“Outstanding … among the most important books about whisky ever written.” Charles MacLeanBRINGING TOGETHER LANDSCAPES, geology, history, people and their whisky, and addressing the key role of peatlands in mitigating climate change, Peat and Whisky: The Unbreakable Bond is a love letter to Scotland and the unique substance that forms part of the DNA of Scotch whisky.Through epic journeys around Scotland and back in time, Mike Billett dives deep into the sci...

**Winner of the André Simon John Avery award'This book is incredible' - Alex Kratena**An in-depth, personal journey around Japan's whisky distilleries.Award-winning author and Japanese whisky expert, Dave Broom, tells their story and unveils the philosophy that lies behind this fascinating whisky culture, and how it relates to many Japanese concepts.Dave looks at the history and output of each distillery, considering the elements that make that part...

'This is a spirit that comes from the soil, which encompasses the knowledge of America's first peoples, of immigrants with their dreams, the skills of the enslaved. Its story is America's story.' Dave Broom"No one writes more beautifully about spirits than Dave Broom." - The ObserverFollowing the global success of his books, Whisky The Manual and The W...

This highly accessible and enjoyable guide is full of practical and fascinating information about how to enjoy whisky.All whisky styles are covered, including (just whisper it) blends. Along the way a good few myths are exploded, including the idea that whisky has to be taken neat. In 'What to Drink', world-renowned expert Dave Broom explores flavour camps - how to understand a style of whisky - and moves on to provide extensive tasting notes of the major brands, d...

'The Japanese Way of Whisky is amongst the finest spirits books ever written.' Jim Meehan***This fully updated edition also includes a brand-new introduction and essays from Jim Meehan and Tomo Yoshizawa.*'This book is incredible'** Alex Kratena*Winner of the André Simon John Avery award 2017*This year's ultimate Christmas gift for whisky lovers is the award-winning The Japanese Way of W...

Shortlisted for the Fortnum & Mason Drink Book award 2016.This is a book about how to drink rum of all kinds. It's about classic rums and new-generation rums, about rhum agricole and about premium aged rums, about rums from all over the world. It's about rum enjoyed with cola and ginger beer. About the best rum for a classic daquiri. About rum cocktails that ooze style and personality. Above all, it's about enjoying your rum in ways you never thought possible....

In this beautifully crafted narrative, award-winning writer Dave Broom examines Scotch whisky from the point of view of its terroir - the land, weather, history, craft and culture that feed and enhance the whisky itself. Travelling around his native Scotland and visiting distilleries from Islay and Harris to Orkney and Speyside, Dave explores the whiskies made there and the elements in their distilling, and locality, which make them what they are. Along the way he tells the story of whisky...

Written by the Fortnum & Mason Drinks Writer of the Year 2020.Updated with more than 80 new gins.With more gin brands available than ever before, you need to know how to choose and get the most out of the brands you buy, understanding their flavours so you drink them in the most delicious way possible.Award-winning spirits writer Dave Broom has tested thousands of gins from all over the world to choose the 125 selected to appear in ...

A series of resources & complete liturgies for the major services of Holy Week, by a former Sacristan of Iona Abbey. What would it have been like to be a pilgrim on the crowded streets of Jerusalem for that fateful Passover? What can we learn from the man with the water jug, or the Roman centurion? What can the woman with the alabaster jar tell us, or the young man who ran away naked as Roman soldiers tried to seize him? How did that first Easter change their lives? This book began life in...

In this beautifully crafted narrative, award-winning writer Dave Broom examines Scotch whisky from the point of view of its terroir - the land, weather, history, craft and culture that feed and enhance the whisky itself. Travelling around his native Scotland and visiting distilleries from Islay and Harris to Orkney and Speyside, Dave explores the whiskies made there and the elements in their distilling, and locality, which make them what they are. Along the way he tells the story of whisky...

Get messy in the kitchen with these easy-to-follow cake decorating projects to make with the kids!Choose from a Haunted House Cake, Scary Spider Cupcakes or Spooky Skull Cupcakes, or make a 'sweet table' of all three!A sample chapter from Cake Decorating with the Kids.

It’s a system, a tool kit, a recipe book. Beginning with one irresistible idea--a complete home bar of just 12 key bottles--here’s how to make more than 200 classic and unique mixed drinks, including sours, slings, toddies, and highballs, plus the perfect Martini, the perfect Manhattan, and the perfect Mint Julep.It’s a surprising guide--tequila didn’t make the cut, and neither did bourbon, but genever did. And it’s a literate guide--describing with great liveliness everything from...