Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #22039 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

Synopsis
"Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2008" is the fifth edition of the highly successful and innovative book that had its genesis in 2003. Now well-established as the market leader, the Bible is published well in time for the annual Christmas whisky-buying surge and takes account of all the latest developments in the world of the wee dram. What makes this book such a tour de force, however, is the tasting notes on hundreds and hundreds of different brands. The author has travelled around the world checking out whisky from distilleries as far-flung as Argentina and Thailand, as well as the world-leaders in Scotland, Ireland, the United States and Japan. In terms of whisky, this is the gospel!

Customer Reviews

Invaluable
This is a must have guide if anyone is to embark on a journey into whisky. The tasteing notes are of course personal but informative and on a occasion very entertaining! This is an almanac of whisky and covers both the everyday, the special and the very rare whisky types. If you love whisky you'll love this book.

A reference guide
I don't really consider it as a book, but more as a reference book, since nothing (or about ) is written about whisky production , history and so on.
It is only a summary of jim Murray's personal tasting notes.
Since the choices of whiskies in a shop can be so huge, this book is very good at helping to make your choice and it is conveniently sized for your pocket!

Nothing short of sensational
Whether you have little more than a passing interest in whisky or your home is a shrine to malts and blends, you simply *must* buy this book -- especially at this price. I commend this title to you not merely for the mellifluous and highly entertaining nature of Murray's prose and his poetic use of metaphor (anyone who describes the nose of a whisky as reminiscent of a warm-running model train has to be touched by a certain genius) but, quite simply, because the author's judgements are (in my opinion, at least) bang on.

I've enjoyed and been enlightened by this slim volume in equal measure, and admire the zeal of Murray's commitment to getting distilleries to lay off the caramel, as well as his salutory reminder that there are some sensational blends out there that rival the very best of malts in every department.

The nose/taste/finish/balance descriptions really do help you to distinguish the different stages of savouring a whisky -- this isn't pretension, its education!

Do your palate a favour, and buy without hesitation.