The Pocket Guide to Whisky

Name: The Pocket Guide to Whisky
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781780276885
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Featuring the Whisky Tube Map

By Blair Bowman

Series: Birlinn Pocket Guides

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The Pocket Guide to Whisky by Blair Bowman is an insightful journey through the world of whisky, exploring its rich history and the nuanced flavours it offers. This guide serves as an accessible resource for whisky enthusiasts, providing tasting notes, recommendations, and intriguing anecdotes. It's designed to enhance your appreciation of the craft and complexity of whisky from around the globe.
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You might enjoy this book if you're a whisky enthusiast eager to deepen your understanding and appreciation of whisky from around the world. Ideal for both novices and seasoned connoisseurs, it offers a concise and engaging exploration of whisky styles, production techniques, and flavour profiles.

The Pocket Guide to Whisky

The ever-expanding world of whisky can be a daunting one, with a deluge of new brands, distilleries and literature on the subject making it all but impossible for the amateur whisky drinker to find their way. Blair Bowman provides a compact and accessible, easy-to-use guide to help budding whisky enthusiasts on their way.

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The ever-expanding world of whisky can be a daunting one, with a deluge of new brands, distilleries, and literature on the subject making it all but impossible for the amateur whisky drinker to find their way. Blair Bowman provides a compact, accessible, and easy-to-use guide to help budding whisky enthusiasts on their journey.

The Pocket Guide to Whisky explores every kind of whisky, from the well-known Scottish giants like Glenlivet to the exotic Japanese Hibiki, and includes the ever-growing and hotly debated blended whiskies too!

This little volume will tell you everything you need to know, from what to look for in whisky and what to avoid, to getting the best value for money. Discover the perfect accompaniments to your dram and find the ideal whisky for every occasion.

Series: Birlinn Pocket Guides

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The Pocket Guide to Whisky

By Blair Bowman

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Blair Bowman's The Pocket Guide to Whisky offers an innovative approach by mapping flavours rather than regions, making it ideal for both casual and thorough reading. It's praised for being insightful for whisky enthusiasts and includes an updated section that acknowledges the rise of Scottish micro-distilleries, with the WhiskyTubeMap as a unique feature for visual learners.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781780276885

Publisher: Birlinn General

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 July 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Birlinn Ltd

Edition: New Edition

Illustration: Illustrations, color

Contributors:

With Nikki Welch

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 175.0mm

Weight: 183g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

Blair Bowman has been a whisky enthusiast since helping found Aberdeen University's Malt Whisky Society. He currently writes for Scottish Field as their Whisky Columnist and is a contributing editor to the Cask & Still, Scotland's newest whisky magazine.

Nikki Welch is the creator of the WineTubeMap and flavour tube map concept, and author of the bestselling Pocket Guide to Wine. She has worked in the wine trade for 15 years.