Smith, Gavin D.
Whisky

Carcanet, ISBN 1-85754-039-5, First Published 1993, 213 Pages, 22 x 14,5 cm, Hard Cover

This book takes the language of whisky as seriously as whisky drinking. There is much to savour and enjoy in the astonishingly rich vocabulary of distilling and tasting explored here, and the book offers an international hospitality to the language of whisky, whether from the United States, England, Ireland, Scotland or Japan. The history and specialist vocabulary of distillation are recorded, and terms and processes that have their origins in the lexicons of Scots or Irish Gaelic are fully examined. This is a book for the connoisseur.