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Many books have been written about Whisky. I have listed below a selection from my library, and others of note. For a more comprehensive list go to Amazon. Links below are also to Amazon unless otherwise stated. Loch Fine Whiskies, Royal Mile Whiskies, The Whisky Exchange also have good selections of books on their sites.
GUIDES
Malt Whisky Yearbook 2013: The Facts, the People, the News, the Stories by Ingvar Ronde
Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2013 - a book with its own website
Malt Whisky Companion 6th Edition by Michael Jackson (updated by Dominic Roskrow, Gavin Smith and William Meyers after Michael Jackosn's death)
Whisky: The definitive world guide to scotch, bourbon and whiskey by Michael Jackson, Dave Broom, Ian Wisniewski and Jürgen Deibel
The Little Book of Whisky Tips (Little Tips Books) by Andrew Langley
101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die by Ian Buxton
The World Atlas of Whisky: More Than 300 Expressions Tasted by Dave Broom
The Scotch Whisky Book by Tom Bruce-Gardyne and Glyn Satterley
The Scottish Whisky Distilleries: The Ultimate Companion for the Whisky Enthusiast by Misako Udo
The ultimate book of facts about every distillery - everything you wanted to know, plus vast quantities of things you never even realised you wanted to know
Pictorial Maps - Whisky Map of Scotland by Collins UK
Visiting Distilleries: The Angels' Share Guide by Wendy Graham
OTHER WHISKY BOOKS
Peat Smoke and Spirit: A Portrait of Islay and its Whiskies by Andrew Jefford
Goodness Nose: The Passionate Revelations of a Scotch Whisky Master Blender by Richard Paterson and Gavin D. Smith
Beer Hunter, Whisky Chaser: New Writing on Beer and Whisky in Honour of Michael Jackson by Ian Buxton, Stephen Beaumont, Dave Broom and John Hansell
HISTORICAL
The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom by Alfred Barnard
This book was first published in 1888 and is regarded as the definitive historical record of UK distilleries. It has been republished frequently. More about Barnard in Undiscovered Scotland. Parts of the book are available online at Wormtub.com
The hardback version is available again.
Scotch and Water: Illustrated Guide to the Hebridean Malt Whisky Distilleries by Neil Wilson
A fascinating insight into Island and Islay Distilleries - not entirely up-to-date (published 1998), but well worth the read
Scotch Missed: Lost Distilleries of Scotland by Brian Townsend
GUIDES
Malt Whisky Yearbook 2013: The Facts, the People, the News, the Stories by Ingvar Ronde
Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2013 - a book with its own website
Malt Whisky Companion 6th Edition by Michael Jackson (updated by Dominic Roskrow, Gavin Smith and William Meyers after Michael Jackosn's death)
Whisky: The definitive world guide to scotch, bourbon and whiskey by Michael Jackson, Dave Broom, Ian Wisniewski and Jürgen Deibel
The Little Book of Whisky Tips (Little Tips Books) by Andrew Langley
101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die by Ian Buxton
The World Atlas of Whisky: More Than 300 Expressions Tasted by Dave Broom
The Scotch Whisky Book by Tom Bruce-Gardyne and Glyn Satterley
The Scottish Whisky Distilleries: The Ultimate Companion for the Whisky Enthusiast by Misako Udo
The ultimate book of facts about every distillery - everything you wanted to know, plus vast quantities of things you never even realised you wanted to know
Pictorial Maps - Whisky Map of Scotland by Collins UK
Visiting Distilleries: The Angels' Share Guide by Wendy Graham
OTHER WHISKY BOOKS
Peat Smoke and Spirit: A Portrait of Islay and its Whiskies by Andrew Jefford
Goodness Nose: The Passionate Revelations of a Scotch Whisky Master Blender by Richard Paterson and Gavin D. Smith
Beer Hunter, Whisky Chaser: New Writing on Beer and Whisky in Honour of Michael Jackson by Ian Buxton, Stephen Beaumont, Dave Broom and John Hansell
HISTORICAL
The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom by Alfred Barnard
This book was first published in 1888 and is regarded as the definitive historical record of UK distilleries. It has been republished frequently. More about Barnard in Undiscovered Scotland. Parts of the book are available online at Wormtub.com
The hardback version is available again.
Scotch and Water: Illustrated Guide to the Hebridean Malt Whisky Distilleries by Neil Wilson
A fascinating insight into Island and Islay Distilleries - not entirely up-to-date (published 1998), but well worth the read
Scotch Missed: Lost Distilleries of Scotland by Brian Townsend