Book description
A unique testament to Michael Jackson from the world's leading food
and drinks writers. They are: Stephen Beaumont, Dave Broom, Ian
Buxton, John Hansell, Julie Johnson, Charles MacLean, Hans Offringa, F
Paul Pacult, Roger Protz, Lucy Saunders, Conrad Seidl, Carolyn
Smagalski and Gavin D Smith.
The collaborators represent a roll of honour from food and drinks
writing. All have donated an original essay - without fee - to Beer
Hunter, Whisky Chaser. The print edition book was published on 27
March, 2009, to mark Jackson's birth date. All proceeds from the
publication, which was supported by leading single malt whisky The
Glenlivet, were donated to the Parkinson's Disease Society of the UK
raising £12,000 for the cause.
Editor Ian Buxton, who conceived the project, said “Michael Jackson
dominated the world of both beer and whisky writing for two decades
and was hugely influential in both 'real ale' and single malt whisky.
A complete generation of writers has cause to be grateful to him, not
to mention countless brewers and distillers. This new book honours
that legacy.”
He concludes: “If variety is what you celebrate in your choice of
whisky or beer, then this is truly a joyous and eclectic celebration
of a life well-lived. We have sought to honour Michael with words,
fresh and new writing on beer and whisky that he would have enjoyed
reading; that he would have respected; that he might even have wished
to have written himself.”
The contents list is: Introduction by Ian
Buxton
Quintessentially Michael by Carolyn Smagalski
When's
the Right Time for Barley Wine? by Stephen Beaumont
Three Stepps
to ... by Dave Broom
Pants to Whisky: An Authentic Link by Ian
Buxton
My Friend, Whisky by John Hansell
Thirty Years of
American Beer by Julie Johnson
The Renaissance of Malt Whisky by
Charles MacLean
A'bunadh: A Short Story by Hans Offringa
A
Question of Priorities by F Paul Pacult
Lagering by Roger
Protz
Ale-wyfes and Beer-chefs
The Evolution of Cooking with
Beer by Lucy Saunders
In Search of German Beer Culture by Conrad
Seidl
Thirty Years of British Beer by Gavin D
Smith
Contributors' Biographies
Ian Buxton Ian Buxton is a former Marketing Director of one of
Scotland's most famous single malts. He began work in the Scotch whisky
industry in 1987; was elected a Keeper of the Quaich in 1991, and holds
the Freedom and Livery of the Worshipful Company of Distillers. He is a
member of the international tasting panel for the World Whisky Awards
and the Scottish Field Merchants' Challenge and is Conference Director
of the annual World Whiskies Conference. He consults widely in the
whisky industry; writes regularly for Whisky Magazine, the leading UK
consumer title, and contributes to a wide variety of other publications.
He recently launched www.
thewhiskychannel. com
, a social networking site for whisky enthusiasts. Ian has written or
co-authored three whisky books and recently completed a new edition of
Aeneas MacDonald's 1930 classic Whisky. He has written a history of John
Dewar & Sons and an account of the reopening of Glenglassaugh
Distillery. In 2010 he published 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die and
in 2011 a history celebrating the 175th anniversary of Glenfarclas
Distillery. Ian lives in Perthshire on the site of a former Victorian
distillery, Tomdachoille.
