Whiskypedia: A Compendium of Scotch Whisky by Charles MacLean

By Charles MacLean

Why does Scotch whisky flavor love it does? the place do the flavors come from? How may perhaps they've got replaced through the years?

The taste of Scotch whisky is as a lot stimulated through historical past, craft, and culture because it is via technological know-how. person distilleries supply their whiskies exact features. those features don't come up magically (as was thought), nor are they exclusively the results of the area (as continues to be notion, via some). they've got their roots within the craft and customized of the distillery and of the district during which it truly is positioned, however the key impacts upon style are the distilling apparatus itself, the way it is operated, and the way the spirit is matured.

Whiskypedia explores those affects. For the 1st time, the flavour and personality of each malt whisky distilled in Scotland is explored near to the way it is made. Introductory sections offer an old assessment, an exam of local adjustments, and a proof of the contribution made by way of each one level of the construction method. This compendium is a entire advisor to all of the distilleries in Scotland (both malt and grain). every one access presents a short account of the distillery’s background and curiosities, lists the bottlings that are at the moment on hand, information how the whisky is made, and explores the flavour and personality of every make. Malt whisky is the essential “spirit of place,” and this part of the tale has been captured by means of John MacPherson's digicam in specifically commissioned pictures which praise the text.

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