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Appreciating Whisky The Connoisseur's Guide to Nosing, Tasting, and Enjoying Scotch

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ISBN-10: 0007147139

ISBN-13: 9780007147137

Edition: 2002

Authors: Phillip Hills

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As with fine wines, there is a social cachet in being able to appreciate a good Scotch. This illustrated book offers the reader detailed, structured tuition on how to develop his or her palate for whisky.
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Book details

List price: $22.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Introduction
Knowledge
Taste
Introduction
Taste and Smell
Our Equipment: The Tongue
Our Equipment: The Nose
Scent and Mind
Scent and Memory
Scent and Persuasion
Scent and Language
How Whisky Tastes
Describing Taste in Whisky: Tasting Notes
Describing Taste in Whisky: Scientific Descriptions
Basic Whisky Tastes
Taste Recognition: Difference Analysis
Why Whisky Tastes As It Does: Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Alcohols
Making Whisky
After Alcohol
The Chemistry of Flavour
Why Whisky Tastes As It Does: The Five Materials
Barley
Water
Yeast
Peat
Wood
Why Whisky Tastes As It Does: The Five Processes
Malting
Mashing
Brewing
Distilling
Maturing
Why Whisky Tastes As It Does: Grain Whisky
Why Whisky Tastes As It Does: Blending
Why Whisky Tastes As It Does: Culture
The Culture of Origin: Scotland
The Culture of Production: The Scotch Whisky Industry
The Culture of Consumption: Whisky Drinkers
Evaluation
Tasting Whisky
The Tasting Session
Analytic and Synthetic Tasting
The Tasting Room
The Tasters
Equipment
Technique
Appreciations
Malt Distillers: Bowmore
Malt Distillers: macallan
Malt Distillers: Springbank
Malt Distillers: Glenmorangie
Malt Distillers: Ardbeg
Malt Distillers: William Grant & Sons and Glenfiddich
Grain Distillers: North British
Blenders: The Famous Grouse
Private Bottlers: Gordon & MacPhail
Private Bottlers: The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Private Distillers: The Malt Masterclass
Reading List
Index
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