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The Malt Whisky File: The Connoisseur's Guide to Malt Whiskies and Their Distilleries - Hardcover

Lamond, John D.; Tucek, Robin

 
9780862416508: The Malt Whisky File: The Connoisseur's Guide to Malt Whiskies and Their Distilleries

Synopsis

This is a comprehensive guide to both the famous, and little-known, distilleries of Scotland and Ireland, and to their malt whiskies. From Aberfeldy to Tullibardine, from the Lowlands to the Islands, for those distilleries whose whiskies one still has to savour, this book is a useful accompaniment for a wee dram or two. There are 400 detailed tasting notes of single-malt whiskies, this book is a reference work for malt whisky lovers around the world. It features an objective rating system for sweetness, peatiness and availability which should help readers to find a malt whisky akin to their taste. This expanded and revised edition includes special sections on Irish and Japanese malts.

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Review

This is the essential guide for the whisky connoisseur...the most comprehensive guide to all distilleries of Scotland and Ireland and to their malt whiskies. * * The International Cookbook Revue * * The Malt Whisky File is a very informative and easy-to-follow guide to all of Scotland's whiskies and their individual tastes. A very commendable book which could be used in confidence as a reference book or just as a guide to choosing your dram. * * Scottish Field * * A remarkable piece of research and nicely designed to fit into a pocket. * * The Scotsman * * No connoisseur of whisky should be without this well-produced little hardback. -- Jack McLean

From the Back Cover

For all those who appreciate fine spirits, The Malt Whisky File is the most complete reference available to the whiskies of the world, including those from the distilleries of New Zealand, Ireland, Japan, and, of course, Scotland.Offering a label-by-label analysis of each whisky, John Lamond and Robin Tucek offer helpful tasting notes, a history of each brand, and a rating based upon a proprietary scale of sweetness, peatiness, and availability (based on each label's total production). (5 x 8 1/4, 244 pages, color photos, maps)

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