Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch: A Connoisseur’s Guide to the Single Malt Whiskies of Scotland - Hardcover

Roskrow, Dominic; Smith, Gavin D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1465437983 ISBN 13: 9781465437983

Publisher: DK, 2015

Synopsis

The world's best-selling book on malt whisky, now updated to include all the latest significant bottlings.

This seventh edition of Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch continues to provide whisky enthusiasts with all the information, advice, and guidance they need to improve their knowledge and appreciation of single malt whisky.

Fully updated with all the latest significant bottlings, Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch includes an unrivaled A– Z of single malts with background information on the distilleries and tasting notes for more than 1,000 bottlings. It even provides each whisky with an overall score. Michael Jackson, regarded as the world's foremost authority on whisky until his death in 2007, originally authored this title. His legacy lives on in the 2015 edition edited by world-leading whisky consultants Dominic Roskrow and Gavin D. Smith.

By giving practical advice on buying and collecting malts and interpreting whisky labels, and providing hundreds of color images, Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch can turn any whisky novice into an informed veteran.

About this title

About the Author:

Dominic Roskrow has written about whisky for almost two decades and about the drinks industry for more than 25 years. He is the author of Whisky: Malt Whiskies of Scotland, Gin: A Guide to the World's Greatest Gins, and Whisky Japan: The Essential Guide to the World's Most Exotic Whisky.

Gavin D. Smith is an author and editor who specializes in writing about whiskey. He has written more than 20 books, including Whiskey Opus, Goodness Nose, The A-Z of Whisky, Whisky Wit & Wisdom,  The Whisky Men, The Secret Still, The Scottish Smuggler, Ardbeg: A Peaty Provenance, and Whisky: A Brief History. Smith has collaborated with famous alcohol journalist Michael Jackson on many titles.

Review:

"...informative, wide ranging, illustrated and entertaining- it deserves a toast." --Newsday

About this edition

• Publisher: DK
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1465437983
• ISBN 13: 9781465437983
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448