{"product_id":"whisky-and-scotland-9781805226383","title":"Whisky and Scotland","description":"\u003cb\u003eA beautiful new gift edition of Neil M. Gunn's classic celebration of malt whisky and its creators\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhisky and Scotland \u003c\/i\u003eis a witty, erudite and lyrical toast to \u003ci\u003euisge beatha\u003c\/i\u003e, the Celt's 'water of life'. Taking readers on a journey through the Highlands of Scotland, it describes the traditional techniques whereby barley grains become an amber spirit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by one of Scotland's most acclaimed early twentieth-century novelists, \u003ci\u003eWhisky and Scotland \u003c\/i\u003eremains timely and relevant, encompassing nationalism, culture and what it means to be Scottish in its examination of the whisky tradition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA classic since its original publication in 1935, this beautiful new gift edition of \u003ci\u003eWhisky and Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e will enlighten and entertain all who share the author's delight in a brew that recalls 'the world of hills and glens, of raging elements, of shelter, of divine ease'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeil M. Gunn was a Scottish novelist, critic and dramatist. Born in the northernmost county of mainland Scotland in 1891, he began his career as a customs and excise officer and spent sixteen years working at the Glen Mhor Whisky Distillery. He wrote prolifically throughout his life, authoring over twenty novels, essays and works of non-fiction. In 1937 he won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel \u003ci\u003eHighland River\u003c\/i\u003e. Gunn is regarded as one of the most important Scottish authors of the early twentieth century and a leading light of the 'Scottish Renaissance' of the 1920s and 30s. He died in 1973.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ips - Profile Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51735693295890,"sku":"9781805226383","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e355ddc0-73a8-4d8e-8af7-6832177876ea.jpg?v=1763541579","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/whisky-and-scotland-9781805226383","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}