Malt Whisky Companion
Malt Whisky Companion
MALT WHISKY
Companion
REVI
LY
SE
• FUL
D
ITIO
MICHAEL JACKSON’S
MALT WHISKY
COMPANION
LONDON • NEW YORK • MUNICH
MELBOURNE • DELHI
Additional material
Dave Broom, Jürgen Deibel, and Martine Nouet
MD159
Colour reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore
Printed and bound in Italy by Graphicom
Discover more at
www.dk.com
Contents
INTRODUCTION: A SECRET NO LONGER 6
WHAT’S NEW: TRENDS IN MALTS 8
WHY MALTS: AN INSTANT GUIDE
TO THE PLEASURES OF THE PURSUIT 20
THE ORIGINS OF MALT WHISKY 24
THE WORDS USED ON THE LABEL 30
FLAVOURS: THE INFLUENCE OF THE LANDSCAPE 36
REGIONAL VARIATIONS 54
WHAT IS THE PERFECT AGE? 64
THE PERFECT WOOD 68
OWNERS, DISTILLERS, AND BOTTLERS 74
A–Z
OF SINGLE MALTS 82–431