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Revised and updated in 2013, 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die is a whisky guide with a difference. It is not an awards list. It is not a list of the 101 ‘best’ whiskies in the world in the opinion of a self-appointed whisky guru. It is simply a guide to the 101 whiskies that enthusiasts must seek out and try in order to complete their whisky education. Avoiding the deliberately obscure, the ridiculously limited and the absurdly expensive, whisky expert Ian Buxton recommends an eclectic selection of old favourites, stellar newcomers and mystifyingly unknown drams that simply have to be drunk. The book decodes the marketing hype and gets straight to the point; whether from India, America, Sweden, Ireland, Japan or the hills, glens and islands of Scotland, here are the 101 whiskies that you really want. Try them before you die – Slainte!
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Reviews
'Whisky expert Ian Buxton does away with connoisseur pomp to deliver this smartly designed little guide to the best brown stuff around'
'It's a tough job but someone had to do it...will make the perfect stocking filler for anyone who enjoys a good read or a good whisky'
'Concise and comic...you don't need to be a whisky aficionado for this to warm your cockles'
'nicely packaged and produced...written with irreverence and humour'
'Rather like a drop or two of water in a dram of single malt, Ian Buxton's lively guide opens the subject of whisky up and lets it breathe... entertaining, enlightening, opinionated and irreverent'
'Buxton's selection introduced me to some unexpected delights. Taste them all and you'll live forever!'
'I just couldn't put it down...one of the best whisky books in recent years'
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'There are not many people on this planet (if any) who know more about whisky. The book is a terrific reference...the selections are both thorough and quirky'
'A fun and accesible guide to completing an education in whisky from a man who knows his hooch'