‘something of an institution … We highly recommend you get a copy for its amusing tone, on-the-nose criticism and Buxton’s unerring nose for value’ Master of Malt

‘excellent’ The Sunday Times

‘a must-buy for whisky enthusiasts who prefer high-level expertise executed with humour and irreverence rather than lofty academic pretensions … accessible, funny and fact-packed’ Robb Report

101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die is a whisky guide with a difference. It is not an awards list. It is not a list of the 101 ‘best’ whiskies in the world in the opinion of a self-appointed whisky guru. It is simply a guide to the 101 whiskies that enthusiasts must seek out and try in order to complete their whisky education.

Avoiding the deliberately obscure, the ridiculously limited and the absurdly expensive, whisky expert Ian Buxton recommends an eclectic selection of old favourites, stellar newcomers and mystifyingly unknown drams that simply have to be drunk.

The book decodes the marketing hype and gets straight to the point; whether from Canada, India, America, Sweden, Ireland, Japan or the hills, glens and islands of Scotland, here are the 101 whiskies that you really want. Try them before you die – Slainte!

‘Ian Buxton is the perfect guide to the rapidly changing world of whisky. Can you afford to be without a copy of 101 Craft and World Whiskies?’ Henry Jeffreys, author of Empire of Booze

Discover the exciting new world of craft distillers and whiskies from around the world in Ian Buxton’s brilliant new addition to his 101 Whiskies series.

From Austria to Argentina and Norway to New Zealand, the world of whisky is expanding as we have never seen before. Distilleries as far away as Taiwan and as close to home as England are reinventing what whisky means – and an iconoclastic generation of boutique, craft distillers are challenging previous orthodoxies and teasing drinkers with their exciting new styles and radical releases.

101 Craft & World Whiskies to Try Before You Die is an up-to-the-minute guide from best-selling whisky commentator Ian Buxton, author of the popular 101 Whiskies series, and the first independent assessment of this global drinks revolution.

Guaranteed to appeal equally to whisky aficionados and new enthusiasts in search of a trusty and well-informed guide, Ian Buxton’s wonderful new handbook is delivered in his trademark irreverent and trenchant style. There’s a whole world of whisky to be discovered, free of bagpipes and heather and far from leather-clad fireside armchairs, that’s overturning tradition.

Taken neat or over ice, 101 Craft & World Whiskies will blow the cobwebs off your dram.