📚 Finished reading Michael Jackson’s Malt Whisky Companion by Michael Jackson.
(No, not that Michael Jackson.)
I’m cheating a bit to say I’ve finished reading this. Much of it is a reference guide to lots of different (mostly) single malt whiskies, with a bit of info as to their background, characteristics and an overall score. I did not plough through every page of that. It’s more a reference guide to help making future beverage decisions.
But the catalogue-style layout is pre and post-fixed with some information about whisky in general, which I got something out of by reading, particularly since I got a taste of a single malt that I particularly enjoyed, my tastes having already been narrowed down based on what I learned from Edinburgh’s Scotch Whisky Experience. Now at least I know what it is that I’m drinking and what sort of thing I would likely enjoy in future.
For future reference, a single malt whisky -at least as defined in the UK in the case of Scotch - is one that is:
- produced from malted barley.
- using pot still technology.
- all at one specific distillery.
- aged in oak barrels for at least 3 years.
It is allowed to consist of a mix of different whiskies, but they all must be from the same distillery.
