Recommended Resources

Provided Courtesy of Elizabeth Riley Bell, Author, The Smart Guide to Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Books
Barnard, Alfred. The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom. Edinburgh: Birlinn Ltd, 2008. (The iconic description and catalogue of nineteenth-century distilleries and distilling.) Broom, Dave. The World Atlas of Whisky. London: Mitchell Beazley, 2010. (A thorough and updated book on world whiskies.) Craig, Charles. The Scotch Whisky Industry Record. Dumbarton, Scotland: Index Publishing Ltd., 1994. (This follows on the Moss & Hume book and provides encyclopedic details about development of the whisky industry Daiches, David. Scotch Whisky: Its Past and Present. London: Deutsch, 1978. (Another first book that traces whiskys developmentsee Moss & Hume, Lockhart, and Ross.) Hills, Phillip, ed. Scots On Scotch: The Book of Whisky. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 2002. (The SMWS book on whisky, which contains interesting essays, particularly the entry on maturation, written by individual authors.) Jackson, Michael. Whiskey: The Definitive World Guide. London: DK ADULT, 2005. (Explores world whiskies, not just Scotch whisky; Jackson was one of the first authors to examine global whisky.) Jefford, Andrew. Peat Smoke and Spirit: A Portrait of Islay and its Whiskies. London: Headline Book Publishing, 2005. (Good information about Islay, its people and whiskies good companion to Scotch and Water.) Lockhart, Sir Robert Bruce. Scotch: The Whisky of Scotland in Fact and Story. Glasgow: Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd., 1995. (One of the first to explain the development and history of the whisky industrysee Daiches. Moss & Hume, and Ross.) MacLean, Charles. Malt Whisky. London: Mitchell Beazley, 2006. (A good overview of whiskys history, production, and regions with particular attention given to flavor development.) MacLean, Charles. Scotch Whisky: A Liquid History. London: Cassell, 2006. (An interesting and readable history of whiskys progression and the events that shaped its development.) MacLean, Charles. Whiskypedia: A Compendium of Scottish Whisky. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2010. (An excellent all-round guide.) McDowall, R. J. S. The Whiskies of Scotland. New York: New Amsterdam Books, 1998. (Particularly interesting examination of the blending houses.)

Moss, Michael S. and John R. Hume. The Making of Scotch Whisky: A History of the Scotch Whisky Distilling Industry. London: James & James (Publishers) Ltd., 1981. (One of the first books to clearly trace the history of the whisky industrysee Daiches, Lockhart, and Ross.) Murray, Jim. Jim Murrays Whisky Bible 2012. Wellingborough, UK: Dram Good Books Ltd., 2011. (Published yearly; contains updated tasting notes for thousands of whiskiescovers world whiskies, not just Scotch whisky.) Ronde, Ingvar. Malt Whisky Yearbook. Shropshire, England: Magdig Media Ltd., 2011. (Published yearly and contains valuable updates of the whisky world each year.) Ross, James. Whisky. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Books, 1970. (An early book that traces the development of the whisky industrysee Daiches, Moss & Hume, and Lockhart.) Schobert, Walter. The Whiskey Treasury. Glasgow: Angels Share, 2002. (A valuable glossary of whisky terms and a good companion to Gavin D. Smith.) Smith, Gavin D. A to Z of Whisky. Glasgow: Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd., 1997. (Good reference for whisky terms and recommended companion to Walter Schobert.) Townsend, Brian. Scotch Missed: The Lost Distilleries of Scotland. Glasgow: Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd., 2000. (Traces the histories of the distilleries that existed, produced, and then closed.) Wilson, Neil. Scotch and Water: An Illustrated Guide to the Hebridean Malt Whisky Distilleries. Glasgow: Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd., 1992. (Very good examination of the Hebridean Island communities and the people who made whisky theregood companion to Peat Smoke and Spirit.) Wishart, David. Whisky Classified: Choosing Single Malts by Flavour. London: Pavilion, 2012. (Contains an interesting approach to classifying and comparing flavor profiles of whiskies.) Wisniewski, Ian. Classic Malt Whisky. Chicago: Prion, 2001. (Particularly interesting for the chapters about making malt whisky and whisky culture.)

