Handbook of Whisky: A Complete Guide to the World's Best Malts, Blends and Brands - Hardcover

Broom, Dave

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0600598462 ISBN 13: 9780600598466

Publisher: Hamlyn, 2000

Synopsis

Provenance; from the library of the noted food and wine critic Hugo Dunn-Meynell with his bookplate. Physical description; 160 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes index. Contents; A potted history; making whisky; single malt scotch; blended scotch; Irish whisky; American whisky; Canadian whisky; visiting distilleries. Summary; An illustrated guide to the history, distilling process and characteristics of the world's oldest and greatest whiskies, featuring a section on single malts and blended scotch, as well as sections on other notable world whiskies such as Irish whiskey, American whiskey, and Canadian whiskey, as well as tasting notes for every whiskey and a guide to visiting distilleries open to the public. Subjects; Whiskey. Spirits & cocktails. Cooking / Reference. Cooking / Beverages / General. Cooking / Beverages / Wine & Spirits. Genre; Illustrated.

About this title

About the Author:

Award-winning author and whisky expert Dave Broom has been writing about whisky for 25 years as a journalist and author. He has written eight books, two of which (Drink! and Rum) won the Glenfiddich Award for Drinks Book of the Year. He has also won the Glenfiddich Award for Drinks Writer of the Year twice and recently won the extremely prestigious IWSC Communicator of the Year Award. In 2015 Tales of the Cocktail presented Dave with the Best Cocktail & Spirits award, soon to be followed by the Golden Spirit Award in 2016.

Over his two decades in the field, Dave has built up a considerable international following with regular training/educational visits to France, Holland, Germany, the USA and Japan. His remit has covered consumer features as well as business reports. He is also actively involved in whisky education, acting as a consultant to major distillers on tasting techniques as well as teaching professionals and the public. He was also one of the developers of Diageo's generic whisky tasting tool, the Flavour MapT.

Synopsis:

An illustrated guide to the history, distilling process and characteristics of the world's oldest and greatest whiskies, featuring a section on single malts and blended scotch, as well as sections on other notable world whiskies such as Irish whiskey, American whiskey, and Canadian whiskey, as well as tasting notes for every whiskey and a guide to visiting distilleries open to the public.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hamlyn
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0600598462
• ISBN 13: 9780600598466
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160