Book Description
This fully updated encyclopedic guide to whisky is essential reading for anyone interested in whisky, whether a connoisseur or an enthusiastic novice. After offering a brief history of the subject, the book concentrates on Scotch whisky today. MacLean explores the distilling process, whisky categories and regions. Then follows a fully up-to-date comprehensive A-Z directory of whiskies, divided into two sections: single malt and grain whiskies, and blended whiskies.
+ Revised and updated for 2000/2001
+ Highlights the differences in character between whisky categories and regions
+ Explains the principles of whisky appreciation and how to get the most from every glass
+ Features every available single and vatted malt, grain and liqueur whisky, and all leading brands of blended whisky.
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Synopsis
Whisky is widely considered the finest spirit in the world and its history has evolved against a fascinating backdrop. This is the story of a traditional spirit with an intriguing past. The book explores and unfolds, decade by decade, the history, secrets and untold tales surrounding one of the world's most popular tipples. Beginning as far back as 2000 BC, the tales move through the centuries to the present day, looking at the fascinating characters who smuggled, bribed, conspired and advertised with a vengeance to turn whisky from a common man's drink into an integral and admired part of popular Scottish heritage.
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