WHISKYPEDIA: A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky

The new and updated ultimate guide to Scotch whisky by "Whisky's finest guru", discover the story behind every dram. Discover the sensory evaluation of whisky using four of our five senses to embrace taste and texture, colour, and a full Aroma List from grainy, grassy, fragrant, fruity, peaty, woody, unctuous, off-notes like sulphury, meaty, cheesy, vegetal, musty or metallic. Contents cover an historical overview, appreciating whisky, understanding the label, a taxonomy of Scotch, regional differences, a gazetteer of distilleries, leading independent bottlers and more. Why does malt whisky taste as it does? Where do the flavours come from? How might they have changed over the years? The flavour of Scotch whisky is as much influenced by history, craft and tradition as it is by science. Each entry provides a brief account of the distillery's history and curiosities including distilleries which have been dismantled, lists the bottlings which are currently available, details how the whisky is made, and explores the flavour and character of each make. Fully revised and updated edition with new entries on the latest distilleries at Ardross, Bonnington, Burnobennie, The Cair, Falkirk, Holyrood Park, and Lagg and all the old favourites tipples at Lagavulin, Balvenie, Glenfiddich, Macallan and our Annie's favourite, Royal Lochnagar. Masses of colour photos of labels on bottles, addresses and phone numbers, websites, owners, where visitors can stay and more. 428 page heavy, quality paperback.