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Malt Whisky Companion

By Michael Jackson

Book information

Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
Year
2004
ISBN
9781405302340, 1405302348
Open Library ID
OL8406735M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6513609 bytes)
Edition
5th
Pages
448\448
Time added
2010-05-31 00:48:14

Description

I have the 1999 edition of this authors' book & it remains possibly the best edition.This new 2004 edition is more devoted to rare malts the likes of which many of us won't ever see/taste/afford. He unfortunatly focuses more on these rare bottlings at the expense of reviewing more commonly available (& affordable!) malts.For example,he doesn't discuss the 12,15 & 17 yr Bowmores,all fine,reasonable-priced & readily found.He fails to mention Laphroig's "UIGEDAIL" malt, offers poor reviews of "Fettercairn" & appears to have mis-stated alcohol content a few times.This edition is also more focussed on special-finishes; port,rum,claret etc.It also shows no shortage of his almost bizarre tasting notes "fiddlehead ferns with butter" and "starched linen".Yikes! Generally a good reference book with some decent photos & notes-of-interest... but not without it's disappointments.

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