Iconic Whisky: Tasting Notes and Flavour Charts for 1,000 of the World's Best Whiskies - Hardcover

Mald, Cyrille; Vingtier, Alexandre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1910254630 ISBN 13: 9781910254639

Publisher: Jacqui Small, 2016

Synopsis

Featuring 1,000 listed whiskies from around the world, this exceptional and unique guidebook is a must-have for whisky amateurs and connoisseurs alike. It provides a visual categorisation of the main aromas (nose, body, finish and strength), plus additional tasting notes based on the authors' uniquely conceived aroma wheel. Including maps which illustrate geographical areas of production and different terroirs, as well as 3D illustrations of whisky production, Iconic Whisky provides an amazing wealth of information about the nature and origins of whiskies from all around the world.

From different types of whisky to the different stages of the production process, grain types (and how these affect flavour), casks (sizes and history), glassware and vocabulary, this book contains essential resources that all amateurs and professionals need to know in order to refine and reinforce their knowledge of whisky culture and tasting techniques.

About this title

About the Authors

CYRILLE MALD is a whisky and spirits writer (La Revue du Vin de France, M le magazine du Monde) and is also the Ambassador for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society in France.

ALEXANDRE VINGTIER is a freelance spirits consultant and Head of Selection at the prestigious Maison du Whisky (France's leading whisky importer and distributor). He is a regular judge at a number of national and international spirits awards, and the youngest ever chair at the World of Whiskies Awards which takes place in London. He is the former Editor-in-chief of Whisky Magazine & Fine Spirits, a regular contributing editor to La Revue du Vin de France (France's leading wine and spirits magazine) as well as being the founder of Rumporter magazine. Alexandre is also the French expert for www.whisky.com, the most authoritative Scotch whisky magazine online, as well as being the co-author of Whisky L'indispensable  (published by Flammarion).

From the Back Cover

Featuring 1500 listed whiskies from around the world, this exceptional and unique guidebook is a must-have for all whisky amateurs and connoisseurs alike. It provides a visual categorisation of the main aromas (nose, body, finish and strength), for 1000 of the whiskies, plus additional tasting notes for 500 others - based on the authors' uniquely conceived aroma wheel. Including maps showing geographical areas of production and different terroirs as well as 3D illustrations of whisky production, Iconic Whisky provides an amazing wealth of information about the nature and origins of whiskies from all around the world.
From different types of whisky, the different stages of the production process, grain types (and how these affect flavour), casks (sizes and history), glassware and vocabulary, this book contains resources that all amateurs and professionals need to know in order to refine and reinforce their knowledge of the whisky culture and tasting techniques.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jacqui Small
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910254630
• ISBN 13: 9781910254639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 422