Pioneering Spirits – David Stirk | Scotland’s 21st Century Whisky Distilleries

Pioneering Spirits: Scotland’s 21st Century Whisky Distilleries by David Stirk is a fresh English-language whisky book about Scotland’s new generation of distilleries. During the first decades of the 21st century, Scotland has seen a remarkable wave of new whisky distilleries, often small-scale, independent and full of individual character.

David Stirk, a whisky veteran with more than 25 years of experience, takes readers on a lively journey through this modern Scottish whisky landscape. This is not a standard whisky book filled with long tasting notes or bottle reviews, but a personal exploration of makers, places, customs and stories.

The book shows how new distilleries build on Scotland’s rich whisky tradition while also choosing their own path. Culture, landscape, entrepreneurship, people and history come together to create a surprising portrait of how Scotch whisky is evolving in the 21st century.

Pioneering Spirits is ideal for whisky lovers who want to look beyond the famous names and established distilleries. A charming, informative and highly readable book for readers interested in whisky, Scotland, new distilleries and the real stories behind the bottle.

Book Details
Language: English
Format: Softcover
Pages: 210
Author: David Stirk
ISBN / barcode: 9781399994903
Weight: 0.55 kg
Subject: new Scottish distilleries, Scotch whisky, modern whisky history, 21st century