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FORTHCOMING TITLES
October 2010
World's Best Whiskies: 750 Unmissable Drams from Tennessee to Tokyo (Hardback) by Dominic Roskrow
The World Atlas of Whisky: More Than 300 Expressions Tasted (Hardback) by Dave Broom
Whiskey: A Global History (Hardback)
by Kevin R. Kosar
September 2010
Whisky in Your Pocket: A New Edition of Wallace Milroy's the Original Malt Whisky Almanac (Hardback) by Neil Wilson & Wallace Milroy
101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die (Hardback) by Ian Buxton
July 2010
A Century of Whisky (Paperback) by Gavin Smith
99 Drams of Whiskey: The Accidental Hedonist's Quest for the Perfect Shot and the History of the Drink (Paperback) by Kate Hopkins
AN ESSENTIAL BOOK
FOR THE
WHISKY LOVER'S LIBRARY
MANUFACTURE OF WHISKY
AND
PLAIN SPIRIT
by
J A Nettleton
Classic Expressions: Scotland 2009 limited edition. 660pp. 9½x6 Illustrated. This is the first-ever facsimile edition of one of the most important technical books ever produced on whisky and is relevant today as it was when first published. Original 1913 editions are very rare and can fetch up to £1000 when they come to market. This is a limited edition hardback of 300 copies, all individually slip-cased and numbered. Also comes with a searchable CD.
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THE LATEST PUBLICATION
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SCOTCH WHISKY 1890. An Article from The Illustrated London News. Dagenham: Barrel to Bottle Press, 2007. Frontis + 7pp + 7pp b/w illustrations including 5 full page. Reprint of an article that appeared in the 30th of August 1890 edition of The Illustrated London News. Features the Glenlivet Distillery and the Royal Brackla Distillery, the premises of Andrew Usher and Co., the whisky making process and some commercial detail. It is not a facsimile reprint, however the text has not been amended, but the excellent woodcut illustrations have been reduced in size. Interesting journalists view of the whisky industry in the late 19th Century. The article is mentioned on pages 153/4 of Charles Craig's The Scotch Whisky Industry Record [Dumbarton: Index Publishing, 1994]. Card covers. VG+. Book No.849. £3.50
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CLASSIC EXPRESSIONS have announced three more titles that they are planning to reprint. They are Truths About Whisky [1878], Notes on Alcohol in Brandy, Whisky and Rum by Sir Walter Gilbey [1904] and the first in a series of Distillery Pamphlets by Alfred Barnard dealing with Dalmore. For more details on these reprints of rare items, click here.