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30 Second Whisky: The 50 essential elements of producing and enjoying the world's whiskies by Charles MacLean
Category: Food & Wine | Series: 30 Second
The bestselling 30-Second| series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Each title selects a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant ideas at its heart. Every idea, no matter how complex, is explained in 300 words and on ...Show more
Great Whiskies - 500 of the Best from Around the World by Charles MacLean
Category: Food & Wine
Discover and explore every type of whisky, from the classic single and smooth blended malts of Scotland, to the lesser-known corn and rye whiskies appearing on the scene. Featuring 500 whiskies from 23 countries, Great Whiskiesis the perfect guide to today's global whisky market. Are you in search of t ...Show more
MacLean's Whiskypedia by Charles MacLean
Category: Food & Wine
Individual distilleries give their whiskies unique characteristics. These characteristics do not arise magically (as was once thought), nor are they the result of terroir or region (as is still thought, by some). They have their roots in the craft and custom of the distillery and of the district in whic ...Show more
Malt Whisky by Charles Maclean
Category: Food & Wine
First published in 1997, Malt Whisky has been published in six languages and continues to be a key reference on the subject of Scottish malt whisky. This edition is produced in a smaller format to allow the whisky enthusiast to carry it as a portable companion for reference when buying, tasting or visi ...Show more
Spirit of Place - Scotland's Great Whisky Distilleries by Charles MacLean; Lara Platman (Photographer); Allan MacDonald (Photographer)
Category: Travel
This wide-ranging and evocative photographic portrait of Scotland's distilleries, from Talisker to Lagavulin, from Laphroaig to Dalwhinnie, from the Isle of Arran to Glenkinchie, describes the "cultural terroir" of the country's fifty greatest distilleries-the ingredients, practices, and traditions that ...Show more
Spirit of Place: Whisky Distilleries of Scotland by Charles Maclean
Category: Food & Wine
A wide-ranging and evocative portrait of Scotland’s distilleries, with text by renowned whisky expert Charles MacLean and photographs by Lara Platman and Alan MacDonald. Treating Scotland as eight distinct regions, this fascinating book describes the ‘cultural terroir’ of the country's fifty greatest d ...Show more
Spirit of Place Whisky Distilleries of Scotland by Charles MacLean
Category: Food & Wine
A wide-ranging and evocative portrait of Scotland's distilleries, with text by renowned whisky expert Charles MacLean and photographs by Lara Platman and Alan MacDonald. Treating Scotland as eight distinct regions, this fascinating book describes the 'cultural terroir' of the country's fifty greatest d ...Show more
St Kilda - Island on the Edge of the World by Charles MacLean
Category: Travel | Series: Canons Ser.
For more than two thousand years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world. Their society was viable, utopian even; but in the nineteenth century the islands were discovered by missionaries, do-gooders and tourists, who brought with them money, disease and despotism. In 1930, the few remaini ...Show more
Whiskypedia - A Compendium of Scotch Whisky by Charles MacLean
Category: Food & Wine
An authority on Scotch whisky An ideal addition to a collection of whisky books for beginners or whisky distilling books Fantastic gift for any whisky lovers Have you ever wondered why Scotch whisky tastes the way it does? Have you ever questioned the history of whisky and how its flavor notes ha ...Show more
Whiskypedia: A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky by Charles MacLean
Category: Food & Wine
Whiskypedia is the essential handbook for all whisky lovers and contains everything you need to know to become a connessieur, from understanding the label to regional differences. This edition has been fully revised and updated with new entries on all the latest distilleries. The ultimate guide to Scotc ...Show more
Whiskypedia : A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky by Charles MacLean
Category: Food & Wine
Why does Scotch whisky taste as it does? Where do the flavours come from? How might they have changed over the years? The flavour of Scotch whisky is as much influenced by history, craft and tradition as it is by science. Whiskypedia explores these influences. Introductory sections provide an historical ...Show more
Whiskypedia - A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky by Charles MacLean
Category: Food & Wine
Why does Scotch whisky taste as it does? Where do the flavours come from? How might they have changed over the years? The flavour of Scotch whisky is as much influenced by history, craft and tradition as it is by science. Whiskypedia explores these influences. Introductory sections provide an historical ...Show more