Complete Guide to Whiskey: A Guide to the World's Best Scotch Malts, Irish Whiskeys and Bourbons (Complete Pocket Guides (Paperback Triumph)) [Paperback]

Jim Murray (Author)

Book Description

Series: Complete Pocket Guides (Paperback Triumph) | Publication Date: April 1997

Written by one of the whiskey world's leading experts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Triumph Books (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572431512
• ISBN-13: 978-1572431515
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,367,344 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Terrific value for money, August 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Complete Guide to Whiskey: A Guide to the World's Best Scotch Malts, Irish Whiskeys and Bourbons (Complete Pocket Guides (Paperback Triumph)) (Paperback)

Many whisky books concentrate on labels and tasting notes. Murray, on the other hand, gives you not only a sense of the whisky but also a sense of the location and distillery it comes from.

His prose is vigorous and direct, fully informed by his considerable experience, and the reader is carried along in long swells of pure pleasure in reading the work of a man who knows his stuff and is enthusiastic about it.

Discussing whisky is like talking about great baseball players; there are honest differences of opinion, but Murray can be most persuasive, as well as entertaining.

This is the only book I take to Scotland when I go to visit distilleries. Some people have lifetime bird lists; I have a distillery list, and Murray is my preferred guide.

At the price, this is a terrific value.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great for, January 9, 2001

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Ravi Desai "Ravi" (India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Guide to Whiskey: A Guide to the World's Best Scotch Malts, Irish Whiskeys and Bourbons (Complete Pocket Guides (Paperback Triumph)) (Paperback)

This book is a great read for anyone who enjoys whiskey. Most Whisky books which tend to get bogged down in details about the distillation process and cumbersome ratings systems. Murray instead devotes a short but informative chapter to the making of whisky. The book is divided into sections by country(Scotland, Ireland, USA, Canada, and the , rest of the world) and then subdivided into distinct whisky producing regions (such as Speyside or Islay). Within each region, Murray highlights a couple of whiskys. for Each whisky Murray discusses some history and any unique characteristics. photographs of labels and the distillery are provided for many of the whiskys.

while novice whisky drinkers will find this an interesting read. This book is great for those who know a little about their whisky and want a good introduction to the variety of whiskys in the world. The reasonable price makes this great value for money.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a current title, April 1, 2003

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Cookbook Lover (Sidney, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Guide to Whiskey: A Guide to the World's Best Scotch Malts, Irish Whiskeys and Bourbons (Complete Pocket Guides (Paperback Triumph)) (Paperback)

The whisky world has changed alot in the last five years and while the reviews are extensive some listings are definitely out of date. The historical notes on distilleries are very informative and make for a very pleasurable read.