The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom | Alfred Barnard

The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom by Alfred Barnard is one of the most important whisky books ever written. First published in 1887, this classic reference work offers a unique record of the whisky world during the Victorian age.

Between 1885 and 1887, Alfred Barnard travelled through distilleries in Scotland, Ireland and England. He documented not only production methods, equipment and distillery buildings, but also the journeys, landscapes, people and atmosphere surrounding the whisky industry. As a result, this book is much more than a technical whisky reference: it is also a historic travel narrative and a vivid portrait of 19th-century distilling.

This English-language hardcover edition contains 704 pages and more than 200 engravings. Its facsimile layout preserves the character and visual style of Barnard’s original work. From copper stills and malt floors to steam trains, warehouses and long-lost distilleries, this book takes readers back to the roots of the modern whisky world.

The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom is an essential whisky book for enthusiasts, collectors, historians and anyone interested in Scotch whisky, Irish whiskey, old distilleries and Victorian distilling history.

Book Details
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 704
ISBN / barcode: 9781839830167
Weight: 1.6 kg
Illustrations: more than 200 engravings
Subject: whisky history, distilleries, Victorian age