Cooper, Derek
The Little Book of Malt Whiskies

Appletree Press, ISBN 0-86281-314-X, First Published 1992, 59 Pages, 15,5 x 11 cm, Hard Cover

From the days when production was linked to monastic orders and it was known as aqua vitae, 'water of life', to the Excise Act of 1823 when whisky-makers bought licences and acquired respectability, to today when each malt has its own fiercely partisan adherents, malt whisky has exercised both a fascination and a delight in those who drink it. This little book, with its beautifully illustrated depictions of distilleries and their workings, is a mine of information on malt whisky - its bistory, how and where it is made, descriptions of twenty-four distilleries currently working, and how best malt whisky can be enjoyed.