Whisky: Malt Whiskies of Scotland
This beautifully presented Little Book is an excellent introduction to the world of Scotch whiskies. It includes the major Scotch whiskies and the distilleries that produce them.The book includes details of the very best of Scottish single malts and deluxe whiskies, covering Speyside (Cardhu, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich) the Highlands and Islands (Blair Athol, Glenmorangie, Talisker), to Islay (Ardbeg, Laphroaig), the Lowlands (Auchentoshan, Glenkinchie) and Campbeltown (Glen Scotia). It is completely up-to-date, including new Scottish distilleries which have yet to bottle spirit or establish a core product.What’s more, an introduction exploring the current whisky boom and how distilleries are coping with this surge in demand makes this attractive Little Book a great introduction for anyone looking to learn about whisky.
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First Edition 2014
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Author: Dominic Roskrow
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Contents
These are heady days for malt whisky in general, and Scotch whisky in particular.
For several years now, the demand for whisky worldwide has soared, benefiting from a combination of trends including a demand for products with established provenance and heritage, the move towards drinking less but better and towards quality over quantity, and the surge in demand for new and exciting cocktails.
Scotch whisky in particular has successfully positioned itself as an affordable luxury, an attainable status symbol, and a highly cherished gift in markets stretching from Russia to Mexico.
The boom for whisky has already stretched into years, and while there are plenty of people who warn of the dangers of bust to follow boom, and mutter darkly about previous crashes and the bursting of whisky bubbles, many others point to the number of emerging markets where Scotch Whisky is in its infancy, and the fact that there are scores of economies at different stages of their growth cycles, ensuring that the whisky industry has its eggs in several baskets and is insulated against a downturn in any one of them.
But while the surging demand for Scotch whisky is obviously great news for what is one of the United Kingdomâs most lucrative industries, it doesnât come without its problems. Supply of spirit is under huge pressure, and whisky faces particular difficulty because of the lengthy time lags â at least three years and typically ten or twelve years â before whisky can be produced and bottled in response to any new demand.
The result is an industry in a state of flux. It is responding to the shortages in various ways, including extending existing facilities, building new distilleries, and finding new ways of meeting demand. There has been a growing schism between two distinct schools of thinking. On the one hand, many producers have sought to meet demand by bottling whisky at a younger age, often without the age on the bottles. These so-called No Age Statement whiskies are not without controversy because at least some of them have offered drinkers an inferior whisky at a higher price. But there are well-made whiskies without an age, and their producers argue that consumer focus should be on taste and not age.
