Let Me Tell You About Whisky: Taste, try & enjoy whisky from around the world - Hardcover

Ridley, Neil; Smith, Gavin D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1862059659 ISBN 13: 9781862059658

Publisher: Pavilion Books, 2013

Synopsis

Whisky is the world's favourite spirit and is enjoying booming sales especially in the USA and Asia yet too often it's shrouded in mystery myth and complex-sounding terminology. This authoritative beginner's guide cuts straight through all of this with simple advice on how to seek out and enjoy the immense diversity of flavours and styles on offer. The book covers not just famous Highland malts Irish pot still whiskeys and American bourbons but also whiskies from South East Asia Japan and Canada as well as whiskies from many other producing countries ranging from Wales through to Taiwan. There is advice on how to nose taste and savour how to organize a whisky tasting which glassware to use as well as a selection of classic whisky cocktails and advice on matching food and whisky. This is a true beginner's guide providing a clear insight into the modern world of whisky in a way that's never been done before.

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Review

an excellent introduction to whisky for consumers wanting to find out more about a taste they ve discovered, or want to discover, and also for bar staff seeking to be better informed, or even to source a wider range of whiskies. Buy it, enjoy it, and retain it for reference! --Hospitality and Catering News, April 2013

Many books are stuffy, confusing, stale old things, meant for snifter-swirling experts, not the baffled novice. This one...is informative, accessible and fun. Profiles of must-try drops from around the world make this book as fascinating for those with whisky knowledge as it is for total beginners --Food & Travel magazine, June issue

wonderfully comprehensive whisky encyclopaedia which lists products from all over the world and is made even more attractive with its exceptionally beautiful photographs. Suitable for the uninitiated, this guide is short on flannel and long on facts. It definitely manages to live up to its promise of demystifying whisky without taking away the magic --Scottish Field magazine, June issue

A lovely book to pack on a tasting excursion, or simply to sit with and read beside a roaring wood fire in the winter months --The Keeper (The Magazine of The Keepers of the Quaich), summer 2013

A clear jargon-free guide to understanding and exploring whisky - provides enough knowledge to feel confident talking about whisky and inspiration for choosing which whiskies to stock behind the bar. --Bar magazine, June issue

About the Author

Neil Ridley is one of the UK's new breed of passionate young wine & spirits writers. Since his early 20s, Neil has been collecting single malt whiskies and is now in possession of over 1000 different bottlings. In 2008 he developed the irreverent whisky & spirits blog Caskstrength.net with his colleague Joel Harrison, which has won several online awards. Neil writes regularly about a wide range of different drinks for drinks and lifestyle publications. He is also on the judging panel for the World Whisky Awards. In the last 18 months he has hosted over 100 different spirits-based tastings from as far afield as Japan to Lithuania. Gavin Smith is a professional freelance journalist and author who specialises in the subjects of whisky and beer. Gavin now acts as contributing editor for www.whisky-pages.com, as well as contributing to other leading drinks magazines. He also regularly undertakes commissions for leading drinks companies and hosts whisky events. He is married and lives in the Scottish Borders. When not writing he enjoys trying (with little success) to win money at Kelso Races.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pavilion Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1862059659
• ISBN 13: 9781862059658
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224