The World Atlas of Whiskey

Despite its coffee-table appearance, this book is an authoritative guide to the world's whiskies and distilleries. The large format provides Broom--an award-winning writer on spirits--with room to supplement in-depth descriptions and tasting notes with hundreds of photographs, maps, and label reproductions. While featuring extensive coverage of the best-known whiskey regions in Scotland, Ireland, Japan, and North America, the book also looks at the whiskies of Europe, south and east Asia, South Africa, and Australia. This volume will be welcomed by both whisky aficionados and by readers looking for an accessible and engaging introduction to the subject. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Award-winning author and whisky expert Dave Broom has been writing about whisky for 20 years as a journalist an author. A four-time Glenfiddich Award-winning author, Broom is editor of the Scotch Whisky Review, editor of Whisky Magazine: Japan, consultant editor to Whisky Magazine (UK, USA, France, Spain) and writes for a number of other publications including The Spectator, Mixology and Imbide. In addition, he regularly appears on television and radio, and is actively involved in whisky education, acting as a consultant to major distillers on tasting technique as well as teaching professionals and the public.