A Sense of Place, Dave Broom
A Sense of Place, Dave Broom
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A Sense of Place
A journey around Scotland’s whisky

Author: Dave Broom

Narrator: Dave Broom

Unabridged: 5 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/29/2022

Categories: Nonfiction, Cooking, Travel

Synopsis

In this beautifully crafted narrative, award-winning writer Dave Broom examines Scotch whisky from the point of view of its terroir - the land, weather, history, craft and culture that feed and enhance the whisky itself. Travelling around his native Scotland and visiting distilleries from Islay and Harris to Orkney and Speyside, Dave explores the whiskies made there and the elements in their distilling, and locality, which make them what they are. Along the way he tells the story of whisky's history and considers what whisky is now, and where it is going.

With stunning specially commissioned photography by Christina Kernohan, A Sense of Place will enhance and deepen every whisky drinker's understanding of just what is in their glass.

(P) Octopus Publishing Group 2022

About Dave Broom

DAVE BROOM is an internationally celebrated spirits expert. He has won two Glenfiddich prizes and, in 2013, the IWSC Communicator of the Year Award. In 2015, he won The Spirited Award for Best Cocktail & Spirits writer and in 2018, his book The Way of Whisky won an André Simon prize. In 2020 he was named Best Drinks Writer at the Fortnum & Mason awards. He has been a contributing editor to Whisky Magazine, Whisky Advocate and scotchwhisky.com. He started thewhiskymanual.uk in 2020 and is also the whisky correspondent for jancisrobinson.com. He has made two films, Cuba in a Bottle and The Amber Light. The latter, on whisky and Scottish culture, won Best Programme at the 2020 Fortnum & Mason awards. Dave has built up a considerable international following, with regular training and educational visits to Japan, France, Holland, Scandinavia, Germany, Africa and North America. He is involved in whisky education and acts as a consultant to major distillers on tasting techniques as well as training professionals and the public. Dave's previous books include the first two editions of The World Atlas of Whisky, Whisky: The Manual, Gin: The Manual, Rum: The Manual, The Way of Whisky and A Sense of Place.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen

Beautifully written, intelligent, thoughtful; able to submerge the reader in place. For lovers of whisky, Scotland, the notion of terroir and sustainability. A delight to read.......more

Goodreads review by James

This is a beautiful book, in both the writing and the photographs. Don’t be misled by the subtitle, “A Journey Around Scotland’s Whisky.” The book’s eight chapters only cover a handful of the 140 or more currently active distilleries in Scotland. In fact, of the five or six whisky regions, it only me......more

Goodreads review by Luke

I will forever be grateful to Dave Broom for his The World Atlas of Whisky: More Than 350 Expressions Tasted - More Than 150 Distilleries Explored, a book that was very helpful for me when I first started learning about single malt scotch. In both A Sense of Place and The Way of Whisky: A Journey Ar......more

Goodreads review by pmryan

A delightful tour made all the more stunning by the sensational photography. I stretched this out over most of a year because I wanted to enjoy each section with a dram or two from the region - including a SMWS blend for the Blends & Perfume passage and a GlenAllachie Scottish oak finish for the Sco......more

Goodreads review by Steve

Enjoyable trip through Scotland while learning about Scotch whisky, how it's made, and the impact of locally scored ingredients. All the small distilleries had a great sense of pride in what they were doing. Of particular interest to me was the Isle of Islay (ai - luh) where very mild peat is found......more

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