Scotland and Its Whiskies

by Jackson, Michael; Wright, Harry Cory

• ISBN13: 9780151009428
• ISBN10: 0151009422
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Summary

The master of whisky crafts a travelogue through the distillery regions evoking the magic of Scotland's landscapes and its most famous exports-the great malts.With his Malt Whisky Companion, Michael Jackson was the first writer to describe in detail the aromas and flavors of Scotland's most famous product. Now he depicts the country that shapes the whiskies, with a calm clarity that doesn't hide his passion for Scotland and its whiskies. Ten chapters take us to each of the great distilleries, detailing the influence of climate and geography. Also included are a directory of distilleries and their malts, and a glossary. Whether studying the ancient varieties of barley in the Orkney Islands, drinking tea with peat cutters while a storm brews over Islay, or relishing the finished product by the shore at sundown, Jackson and photographer Harry Cory Wright bring a personal understanding to the magic of malt. Anyone with even the slightest fancy for Scotland or its water of life will gain from joining their exploration. Their collaboration has produced an original contribution to the literature of whisky and a dazzling composite portrait of Scotland.

Author Biography

Michael Jackson (right) is a past winner of the Glenfiddich Trophy and no fewer than five Glenfiddich Awards for his books, as well as for his journalism. He has also won the AndrT Simon Award and was a James Beard Award nominee for his writing in Wine and Spirits. His Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch has sold more than half a million copies worldwide since it was first published in 1989. He lives in London.

Harry Cory Wright is a leading landscape photographer. He lives in Norfolk, England.

Table of Contents

Scotland and its Spirit	6	(6)
Overture	12	(8)
A Lowland Journey	14	(6)
The Islands	20	(58)
Glasgow to Arran	22	(8)
To Campbeltown	30	(6)
Islay, the Whiskiest Island	36	(20)
To Mull	56	(8)
To Skye	64	(6)
To Orkney	70	(8)
The East	78	(48)
From Wick to Inverness	80	(6)
Speyside: rivers of Whisky	86	(24)
Speyside to Aberdeenshire	110	(8)
Dalwhinnie to Perth	118	(8)
Coda: to the Border	126	(4)
Directory of distilleries	130	(10)
Glossary	140	(2)
Index	142	(2)
Acknowledgments	144