Mc Dowall, R.J.S.
The Whiskies of Scotland 

John Murray, ISBN 0-7195-3211-6, First Published 1967, 166 Pages, 21,5 x 13,5 cm, Paperback

THE WHISKIES OF SCOTLAND 
For two decades R. J. S. McDowall's book has been a knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide to the whiskies of Scotland. Publication of the first edition coincided with the whisky boom of the 1960s. Since then there have been two significant changes with far-reaching consequences for the whisky industry. The first was economic - a national and international recession, accompanied by crippling excise duties, resulted in the closure of many long-established distilleries. The other change was social - an increasing consumption of white wine and white spirits and yet, paradoxically, a widening appreciation among discerning drinkers of the merits of single malt whiskies.

To describe these changes and to give an account of the present state of the industry a new fourth edition, revised and enlarged, was called for and who better qualified for the task than William Waugh, McDowall's son-in-law, whose own knowledge and taste owe much to his father-in-law's tutelage. 

THE WHISKIES OF SCOTLAND is a book for all who are interested in whisky - from the novice, who innocently regards all whisky as 'Scotch', to the better informed, who appreciate the traditional skills that go into producing a distinctive blended whisky, a unique and inimitable product on world markets.