PASSION FOR WHISKY (ISLAY MALTS) (HB)

The island of Islay produces some of the world's most revered malt whiskies, and is described by the New York Times as the equivalent of Bordeaux for wine lovers. This book explores the unique combination of tradition, innovation, climate and location which creates such superlative examples of Scotch whisky, with specially commissioned illustrations. Individual profiles of Islay's 13 distilleries include tasting notes for selected malts which illustrate the incredible range of peated styles produced, plus a section on tasting techniques.