ARDBEG

[Deactivated Member]

I hear tell of a new book by GW Publishing due out this month. I think that the title is "Ardbeg A Peaty Provenance". I winced slightly at the £30 price tag.

[Deactivated Member]

It's £30 indeed. It's a hardback so I don't know if a paperback will follow.

If you get it off Amazon, at least the postage is free.

[Reggaeblues]

They should release it with a mini Oogie...

Probably sell more copies. enticre tighta**** like me to purchase!

[lohssanami]

It would be nice to get a mini with the book! HAHA.

I'll probably order one, but I better get it fast.

[Di Blasi]

I'll probably order one, but I'll wait and see if they add a mini to it, that sure would be nice, the new bottling of the Ten perhaps??

[lohssanami]

I believe £30 is the price of the Legend of Laphroaig book too.

[Klas]

I noticed that the book was temporarily out of stock on Amazon.

It is however also on sale on TWE for £29.99 (excl postage)
http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-7964.aspx

Has anyone read it yet?

[Willie JJ]

I picked up a copy on Ardbeg day, but haven't had more than a flick through yet. It is loaded with pretty pictures, which seem to be a substitute for lots of text. Still, it looks interesting. If it helps, the chapter titles are:

Challenging beginnings
Wars and prohibition
The good years
A period of experimentation and closure
The Glenmorangie years
The whisky makers
Making the spirit
The brand
The experience
Sampling the spirit
Collecting Ardbeg

[Spirit of Islay]

Agree with you about the nice pictures Willie but the look through we had of it at the Old Kiln didn't make me want to buy it , nothing new to get me interested in forking the money out .
Rather put the £30 to a bottle of Renaissance or Beist.....

[Willie JJ]

That's where I get torn, because I'm also a bookworm

[Di Blasi]

I still would like one, I'll have to request it for my birthday in a few months.

[corbuso]

I still would like one, I'll have to request it for my birthday in a few months.

FYI, the book review is available online http://www.whisky-news.com/En/literature3.html
Not a bad book. More enthusiastic than Gordon

[Iain]

I bought a copy last week and enjoyed reading it. I could have done without some of the big glossy pics of folks who have no direct connection with the distillery (and I appreciate there's an attempt to make a point about the local community). And it has an ugly cover (imho!). But Gavin Smith is a good writer and always finds interesting stories to tell, I reckon.

Another wee quibble - I'd have enjoyed to learn more about the origins of the distillery and the MacDougalls. The story doesn't really get going until they're dead and buried.

[r900p]

It appears they are all producing books, the Bruichladdich one is better priced at £10 but presume it can't be as big.

Rob

[Deactivated Member]

This lovely A4 coffee-table book about "Ardbeg" is now £16.50 in W H Smith (£30 RRP)

[les taylor]

This lovely A4 coffee-table book about "Ardbeg" is now £16.50 in W H Smith (£30 RRP)

Thats a good price. I got mine online from The Book Depository. £20 free delivery.

[Di Blasi]

This lovely A4 coffee-table book about "Ardbeg" is now £16.50 in W H Smith (£30 RRP)

Great price! Do you have a link for it, I'm requesting it for my birthday!

[Deactivated Member]

No link, as it was ordered from a high-street branch of W H Smith. But I understand from my wife that several internet sellers are matching the £16.50.

[Di Blasi]

No link, as it was ordered from a high-street branch of W H Smith. But I understand from my wife that several internet sellers are matching the £16.50.

Nice to hear, thanks again eelbrook for the info!

[Deactivated Member]

Finished reading this last night.

Fabulous, fabulous photography throughout. I also learned tons about the history of Ardbeg, its strategy and the people who work there. Brilliant.