A Sense of Place
A journey around Scotland’s whisky
$79.99
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
27 September 2022
Summary
In this beautifully crafted narrative, award-winning writer Dave Broom examines Scotch whisky from the point of view of its terroir - the land, weather, history, craft and culture that feed and enhance the whisky itself. Travelling around his native Scotland and visiting distilleries from Islay and Harris to Orkney and Speyside, Dave explores the whiskies made there and the elements in their distilling, and locality, which make them what they are. Along the way he tells the story of whisky’s …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784726713 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784726710 |
| Author: | Dave Broom |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Mitchell Beazley |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 27 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 1.26kg |
| Dimensions: | 274mm x 198mm x 26mm |
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Knowledge, integrity, and passion: these are the three words that best describe Dave Broom. It shows in every word he writes.
Knowledge, integrity, and passion: these are the three words that best describe Dave Broom. It shows in every word he writes. * Whisky Advocate Magazine *
About The Author
Dave Broom
DAVE BROOM is an internationally celebrated spirits expert. He has won two Glenfiddich prizes and, in 2013, the IWSC Communicator of the Year Award. In 2015, he won The Spirited Award for Best Cocktail & Spirits writer and in 2018, his book The Way of Whisky won an Andre Simon prize. In 2020 he was named Best Drinks Writer at the Fortnum & Mason awards.
He has been a contributing editor to Whisky Magazine, Whisky Advocate, and scotchwhisky.com. He started thewhiskymanual.uk in 2020 and is also the whisky correspondent for jancisrobinson.com.
Dave has made two films, Cuba in a Bottle and The Amber Light. The latter, on whisky and Scottish culture, won Best Programme at the 2020 Fortnum & Mason awards. Dave has built up a considerable international following, with regular training and educational visits to Japan, France, Holland, Scandinavia, Germany, Africa, and North America. He is involved in whisky education and acts as a consultant to major distillers on tasting techniques, as well as training professionals and the public.
Dave’s previous books include three editions of The World Atlas of Whisky, Whisky: The Manual, Gin: The Manual, Rum: The Manual, The Japanese Way of Whisky, and A Sense of Place.
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