Book description
This is a book in which Scots tell the truth about their national
drink. Ignoring the mythology which surrounds Scotland and her
favourite tipple, it is written by people who are passionate about
their subject, who know what they write about and who love what they
know. It is about whisky and about Scotland - the real Scotland behind
the invented one of the advertisers and the gift shops.
Over the last 40 years Scots have reasserted their spiritual and
cultural independence, and as part of this process they have
redicovered the unique quality of their national drink. This
renaissance not is a cause for celebrations not only by Scots but also
by the rest of the world. Malt whiskies have risen from a minority
taste in a small nation to become internationally recognised as the
connoisseur's spirit par excellence.
Contributors include acclaimed writers Ruth Wishart, George Rosie,
Trevor Royle, Colin McArthur, Alan Bold and Derek Cooper; Russell
Sharp, formerly chief chemist at Chivas and now president of the
Caledonian Brewing Company; and poets Hamish Henderson, Hugh
MacDiarmid and Norman McCaig.
Philip Hills is the founder and former Chairman of The Scotch Malt
Whisky Society.
