A primer in Sake

  • Champagne Primer

    Tiny Bubbles

    A primer in Champagne

  • Wino's Guide to SOBs

    Wino's Guide to SOBs

    Sustainable, Organic, Biodymanic

  • Fortified Wine

    Fortified Wine

    A primer on Sherry, Port, Madeira, Vermouth, and Mistelles

  • Austria IS NOT THE SAME AS Germany

    Austria IS NOT THE SAME AS Germany

    A primer in the wines of Austria and Germany