“Dominic has the rare ability to make learning about whisky a hugely enjoyable experience, even when dealing with some of the more juicy technical issues. He makes the subject of whisky just what it should be — a total pleasure.” dr. bill lumsden Head of D i st i l l i n g a n d W h i sk y C reat i o n , Gl e n m o ra n g i e
U.S. $40.00 | Can. $50.00
THE WORLD’S
Best Whiskies 750 ESSENTIAL DRAMS FROM TENNESSEE TO TOKYO
whether a bourbon or a scotch drinker, everyone has a favorite whisky: classics such as Bushmills from Ireland or Maker’s Mark from the United States; or perhaps new brands from distilleries such as California’s St. George or Oregon’s Rogue. In The World’s
Dominic Roskrow is a leading whisky writer who has
Best Whiskies, Dominic Roskrow, editor of Whiskeria
been a commentator on the drinks industry for more
magazine and longtime whisky enthusiast, delves
than twenty years. He was editor of Whisky Magazine for
into the stories behind 750 of the best whiskies from
four years before setting up his own spirits writing
around the globe. Distilleries from emerging whisky
business in 2006. Roskrow now edits Whiskeria,
nations such as Belgium, Switzerland, and Taiwan are
a consumer whisky magazine, and writes
profiled alongside long-established whisky producers
regularly for Whisky Magazine, Malt Advocate,
from Scotland, Ireland, and the USA.
Harpers Wine & Spirit, and Decanter. He speaks
Unlike previous whisky books, The World’s Best Whiskies
regularly about whisky and conducts formal
is based on fresh interviews with each of the distillers
whisky tastings.
and includes anecdotes about the regions that produce the whiskies and some of the colorful characters who make them. Traditional tasting notes for 750 drams combined with these previously unknown stories make this the most comprehensive guide for both whisky lovers and neophytes.
Jacket photograph by Simon Murrell Printed in Singapore
The World’s Best Whiskies By Dominic Roskrow 300 full-color illustrations 288 pages, 8¼ x 105⁄8" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-1-58479-886-6 U.S. $40.00 Can. $50.00
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