Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch

Michael Jackson's essential read for the whiskey connoisseur-fully updated 8th edition.
A new and updated edition of the classic, definitive guide to malt whiskies, originally written by the late Michael Jackson and fully updated by whiskey experts Dominic Roskrow and Gavin D. Smith.
The fully revised 8th edition of the Malt Whiskey Companion will teach you everything you want to know about your favorite tipple. How should you taste a single malt scotch whiskey? Which whiskies are light and flowery, or rich and treacly? How different is a single malt scotch from a distillery in the Highlands from one from the islands?
Find whiskey tasting notes on over 1,000 malts arranged from A-Z, including vintages from 1926 onward and the very latest releases. For distilleries in the New World Whiskey section, there are brand-new whiskey tasting notes. This comprehensive whiskey guide defines the characteristics of each whiskey and gives it an overall score, making it the perfect companion for keen whiskey drinkers and new converts to the wonderful world of the single malt.

Dominic Roskrow has written about whisky for almost two decades and about the drinks industry for more than 25 years. He is the author of Whisky: Malt Whiskies of Scotland, Gin: A Guide to the World's Greatest Gins, and Whisky Japan: The Essential Guide to the World's Most Exotic Whisky.
Gavin D. Smith is an author and editor who specializes in writing about whiskey. He has written more than 20 books, including Whiskey Opus, Goodness Nose, The A-Z of Whisky, Whisky Wit & Wisdom,  The Whisky Men, The Secret Still, The Scottish Smuggler, Ardbeg: A Peaty Provenance, and Whisky: A Brief History. Smith has collaborated with famous alcohol journalist Michael Jackson on many titles.