A sense of place : a journey around Scotland's whisky /
"A personal journey exploring Scotch whisky through its terroir, including the land, weather, history, craft and culture that feeds and enhances the whisky itself. In this beautifully crafted narrative, award-winning writer Dave Broom examines Scotch whisky from the point of view of its terroir...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Mitchell Beazley,
2022.
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| Series: | Distilling, fermenting, and brewing collection
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| Summary: | "A personal journey exploring Scotch whisky through its terroir, including the land, weather, history, craft and culture that feeds and enhances the whisky itself. 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 history and considers what whisky is now, and where it is going. With stunning specially commissioned photography by Christina Kernohan, 'A Sense of Place' will enhance and deepen every whisky drinker's understanding of just what is in their glass, as well as open their eyes to where whisky can go"--Publisher's description. "In this beautifully crafted book, award-winning writer Dave Broom examines Scotch whisky's links to landscape, agriculture, culture, and community. Starting in Orkney, he travels south via the north-east coast and the Spey valley, to the westerly peninsulas and Hebridean islands of Skye, Raasay and Harris, before the journey finishes, via the blenders of the central belt, on the island of Islay. The trip also follows Scotch's history from Neolithic brewers to today's innovators -- a tale told by distillers, but also musicians, writers and poets. What does it mean to make whisky in these places, how does a distillery reflect place in its flavour, and what is its role in communities? The book is about where Scotch has come from, but more importantly where it is going, as the need for greater sustainability becomes increasingly important. What is the role of place in this new way of looking at and making this world-famous drink? With stunning specially commissioned photography by Christina Kernohan, 'A Sense of Place' will enhance and deepen every whisky drinker's, and lover of Scotland's, understanding of the spirit, and the country."--taken from back cover. "At this point, it might be useful to say what this book isn't. It's not a guide to every distillery, nor is it a book of tasting notes. There are great titles out there that do that. This is less a journey along that very busy main highway and more of a drive through the side roads that, hopefully, will give you a new and different view. The distilleries were picked because they all showed different facets of this idea of place. They are large and small, old and new. There are many others that could have been included. Find them. Whisky can be written about in many ways, but over the years the aspect that has intrigued me the most is seeing it as a cultural product. It can be a way of looking at a country : its history, people, stories and thinking. Scotch whisky is a distillation of these sensibilities and conditions and can only be made here."--taken from Introduction, page 9. |
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| Physical Description: | 256 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781784726713 1784726710 |