Websites
Websites are particularly helpful for up-to-date information and the question-and-answer forums they provide. They generate discussions and dispel some of the mystique and hopefully bring the enjoyment of single malts to more people. The following websites provide consistently good information with a broad range of topics and provide an excellent grounding if you are new to malt whiskies and a good place to start any exploration. www.reddit.com/r/scotch Provides an intelligent forum for whisky questions, particularly for beginners seeking advice. www.whiskyforeveryone.com Very approachable information about distilleries, basic information, tasting notes, and some good blog links. This is a good place to start for newcomers.

www.whiskyfun.com Excellent tasting notes of substance. Additional thoughtful music reviews are the icing on the cake. www.whiskyintelligence.com A good, comprehensive guide with news about the whisky industry, new releases, festivals, links to other blogs, tasting notes, and reviews. www.whisky-pages.com Very approachable, useful, and substantive. Intelligent forums, good tasting notes, useful glossary and current articles.

The following websites, social forums, and blogs provide additional exploration and interaction. There are more blogs and websites than most people can explore, and this list is by no means definitive. www.caskstrength.net Useful reviews; entertaining blog. www.dramming.com Tasting notes, general information, distillery information, good links. www.drwhisky.com Long list of links to other blogs and independent bottlers; blog and tasting notes. www.guidscotchdrink.com Tasting notes; link to Whisky Round Table blog. www.jewishsinglemaltwhiskysociety.com World whiskies, but mainly Scotch;. thoughtful and substantive reviews, events, and trips for everyone; interesting blogs; not just Jewish. www.forscotchlovers.com Broad range of material; reviews, distillery information, books, online community, current information, and new releases. www.maltmadness.com Provides a good grounding in whisky information with some depth (also includes a tab to malt maniacs and whisky fun). www.nicks.com.au An online wine guide, but it has an excellent whisky glossary. On the home page, click on the heading More Resources and then a Scotch whisky primer. www.nonjatta.blogspot.com A door into the world of Japanese whiskies for those of you who are ready to go beyond Scotch whisky. Comprehensive; provides a history; book reviews; and tasting notes. A good place to start if you dont know Japanese whiskies.

www.ralfy.com Contains a link to Ralfys idiosyncratic whisky reviews blogs. www.scotchchix.com Good blogs, some tasting notes; good for links to books, food, and places that have comprehensive malt menus. www.whisky2dot0.com Blogs, reviews, and events; good links to forums, groups, and other blogs. www.whiskybase.com Social forum for whisky enthusiasts to post their personal reviews and compare them to other peoples comments. www.whisky-emporium.com No advertisers; has information on whisky, food, and collecting whisky. www.whiskyisrael.co.il Good links, helpful reviews, and up-to-date information on new releases. www.whiskynotes.be Just what it says: tasting notes and lots of them. www.whiskywhiskywhisky.com Online whisky community with posts from other people. This offers a particularly helpful cask calculator to determine the full cost of buying your own cask, including duty, VAT, and bottling charges. The figures are quoted in GBP, and anyone shipping to the United States would not pay British duty or VAT, but they would be subject to US duty and increased shipping fees. It helps to give buyers a ballpark figure for the costs associated with buying a cask. www.whiskywall.com Tasting notes on world whiskies; good links to other sites. www.thewhiskywire.com Offers score-free reviews.

Magazines and Associated Websites

Whisky Advocate www.whiskyadvocate.com Provides information about Whisky Advocate magazine, events, blog, and tasting notes. Whisky Magazine www.whiskymag.com Provides information about Whisky Magazine, events, distillery information, tasting notes, and forums.