false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175871756m/567702.jpg 567702 4 A tour of Scottish distilleries explores the history, personality and mystery of the water of life.<br><br>As a native of Scotland, bestselling author Ian Banks has decided to undertake a tour of the distilleries of his homeland in a bid to uncover the unique spirit of the single malt.<br><br>Visiting world-famous distilleries and also the small and obscure ones, Iain Banks embarks on a journey of discovery which educates him about the places, people and products surrounding the centuries-old tradition of whisky production.<br>Using various modes of transport -- island ferries, cars across the highlands and even bicycles -- Banks&#8217; tour of Scotland combines history, literature and landscape in an entertaining and informative account of an exploration in which the arrival is by no means the most important part of the journey. 871407 book 6 11 2003 Raw Spirit: In Search of the Perfect Dram total:115|5:33|4:49|3:23|2:8|1:2| 115 448 169 20 4 2 false false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 09:35:41 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 05:38:59 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 10:23:41 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 03:51:12 -0700 2009 Banksie! I hear you're writing a book about whisky - you'll be wanting a hand with that then ...

Offering the noted author Iain Banks the opportunity to write a book about whisky is a little bit like giving a five year old child the keys to a sweet shop and the toy shop next door as well....more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 13:03:17 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 07:47:53 -0800 2009 I do like a good dram of good whisky and I was looking forward to be reminde...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 09:04:52 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 09:07:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 16 15:03:42 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 15:06:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Nov 20 10:58:53 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 20 10:58:53 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 18 12:59:16 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 13:25:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Sep 16 15:49:50 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 15:56:50 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed May 14 14:19:54 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 14:47:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 21:15:28 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 01:10:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 23:28:51 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 16:38:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 24 21:18:03 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 21:23:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 07:49:50 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 02:00:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 19:36:31 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 19:38:17 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Mar 28 06:55:10 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 07:14:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Sep 10 11:47:46 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 17:54:22 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 10:49:46 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 11:28:03 -0700 2008
Now all I want to do is travel to Scotland and sit around reading and sipping my own wee dram.]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 13:34:42 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 22:34:05 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Dec 30 07:04:23 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 07:06:13 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Fri Apr 06 08:02:36 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 06 08:02:36 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=567702