Contents

Foreword

Historial Overveiw

Understanding the Label

A Taxonomy of Scotch

Regional Differences

Key to Entries

Gazetteer of Distilleries

Who Owns Whom?

Top Ten Single Malts 2007

World Consumption of Bottled Malt Whisky 2000–2007

Major Consumers of Bottled Malt Whisky 2007

Leading Independent Bottlers

Sources and Acknowledgements

Charles MacLean