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Category: Whisky
Stillhouse Stories - Tunroom Tales
By Gavin D SmithIn this informative and entertaining series of interviews leading whisky writer Gavin D. Smith reveals the workings of the Scotch whisky industry from characters who have lived and worked in the business of making Scotch. Some are nostalgic, harkening back to a former era when the Health & Safety mandarins did not exist, while other are contemporary and reveal how things work today. The 12 interviews are accompanied by black and white photographs of the participants along with archival illustrations not published before.
Gavin's interviewees are:
Norman Morrison, maltman and mashman, Talisker Distillery, Isle of Skye
Boyo Norquoy, stillman, Highland Park Distillery, Orkney
Jim Cryle, master distiller, Glenlivet Distillery, Speyside
Gordon Dey, brewer, Dallas Dhu Distillery & manager Aultmore Distillery, Speyside
Rodney Burtt, trainee Glen Mhor & Glen Albyn distilleries, Inverness
Douglas Murray, technical guru, Cambus Distillery, Clackmannanshire
Douglas Yeats, cooper, John Dewar & Sons, Perth
John Ramsay, blender, Famous Grouse & Cutty Sark, Perth & London
John Peterson, distiller designer and chemist, Loch Lomond Distillery, Alexandria
Ginger Willie, warehouseman, Bowmore, Islay
John Grant, proprietor, Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside
Laing Brothers, independent bottlers and merchants, Glasgow
Key Features
Interviews with key characters in the Scotch whisky industry past and present giving the reader an insight into every aspect of what happens from making it to selling it. Author is one of the world's leading whisky writers.
About the Author
About Gavin D Smith
Gavin D. Smith is a freelance journalist and one of the world's top whisky writers. He lives in the Scottish Borders.All Titles by Gavin D Smith
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