The Practical distiller: Or, a Brief Treatise on Practical Distillation, Greenwood Publishing Company, ed. 2002. This is a facsimile edition of the original book published in 1718 and limited to 1000 copies, and was part of the wooden box accompaigning the Bruichladdich Enlightment bottle. The main interest of this book is to see the perception of the science of distillation in the 18th century, with many description mixing religious beliefs with scientific acts. The presentation is nice, but the interest for the whisky enthusiast will be quite limited, with the information outdated: Rating: 2/5 For the historical and curiosity interest.
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| The House of Haig, James Laver, John Haig & Co Ltd, 1958 This book retraces the history of the Haig family, an important family in the history of whisky. The first chapter of this book is dedicated to the genealogy of the Haig family. The next chapters are of more interest to the whisky enthusiast, since it shows the changes of the Haig family in parallel to the involvement in the whisky business. This book is quite pleasant to read, with limited illustrations, and it provides a view of the whisky industry shortly after the Second World War, from the side of one of the major whisky companies. Of note, this book contains (too ?) limited figures. Rating: 4/5 |
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The Life & Times of William Grant, Francis Collinson, William Grant & Sons Ltd, 1979 Many books have been written on distilleries and their founders. Most books written on distilleries and commanded by them tend to be romanced in order to glorify the distillery and to be used as marketing tools. In this book, the historical aspects of the Grant family, the Glenfiddich and Balvenie distillery have been more seriously and in depth examined than in most similar books. The writing style is pleasant, it reads smoothly and includes quite a lot of historical archives. Rating: 4/5 |
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Glenlivet, The Glenlivet distillery, 1964 The annals of the Glenlivet distillery resume the history of Georges Smith and the distillery he founded in 1824. It includes the historical development of the sales of The Glenlivet and the whisky production in the Glenlivet distillery. A few drawings are including in this pleasant 40-page book. Rating: 3/5 |
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