by Derek Cooper
Published in 1978 by Pitman Publishing Ltd, London.
| title | author | publisher | year | isbn | language | pp | book | size | edition |
| Guide to the Whiskies of Scotland | Derek Cooper | Pitman Publishing Ltd, London, UK | 1978 | 0273012541 | english | 121 | paperback, ill(bw) | 123x226 | 1st |
The contents of this book consist of 10 chapters, 3 appendixes, a glossary, a bibliography and an index.
| chapter 1: | Scotch Whisky defined The problem of proof |
| chapter 2: | Scotch in History A sovereign liquor - the age of smuggling - the worm in the heather - distilling in the blood - the move to legality |
| chapter 3: | The Making of Malt Whisky Where the distilleries are - stills and equipment - the search for consistency - what the visitor sees - the barley - malting the barley - peating the malt - mashing - fermentation - distilling - making the low wines - maturing - the importance of oak |
| chapter 4: | How Grain Whisky is made Some producers - what the visitor sees |
| chapter 5: | Malt Whisky Today Highland Malts - Lowland Malts - Campeltown Malts - Islay Malts - how malts age - vatted malts |
| chapter 6: | Blended Whisky The business of blending - the secret formulae - getting it all together - the role of the cask - pedigree on the label - the brand to choose - the role of the broker - Scotch in export markets - value for money |
| chapter 7: | The Names on the Labels Bell's - Black and White - Dewar's - White Horse - Haig - Johnnie Walker - Vat 69 - Teacher's - Grant's - Mackinlay's |
| chapter 8: | A Taste of Scotch What to take with blends - where and when to drink Scotch - luxury or necessety? - tasting malt whisky |
| chapter 9: | Visiting Distilleries Gazetteer - list of grain distilleries - pronunciation guide |
| chapter 10: | The Taste of Scotland Breakfast - soups and broths - meat - game in season - vegetables - fish - sweets and puddings - baking - cheese |
| Appendix 1: | Whisky Drinks |
| Appendix 2: | De Luxe Blends |
| Appendix 3: | Who owns what |
| Glossary | |
| Further Reading | |
| Index | |
| Illustrations: | Some 20 small reproductions of drawings from Alfred Barnard's book of 1887, and a map showing the locations of the Scottish distilleries. |
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