The World's Best Whiskies: 750 Unmissable Drams from Tain to Tokyo

If you are looking for a large book with pictures and a listing of whiskys this is the book however, it provides mis-information, and omits important information. For example the information for the types of scotch it not only wrong it leaves out Cask Strength, and mis-leads on what blends are.I recommend these: Spirit of Place: Scotland's Great Whisky Distilleries; Whiskey Master Class: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Scotch, Bourbon, Rye, and More The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Scotch, Bourbon, Rye, and More; A Field Guide to Whisky; 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die; Malt Whisky Yearbook 2020; The Story of Scotch Whisky.

I bought this for my husband and wanted to give it to him with a bottle of whiskey he hasn't tried yet. I took it to the store with me as a guide to help choose a bottle. The store owner and a random customer both flipped through this book and declared it awesome. They both took pics of it saying they were going to order it for themselves. It was a hit with the hubby too. Tons of information in this book. It's the perfect gift for any whiskey lover and even for those curious about whiskey. Highly recommend!!!

It’s ok. But just ok. So you classified the whiskey by type and region. Why not rank them some how, some way? I get it.... ranking is completely subjective.... but in this case, it would give the reader some type of order to go and try the whiskey. Instead, it’s more of an encyclopedia that you will not reference. It’s a gift for someone who likes whiskey but that person will never use it except on a cold night to warm the fire.

I bought this as a gift for my husband and it was an excellent choice.He loves whiskey and prior to buying this book had been exploring whiskies from the Islay's. He was very into the different styles of whiskies from different areas of just Ireland, so I thought this would be the perfect read for him.The nice thing is there are a lot of features about different whiskey distilleries and lots of info about each different featured whiskey.There are whiskies in all different price ranges, so you certainly do not have to be rich to read the book and explore, but I'm sure my husband took mental notes of a few extremely high end whiskies he would like to try. It's hard not to.This is a really great guide for someone who wants to explore different styles of whiskey from all over the world. It's also a great coffee table book. If company comes over it's a good book for all the pictures and people like reading random blurbs of different whiskies.I think this book could even inspire someone who is curious about whiskey, but has NO CLUE where to start or someone who wants to start off with a good experience.

An updated version of this book will release October 2018. Make sure you buy the new version. This was the book I was looking for. Well illustrated, ratings for the various liquors included, Countries they were from. History of the Distilleries. An excellent book. Highly recommend. I saw the previous version and could tell it was outdated as the newer whiskeys were missing and packaging had changed.

Covers the world, though about 1/3 of the book is devoted to Scotland, whom we all know makes some darn good whisky. Starts with what makes a whisky/whiskey, how, when and where it is produced. You will find yourself making a shopping list as you go through the book because the author piques your interest in different styles. He limited the book to what he considered the 750 best. American bourbon, rye, Tennessee whiskey, and even corn whiskey are covered and the author does not "talk down" any particular style (though Islay scotch seems to receive his most loving prose). He has vignettes throughout the book of distilleries throughout the world and those articles are as interesting as reading about the drinks themselves. An outstanding reference! Before this book I never had tried a single malt scotch, but now Pandora's box is opened. I have yet to find a whisky from the book that I didn't love. Really opened my world to whisky and I find myself having one dram a night. Thank you, Mr. Roskrow!

Author and whisky industry expert Dominic Roskrow, has complied a collection of reviews on some of the best whiskies you can find from around the world. There is a lot to explore in this volume, including spotlights on specific distilleries, tasting notes on hundreds of bottlings, and personal insights from his years spent writing about this industry. It is an entertaining and educational read, and worth adding to any whisky lover's reference material.

This is the best book on whiskies on the market. It covers wihiskies from around the world and includes excellent writeup on each manufacturer, their history, philosophy and their specialty.

bought it for my brother and he absolutely loved it. has a great variety in there including the history of whiskeys and the different types. a little blurb on specific bottles and whiskey cocktails. worth buying

Nice book well illustrated could of given a page to the Welsh Whisky rather than a basic short write up otherwise very useful.

This is full of useful information and is a must have for the whisky connoisseur

A really good book but I wish there was more whisky reviewed in it 750 just isn't enough, waiting for Islay to India!!A pleasure to read.

"The World's Best Whiskies" is a beautiful book which would look great on any coffee table. The scenic photos are a delight and the photos of whisky bottles and labels are very helpful when going to the liquor store. I love the descriptions of the flavours such as camp coffee, burnt treacle, olives or German sausage (!), which are remarkably accurate. It inspired me to search out new brands, and to re-visit my old favourites with a more critical palate. This is an attractive, well-written, beautifully presented book for whisky lovers everywhere.