num_pages: 176
description: This amazing celebration of single malt Scotch takes a unique photographic perspective that highlights the nature of the spirits in startlingly beautiful ways.The Art of Whisky is a breathtaking and unusual gift book for whisky connoisseurs celebrating the spirit from an unexpectedly beautiful angle. By chance award-winning photographer Ernie Button noticed the intricate patterns formed in the residue at the bottoms of (almost) empty whisky glasseseach as different as a snowflakeand began photographing them with inventive lighting techniques.The resulting images are exquisitely gorgeous evoking earthly landscapes and extraterrestrial visions. This book collects nearly 100 of those photoseach one more amazing than the lastand features delightful touches such as tasting notes information on the science of what we're seeing and writing about single malt Scotch by Scotland's leading whisky expert Charles MacLean commissioned exclusively for this book.UNUSUAL GIFT FOR THE WHISKY Surprise the spirit-lover in your life with this gorgeous photography book that highlights the uniqueness of whisky from an unexpected and beautiful angle.ART SCIENCE AND WHISKYA DELICIOUS The captivating photographs begin with the qualities that make single malt scotch so exquisite get an assist from the natural wonder of fluid dynamics and a finish of artful production that makes each unique and surprising.CONTRIBUTING Princeton University Professor Howard A. Stone who has studied and published on the science behind Button's Vanishing Spirits photographs contributes a text on the science of what we see.Renowned whisky expert and author Charles MacLean writes here on the unique qualities of single malt scotch and contributes notes about the special aspects of Scotland's whisky-producing regions.Perfect perfect gift for whisky enthusiasts and connoisseurs as well as fans of unusual captivating photography
language: English
title: The Art of Whisky
publisher: Chronicle Books