Aeneas MacDonald was the pseudonym under which noted author and journalist George Malcolm Thomson OBE wrote his one legendary book on the subject of whisky. He was also one of the founders of Porpoise Press. He died in 1996.
Ian Buxton has been working in and around the drinks industry for close to 30 years, but has been drinking professionally for a good deal longer. He writes in a variety of trade and consumer titles here and abroad.
'The finest whisky book ever'
*Dave Broom*
'If I could take only one whisky book to a desert island it would
be Aeneas MacDonald's Whisky'
*Charles MacLean*
'This is a small volume but there are plenty who will love it. It
is airy, witty, full of sound knowledge and practical wisdom'
*The New York Times*
'A highly entertaining read: personal and opinionated, and
providing a valuable insight into the Scotch whisky industry'
*ScotchWhisky.com*
'Among the generous pour of publishings to please whisky fans, one
stand-out is a long-awaited new edition of Whisky by
Aeneas MacDonald ... [h]is literary musings on matters of malt and
more, first published in 1930, are widely hailed as among the best
writing on the subject. The new edition features period
illustrations and an appreciation by writer Ian Buxton, who was
instrumental in bringing the book to the masses'
*The Herald*
'an absolute triumph… Aeneas MacDonald's original text emerges as a
superbly-written celebration of whisky… Many, many books have been
written about whisky since Aeneas MacDonald first sat down at his
typewriter. It is nice to be able to conclude, thanks to the
efforts of Birlinn and of Ian Buxton, that one of the first books
on the subject remains one of the best'
*Undiscovered Scotland*
'Original copies of ‘Whisky’, Aeneas MacDonald’s 1930 book, now
change hands for hundreds of pounds, so it’s canny publishing to
release a new edition in time for Christmas. MacDonald, the
pseudonym of journalist George Malcolm, was one of the first
writers to bring an amateur’s eye to what had previously been a
dry, technical subject. He was not an expert, and part of the joy
of this new edition is Ian Buxton’s humorous commentary correcting
him. In fact, it can be read as a good-natured argument between two
greats of whisky writing'
*Guardian*
'This slim little volume is a glorious polemic, and today’s readers
are helped enormously by the introduction and text annotations
offered by spirits scribe Ian Buxton who deploys his pen as
scalpel, exposing both the unfortunate innards of the original
author and cutting to the chase'
*Bruicladdich.com*
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