THE WORLD'S BEST WHISKIES

Subtitle 750 Unmissable Drams from Tain to Tokyo

Dominic Roskrow
Description Description Whether you are a beginner or connoisseur, The World’s Best Whiskies encompasses everything you need to know to increase your appreciation of this complex and fascinating spirit.

Take an illustrated tour through the widening world of whisky, featuring tasting notes for the world’s top 750 whiskies and tours of some of the world’s greatest distilleries. Iconic distilleries, such as Lagavulin, Highland Park, and Glenrothes in Scotland, are fully explored alongside the bourbon innovators of Kentucky, including Woodford Reserve and Maker’s Mark, and craft distillers around the world.

The book begins with the history of whisky, from its origins in the Far East, Middle East, and Northern Africa to the priests who brought the techniques of brewing and distilling back to Ireland and Scotland to its worldwide adoption, a decline in the twentieth century, and now resurrection as emerging craft distillers bring new whiskey’s to market. Then learn how whisky is made, including how peat and oak influence its overall flavor. Finally, before you begin your whisky-tasting tour, learn how to properly taste whisky, from what glass to use to identifying flavor categories.

Each whisky profile includes information on the distiller, tasting notes, symbols describing its style, and a photograph of the bottle. Since the publication of the first edition in 2010, many changes have occurred in the world of whisky, all of which are fully explored in this completely new edition. Over 200 of the 750 whiskies are updated, along with over 20 of the 38 features to reflect the “new world of whisky,” including the growing US single malt craft distillery movement (including Balcones in Texas), Japan (Yoichi),Taiwan (Kavalan), India (Paul John), Australia (Overeem), France (Warengem), and Sweden (Mackmyra, Spirit of Hven).

From global brands to tiny craft distillers, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the best drams the world over.
Format:
Format Paper Over Board 176 Pages
ISBN:
ISBN 9780785842521
Size:
Size8.38 in x 11.00 in / 212.85 mm x 279.40 mm
Published:
Published Date March 7th, 2023
Dominic Roskrow
Dominic Roskrow is the former editor of Whisky Magazine, The Spirits Business, and Whiskeria. He has written eight books on whisky including The World’s Best Whiskies, 1001 Whiskies To Try Before You Die, and The Whisky Opus, and has contributed to several more, including every edition of The Whisky Yearbook. He specializes in world whisky, and he has had work published in newspapers and magazines across the world including Drinks International, Harpers Wine & Spirits Trade News, Whisky Advocate, The Times, The Sunday Times, the Daily Telegraph, and the Wall Street Journal. He has been made a Kentucky Colonel and a Keeper of The Quaich for his contributions to bourbon and Scotch whisky respectively, and he was named the 2015 Fortnum & Mason Drinks Writer of the Year.
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