Wonderful Whiskies

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40 Bottles With An Unusual Story

By Fernand Dacquin

Summary

Wonderful Whiskies by Fernand Dacquin is an exploration of the world of whiskies, tracing their history, unique production processes, and diverse flavours. The author delves into the cultural significance and enjoyment of whiskies, making it an ideal read for both connoisseurs and those new to the spirit. This book offers an insightful journey through one of the most beloved spirits globally, inspiring readers to appreciate its complexities.
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Format: Hardback

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This book may appeal to you if you are a whisky enthusiast or someone keen to explore the depths and diversity of whisky culture. Featuring insights from Fernand Dacquin, it offers rich and engaging content about whisky varieties, history, and tasting notes, making it an enjoyable read for both novices and connoisseurs.

Whisky expert and enthusiast Fernand Daquin shares 43 amusing, surprising, and engaging anecdotes about the most beautiful and luxurious bottles of whiskey he has encountered over the past 40 years.

Description

In his second book for the connoisseur of whiskies and spirits, whisky expert and enthusiast Fernand Dacquin has gathered 43 amusing, surprising, and memorable anecdotes about the most beautiful and luxurious bottles of whisky he has encountered. For almost 40 years, he has been travelling through this wonderful whisky world in search of the most striking stories and images.

At close to 400 pages, with enticing illustrations, he shares these stories in his own engaging style, offering the ideal entertainment for the reader with a glass of whisky in hand.

Author: Fernand Dacquin travelled around the world as a journalist specialising in tourism and spirits. He visited Scotland, the cradle of whisky, hundreds of times and drew inspiration from all those trips for publications about whisky in newspapers and magazines in Flanders and the Netherlands.

In 2011, he became Keeper of the Quaich, an honour usually reserved for those in the whisky industry itself. He is co-organiser of the International Malt Whisky Festival Ghent and also participates in the festival in The Hague. For his contribution to promoting and disseminating Scottish culture, he was inducted into the Royal Celtic Society in 2017, founded in 1820 by Sir Walter Scott.

Selling Points:

Forty-three stories about the most famous bottles of Scottish whisky
Full of humorous and memorable stories about iconic bottles from the past and present
A perfect successor to The Whisky Book ISBN 9789401479585

Includes 78 colour and 20 b/w illustrations.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9789401486293

Publisher: Lannoo Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 January 2023

Country: Belgium

Imprint: Lannoo Publishers

Illustration: 20 Illustrations, black and white; 78 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 125.0mm

Height: 175.0mm

Weight: 560g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Fernand Dacquin travelled around the world as a journalist specialising in tourism and spirits. He visited Scotland, the cradle of whisky, hundreds of times and drew inspiration from all those trips for publications about whiskey in newspapers and magazines in Flanders and the Netherlands. In 2011, he became Keeper of the Quaich, an honour usually reserved for those in the whisky industry itself. He is co-organiser of the International Malt Whisky Festival Ghent and also participates in the festival in The Hague. For his contribution to promoting and disseminating Scottish culture, he was inducted into the Royal Celtic Society in 2017, founded in 1820 by Sir Walter Scott.