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WHISKYWORDS is a small mail order business specialising in new, second-hand and out of print books on whisky and distilling. Second-hand, out of print books and some new books are supplied directly by me. Supplies can be very limited, in some cases only single copies are available. To order please e-mail me to check availability. Other new books are supplied by Pickabook under an affiliate scheme. Further details can be found on Pickabook Terms page. This site is best viewed with mouse in one hand and a dram of your favourite whisky in the other. |
BOOK NEWS  Green, M. COLLECTING MALT WHISKY. A Price Guide. Auchincruive, Ayrshire: Green Blake Enterprises Limited, 2007 rev ed. 256pp. 8¼x8¼ Col illus. A listing by distillery of auction prices realised for some of their malts. It should be noted that all the prices are culled from one auction house, McTears of Glasgow. Therefore caution should be used when valuing your rare malts. Paperback. VG+. Book No.864. £14.99 THE LATEST PUBLICATION FROMTHE BARREL TO BOTTLE PRESS 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 To order the above please click here to e-mail me.  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.
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THE WHISKY EXCHANGE A shop that stocks a vast range of malt whiskies [some 1200], various other spirits & accessories. Mail order available. Click here to go to their site or see below for details of a new addition to their stock..  Another whisky shop that sells a cornucopia of malt whiskies and other things. Often voted Whisky Retailer of the Year (Single Outlet). Also sells books, and stocks a few I don't list. Mail order available. Unfortunately they do not have an affiliate scheme, but I won't hold that against them, well worth a visit. Click here to visit them.
 Although principally a wine merchant, Oddbins also sell a good selection of Whiskies and often have special offers on selected Malts. Click here to visit their website and see whether your favourite malt is available at a good price.
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