Whisky-news.com by Patrick: Literature, book review

	To come: The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom, Alfred Barnard, Birlinn Limited. 2008 ed.
	The Enduring Legacy of Dewars: A Company History, Ian Buxton, Angel's share, 1st Edition, 2010. This richly illustrated book is retracing the history of the Dewar’s brand, one of the “Big Three”, including its two distilleries of Aberfeldy and Tullymet. The book is very well written, with Ian Buxton as much as possible lain terms, so that even the neophyte in whisky can enjoy this book. The illustrations are abundant and of excellent quality. Not only the history of the Dewar family and of the Dewar’s whisky is described, but also the building of the brand and the marketing strategy, showing the openness of the new owners, Bacardi. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this excellent book and I can only recommend it. This book is limited to 500 copies. Rating: 5/5
	Scotch missed: Lost distilleries of Scotland, Brian Townsend, Angel's share, 3rd Edition, 2004. This is the definitive book on the closed and mothballed distilleries in Scotland and the only one published so far. If you want to know the story of Glenugie or of the Cambeltown's distilleries, you will find them on this book! Each section start with the history of area (i.e. Northern Highlands), before detailing over about 1 page the history of each closed and mothballed distillery. The quality of the print is good and contain a very fair amount of old black and white photographs. A very pleasant book and a must for any connoisseur. The work done by B. Townsend is remarkable. Rating: 5/5
	Whiskey & Philosophy, Fritz Allhoff and Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009 Whisk(e)y & Philosophy is published by Wiley,, a famous publisher known for scientific publications. F. Allhof and M.P. Adams managed to compile diverse chapters written by well known whisky experts such as Ian Buxton or Chris Bunting, as well as by philosophers (well know too?). The book covers several topics such as Whisky & Authenticity and explores questions such as what is the best whisky. Some of the chapters (essays) might be too metaphysical for some whisky drinkers, but the result is an interesting book addressing questions that most of us have already thought about. If you want to discover whisky from a different angle and do not mind reading something different, more scientific or philosophical than the xth general book about whisky, then this book might appeal to you. Rating: 4/5
	Distilleries of Moray: an illustrated survey, Mike Seton, Moray District Libraries, 1980. This quite rare book is reaching a high price on the different auction platforms. This book is an illustrated survey of the 49 distilleries in activity in Morayshire in 1979. The content is rather limited, with 1 page per distillery. On each page, there is a black and white photograph of the distillery as well as 4-5 lines of text. The photographs are of average quality and not particularly sharp. In conclusion, the interest of this book is rather limited, even from a historical perspective. Rating: 3/5
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