In-depth descriptions of all the key Scottish distilleries can be found here, while Ireland, Japan, the USA, Canada and the rest of the world are given exhaustive coverage. "The World Atlas of Whisky" includes detailed maps, samples single malts from Aberfeldy to Tormore, great blends from Bushmills to Yoichi and the best of the bourbons and ryes from Barton to Wild Turkey and offers tasting notes on over 300 selected expressions. How does one unravel the complexities of whisky? How does one define the flavours and aromas that create the most deliciously teasing and satisfying of drinks? Six Flavour Camp charts group whiskys by style allowing the reader to identify new whiskys to try from around the world. So, experiment with a new taste or relax with an old favourite and prepare to immerse yourself in this stylish, beautiful collection. Whether you savour with experience or are looking for that perfect first taste, this is the ideal whisky bible.

Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction What Is Whisky? A Whisky World Production I: Malt Production 2: Grain/Irish Production 3: Bourbon Terroir Flavour Scotland Speyside Southern Speyside The Benrinnes Cluster The Dufftown Cluster Keith to the Eastern Boundary The Rothes Cluster Elgin to the Western Edge Highlands Southern Highlands Central Highlands Eastern Highlands Northern Highlands Western Highlands Lowlands Islay Southern Coast East Coast Centre and West Islands Orkney Campbeltown Scotch Blends IRELAND JAPAN THE USA Bourbon Tennessee Rest of the USA CANADA REST OF THE WORLD England/Wales India Scandinavia France/Spain Germany/Austria/Switzerland/Holland/Belgium/Czech Republic Australia South Africa Tasting and Aromas Flavour Camps Bibliography Index

Author Biography

Award-winning author and whisky expert Dave Broom has been writing about whisky for 20 years as a journalist and author. He has written eight books, two of which, Drink! and Rum, won the Glenfiddich Award for Drinks Book of the Year. He has also won the Glenfiddich Drinks Writer of the Year twice. Dave is editor of the Scotch Whisky review, editor-in-chief of Whisky Magazine: Japan, consultant editor to Whisky Magazine (UK, the USA, France, Spain) and a regular contributor to a raft of national and international titles including The Spectator, Daily Telegraph, Mixology, and Imbibe (Europe). He is a regular broadcaster on TV and radio.