Nov
02
The Whiskey Companion: A Connoisseur’s Guide to the World’s Finest Whiskies
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The Whiskey Companion is a comprehensive guide to more than 100 of the best whiskies, including several rare varieties from around the globe. Each whiskey featured in the book is accompanied by a wealth of distillery facts, tasting notes, and recommendations. Details are also given of whiskies from distilleries that have ceased production and whiskies at ages and strengths not generally commercially available.
* Provides a detailed explanation of the whiskey distilling process, complete with a full glossary of terms
* Fully illustrated with photographs of labels and bottles, plus detailed maps of the area of origin
* Catalogues more than 100 of the finest whiskies–from malts to bourbons–from all around the world
Features
- ISBN13: 9780762430062
- Condition: USED – Very Good
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- Dimensions (W x H x L): 6 x 1 x 9 inches
- Weight: 1 pounds
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missed the mark - lacking Dutch Courage!
I was disappointed in this book. I was hoping it would give a guide as to what was good and what wasn’t – even with the caveat that it was the author’s views. Unfortunately the book is more or less a descriptive list with the content for each whisky what you would find on the label anyway. You realise why when you get to the end – the author worked in PR and advertising for the industry. She’s probably a very decent person and just doesn’t want to upset all her old mates that work for the various companies by telling us what is good and what’s not. Makes her a good person, but her book a bit dull.
A Nice Overview
I’ve been learning about Scotch Whisky and picked up this book as a counter-reference to some other books on the subject, and as a “second opinion” I thought it did well. However, while there is a lot of useful info in here, the focus was a bit narrow; There are overviews of the major whisky distilleries, and tasting notes of one (sometimes two) bottlings, but this book is by no means exhaustive.
I should also point out that everyone’s palate is different, and having Ms. Arthur’s tasting notes was very valuable because her notes occasionally run different from my other sources, giving me a broader spectrum to compare against when deciding whether to buy a bottle of scotch untried. For example, I dislike too much peat in my scotch, and having a second or third source makes it more likely I’d get some good pointers from at least one of them. This book is very useful in that regard.
Light read, well presented
It’s not a whiskey bible but is certainly a nice light read on whiskeys. A nice coffee table addition near your whiskey selection to flick through periodically.