101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die

Ian Buxton is a former Marketing Director of Glenmorangie and has worked in the industry for more than 20 years. He was elected a Keeper of the Quaich in 1991, and is a member of the tasting panel for the World Whisky Awards and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Distillers. He lives in Perthshire on the site of a former distillery.

Whiskey expert Ian Buxton does away with connoisseur pomp to deliver this smartly designed little guide to the best brown stuff around. -- Time Out (New York) It's a tough job but someone had to do it...will make the perfect stocking filler for anyone who enjoys a good read or a good whiskey. -- Daily Record Concise and comic...you don't need to be a whiskey aficionado for this to warm your cockles -- Scottish Field Nicely packaged and produced...written with irreverence and humour -- The Big Issue Rather like a drop or two of water in a dram of single malt, Ian Buxton's lively guide opens the subject of whisky up and lets it breathe...entertaining, enlightening, opinionated and irreverent -- The Skinny Buxton's selection introduced me to some unexpected delights. Taste them all and you'll live forever! -- Charles MacLean, Master of the Quaich I just couldn't put it down...one of the best whisky books in recent years -- Ingvar Ronde, Editor The Malt Whisky Yearbook Buy me -- Metro There are not many people on this planet (if any) who know more about whisky. The book is a terrific reference...the selections are both thorough and quirky -- Australian Gourmet Pages A fun and accessible guide to completing an education in whisky from a man who knows his hooch -- Kevin Erskine, The Scotch Blog