A practical and Spiritual Survey
by Neil M. Gunn
Published in 1977 by Souvenir Press, London.
| title | author | publisher | year (first) | isbn | language | pp | book | size | edition |
| Whisky and Scotland | Neil M. Gunn | Souvenir Press, London | 1935 | 028562279x | english | 198 | hardcover | 132x204 | 2nd; 1977 |
The introduction on the sleeve jacket reads as follows:
| Whisky and Scotland is at once a celebration of that uisge-beatha, or water of life, that sacred distillation from grain, whose secret was handed down by their wise Celtic ancestors to enliven and enlighten the Gaels; and a lament for ancient skills and ancient rituals defiled by the conquerors, who first transformed the 'drink made in a man's home' into an 'affair of public manufacture', then saw it a source of tax and revenue for foreign coffers, and banned the pot stills from Highland homes altogether. |
| Neil M. Gunn in this witty, indignant little book tells what is known of the history of whisky, describes its making and maturing, and instructs the drinker on how to distinguish a good pot-still from a patent blend. 'A single whisky', he assured his readers forty years ago, 'can still be got by those genuinely concerned to find it', and he lists some of the great names to delight lovers of 'the real stuff'. Most of these names can still be searched out today. |
| Whisky and Scotland is a book for lovers of good whisky, and for lovers of a Gaelic way of living and being which is not yet beyond recall. |
| The contents of this book consist of | |
|---|---|
| preface | by Michael Grieve |
| Part one | IN THE BEGINNING |
| Uisgebeatha | |
| Early History | |
| Later History | |
| Part Two | THE SPIRIT |
| The Fated Celts | |
| The Descent | |
| Why? | |
| The Tradition | |
| In Scotland | |
| Nationalism | |
| The International Cup | |
| Highlands and Lowlands | |
| Scottish Nationalism | |
| Part Three | WHISKY |
| Whisky | |
| Barley | |
| Malting | |
| Brewing | |
| Distilling | |
| Maturing | |
| Blending | |
| Some Single Whiskies | |
| An Economic Note | |
| Illustrations | There are no illustrations in this book. |
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