num_pages: 416
description: Despite its tiny size seven different whisky distilleries populate the Isle of Islay where some of the wildest and most flavorful hops in the malt-whisky spectrum are grown. Scotlands renowned island is uncovered in this fascinating account including its rich historychock-full of stories of shipwrecks and stormsand its luscious wildlife and landscape. Interwoven in the narrative are tales of the whiskies themselves traced from a distant past of illegal stills to their present-day prosperity. The flavor of each spirit is analyzed and the differences between them teased out as are the stories of the notable men and women who played an integral part in their creation. Wonderfully evocative this is the story of a place and a taste never to be forgotten once sampled.
language: English
title: Peat Smoke and Spirit: A Portrait of Islay and Its Whiskies
publisher: Headline Book Publishing