Fish or Single Malt Whiskies of Scotland

Fish: The Basics

Author: Shirley King

Fish:The Basics has received praise from all quarters for its breadth, clarity, and for the flexibility it gives the seafood cook. Every one of the more than 100 recipes suggests as many as a dozen choices of fish and shellfish that work equally well, with precise cooking times for each. The second part of the book contains more than 200 illustrated profiles of fish and shellfish, including many of the lesser-known varieties that are increasingly common in the marketplace, with a list of recipes that are appropriate for each one. Dozens of step-by-step illustrations of technique in Fish:The Basics ensure that the seafood cook, whether beginner or expert, will never be caught short and forced to choose something less than fresh.

Library Journal

King, chef and author of Saucing the Fish ( LJ 3/15/86), has put together a great deal of information, but somehow this book is a good idea that doesn't quite come off. The text is divided into three sections: health concerns in regard to buying and storing fish; methods of cooking, with generic recipes (e.g., Deep-Fried Seafood, Variation III); and profiles of dozens of varieties, familiar and exotic. But will most cooks want to shuffle back and forth from the description of the fish to the various types of preparation listed as suitable for it, and to possible sauces to accompany it? This will probably be more valuable as a reference source than a cookbook.

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Single-Malt Whiskies of Scotland: For the Discriminating Imbiber

Author: James F Harris

Single-malt scotches are the world's most exalted and sublime spirits, the culmination of centuries of folk culture, canny workmanship, scrupulous adherence to exacting standards, and a touch of elusive mystery.

Twenty years ago, single-malt scotches were largely unknown even to many scotch-drinkers, whose experience of Scotch was confined to blends -- mixtures of small amounts of single malts with 70-90 percent cheap and characterless grain alcohol. But there has recently been an explosion of interest in single malts, and any good liquor store now carries more than a dozen different brands.

This book, by two American philosophers, provides a map of the single-malt cosmos for the intelligent and discerning enthusiast. It contains an engaging account of the background, history, manufacture, and qualities of single-malt whisky, detailed evaluations of all available single malts of reliable quality, and knowledgeable instructions on how to organize a whisky tasting. Harris and Waymack have been passionate devotees of single-malt whisky for nearly 20 years, have spent much time in Scotland on field research for this book, and have personally assembled two of the world's most outstanding collections of single malts.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgements
	A Door into the Extra-ordinary
	About This Book
	Malt Whisky: The Mystery of the Ages	1
	How Malt Whisky is Made	6
	The Highlands	15
	Aberlour-Glenlivet	19
	Auchroisk (The Singleton)	21
	Aultmore	23
	Balblair	25
	Balvenie	27
	Blair Athol	29
	Cardhu	31
	Clynelish	33
	Cragganmore	35
	Dalmore	37
	Dalwhinnie	39
	Dufftown-Glenlivet	41
	Edradour	43
	Fettercairn	45
	Glendronach	47
	Glendullan	49
	Glen Elgin	51
	Glenfarclas	53
	Glenfiddich	57
	Glen Garioch	59
	Glengoyne	61
	Glen Grant	63
	The Glenlivet	65
	Glenmorangie	69
	Glen Moray-Glenlivet	71
	Glenrothes	73
	Glenturret	75
	Inchgower	77
	Knockando	79
	Linkwood	83
	Loch Lomond (Inchmurrin)	85
	Longmorn-Glenlivet	87
	Macallan	89
	Macduff (Glen Deveron)	93
	Miltonduff-Glenlivet	95
	Mortlach	97
	Oban	99
	Ord (Glenordie)	101
	Pulteney (Old Pulteney)	103
	Royal Brackla	105
	Royal Lochnagar	107
	Strathisla	109
	Tamdhu	111
	Tamnavulin-Glenlivet	113
	Tomatin	115
	Tomintoul-Glenlivet	117
	Tormore	119
	Tullibardine	121
	The Islands	123
	Ardbeg	127
	Bowmore	129
	Bruichladdich	131
	Bunnahabhain	133
	Caol Ila	135
	Highland Park	137
	Isle of Jura	139
	Lagavulin	141
	Laphroaig	143
	Scapa	145
	Talisker	147
	Tobermory	149
	The Lowlands and Campbeltown	151
	Auchentoshan	155
	Bladnoch	157
	Glenkinchie	159
	Glen Scotia	161
	Littlemill	163
	Rosebank	165
	Springbank	167
	How to Organize a Whisky Tasting	169
	Planning the Tasting	171
	Guiding the Tasting	174
	Some Recommended Tastings	175
	Two Evenings of Malt Whisky	179
	Further Reading	185
	Index	187