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A Double Scotch F. Paul Pacult

A Double Scotch By F. Paul Pacult

A Double Scotch by F. Paul Pacult


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Summary

Founded by Scottish grocers from Aberdeen, Chivas Regal stands as one of the world's most popular prestige blended Scotch. This book tells the intertwined success stories of Chivas Regal and The Glenlivet - two Scotch whisky brands recognized the world-over for their unparalleled quality.

A Double Scotch Summary

A Double Scotch: How Chivas Regal and The Glenlivet Became Global Icons by F. Paul Pacult

A Double Scotch tells the intertwined success stories of Chivas Regal and The Glenlivet two Scotch whisky brands recognized the world-over for their unparalleled quality. Founded by Scottish grocers from Aberdeen, Chivas Regal stands as the world's most popular prestige blended Scotch. First distilled by a pistol-packing Highlander, The Glenlivet is today the top-selling single-malt Scotch in America. F. Paul Pacult explores these two iconic spirits and tells the remarkable story of the two families who endured numerous hardships to build their brands. A business book that goes down easy, A Double Scotch tells the story of the world's favorite whiskies, and the story of the nation and families that made them so.

About F. Paul Pacult

F. PAUL PACULT is the founding editor and publisher of the newsletter F. Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal - The Quarterly Independent Guide to Distilled Spirits, Beers, and Wines, now in its fifteenth year of publication. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book American Still Life: The Jim Beam Story and the Making of the World's #1 Bourbon, from Wiley, as well as Kindred Spirits and The Beer Essentials. He is the wine and spirits columnist for Sky, the Delta Air Lines in-flight magazine; a contributing editor and the spirits tasting director for Wine Enthusiast magazine; a contributor to CARGO; a special projects editor for the New York Times Magazine; and the judging director at the annual San Francisco World Spirits Competition. He is also honored to be the only journalist worldwide to be a member of The Bourbon Hall of Fame, a member of the Armagnac Company of Musketeers, and a life member of The Keepers of the Quaich Scotch Whisky Society. Paul lives in Wallkill, New York.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Patrick Ricard. Preface: Sparks and Bonfires in Whiskyland. Acknowledgments. PART ONE: RASCALLY LIQUOR. Prologue: The Guid Auld Drink. 1. AMagic of Locality. 2. Reaching the Boiling Point. 3. George Smith, Glenlivet, and Ancient Liberties. 4. The Great Era of Smuggling. 5. The Glenlivet. 6. Timely Passages. 7. Smoking Guns and Castles Three. 8. From On-the-Job Terror to Purveyor to Her Majesty. 9. Panicked Grouse and the End of a Defining Era. PART TWO: THE SONS. 10. A Father's Dreams. 11. The Chivas Brothers Company. 12. Such a Character as the Late Mr. Smith. 13. The Magic Words: Chivas Regal. 14. The Gallant Major's Whisky, O! PART THREE: THE BARONS. 15. A Spirit of No Common Rate. 16. Young Men of Conspicuous Gallantry. 17. Mr. Sam and Scotland's Prince of Whiskies. 18. Drams of America. 19. Mr. Sam's Historic Scotch Whisky Gambit. 20. The Joining of Two Scotch Whisky Giants. Epilogue: The World of Opportunities. Appendix A: Whisky Talk. Appendix B: Personal Tasting Evaluations. Bibliography. Index.

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GOR002379926
9780471662716
0471662712
A Double Scotch: How Chivas Regal and The Glenlivet Became Global Icons by F. Paul Pacult
Used - Very Good
Hardback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
20050321
304
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