This is Michael Jackson's essential read for the whisky connoisseur - fully updated 6th edition. Discover all about whisky from this new and updated edition of the classic, definitive guide to malt whiskies, by the late Michael Jackson. You'll learn everything you wanted to know about your favourite tipple. From why you should choose Islay, the Islands, or the Highlands, to which whiskies are light and flowery, or rich and treacly. Find whisky tasting notes on over 1,000 malts arranged from A-Z, including vintages from 1926 onwards. Over 500 new bottlings are reviewed and scored - plus hundreds of revised entries. This title is packed with the latest releases and brand new tasting notes from every distillery in Scotland. Plus, reviews of malts from around the world, including Ireland, Japan and newer producers from California to the Czech Republic. It is updated by whisky experts Dominic Roskrow, Gavin Smith and William Meyers.

迈克尔•杰克逊，当代世界威士忌的权威和极其重要的评论家，曾被认为是自维多利亚女王时代以来最重要的现代威士忌酒作家。他撰写的《麦芽威士忌指南——迈克尔•杰克逊的麦芽威士忌伴侣》一书自1987年问世以来已再版六次之多。迈克尔•杰克逊曾获得过西蒙和安德烈奖以及不下五次的格兰菲迪奖等多个奖项。他还长期为包括《独立威士忌杂志》在内的权威专业出版物供稿。迈克尔•杰克逊对全世界整个单一麦芽威士忌产业的发展的起到了公认的巨大的推动作用。