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Top 20 Whisky Book Review |
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| scotchwhisky.com's A-Z of the 20 best Scotch Whisky titles currently available. If you already have these books then we would value our readers reviews to help others decide which books are best - and for what reasons. |
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Malt Whisky - by Charles MacLean |
The best of the 'coffee table' malt whisky volumes available. Good for overall history, individual distillery entries, and tasting notes. Stylish prose, accompanied by excellent photos by Jason Lowe. Expensive, but worth it.
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$32.00
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£16.00
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DM 58,00
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Classic Blended Scotch - by Jim Murray |
| Amazingly, the first and only book to deal exclusively with blends. Good on the development of the blending industry, and excellent A-Z brands directory. Also features information about which malts and grains contribute to particular blends. However, the book would have benefited from more diligent proof reading. |
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$19.95
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£10.39
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Scotch Whisky - by Gavin D Smith |
| Contains a unique collection of Scotch whisky-related archive photos from many sources, with detailed accompanying captions and chapter introductions. A must for the whisky historian, but also has wide general appeal. |
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$16.15
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£10.39
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DM 37,63
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Scotch Missed - by Brian Townsend |
| Scrupulously-researched guide to 'The Lost Distilleries of Scotland'. Great idea, terrific title, and fascinating archive photos. Anyone with an interest in whisky heritage should have a copy. |
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$13.50
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£7.19
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Whisky on the Rocks - by Stephen & Julie Cribb |
| A geographical tour of Scotland's distilleries with a difference. Stephen Cribb is a consultant geologist, so be prepared to learn about alluvial plains and granitic magmas, and their influence on the whiskies made in Scotland today. Requires concentration, but fascinating. |
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£6.50
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Scotch Whisky - by David Daiches |
| Classic whisky book, first published in 1969. The chapters on whisky history remain among the best written, but the later part of the book, featuring individual whiskies and distilleries, is now long out of date. Worth reading, however, for a view of the industry three decades ago, and very good value. |
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A Ramble Round The Globe - by Malcolm Greenwood |
| Extracts from 'Whisky Baron' Tommy Dewar's 1904 travelogue A Ramble Round The Globe set alongside former whisky salesman Malcolm Greenwoodís contemporary record of a six weeks world tour in 1998. Good for Dewar's sharp and often quirky observations on a world changed almost beyond recognition. |
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£12.00
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Whisky & Scotland - by Neil M Gunn |
| A polemical classic, dating from the 1930s, and as far removed from the rash of anodyne distillery guides as it is possible to get. Good for gaining an understanding of the Scots as a race, and first class on all aspects of Scotch whisky. Gunn is an author writing about whisky rather than a whisky writer, and it shows. |
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£7.19
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DM 31,34
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Appreciating Whisky - by Phillip Hills |
| Comprehensive information on how to develop the ability to analyse and truly appreciate whisky. Well-presented book which treats the reader as an intelligent adult. Even the most hardened whiskyphile will learn something here. |
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£13.59
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DM 31,34
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Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion |
| Fourth edition for 2000 currently on the market. The best of its kind. Authoritative tasting notes, informative scoring system for whiskies sampled. Easy to use and refreshingly up to date. |
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£10.39
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Worts, Worms & Washbacks - by John McDougall/Gavin Smith |
| The first book to get behind the scenes in the Scotch whisky industry, and give a real insider's view of what goes on. McDougall has spent a lifetime working in the whisky business, and this book is personal, funny and entertaining - not to mention a fascinating piece of social history. |
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£6.39
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Whisky Galore - by Compton Mackenzie |
| A comic masterpiece that can still raise a smile. Good for reminding yourself that whisky is first and foremost a drink! |
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£5.59
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The Original Malt Whisky Almanac - by Wallace Milroy |
| Seventh edition now in print. Less distillery information than in 'Jackson's Companion', though details on number of stills, water sources etc are interesting. Jackson is more up to date, and Milroyís book is harder to use, as distilleries are listed in ten regional sections rather than simply on an A-Z basis. |
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$13.45
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DM 22,50
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Whisky Wit & Wisdom - by Gavin D Smith |
| A compilation of every funny story relating to whisky you have ever heard, and many more besides. Also lots of 'wise' whisky quotations. Ideal for after-dinner speakers, and anyone who wants to appear better read, wiser, or simply funnier than they really are. |
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£6.39
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DM 27,15
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Scotch & Water - by Neil Wilson |
| Of great interest to all Islay whisky lovers. Scotch & Water is a comprehensive guide to the Hebridean malt whisky distilleries, and as such it has space to explore their development in greater depth than wider-ranging publications. Good on related social history, too. |
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£7.99
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