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A Long Stride : The Story of the World's No. 1 Scotch Whisky.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morgan, Nicholas.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scotch whiskey--History.
- Scotch whiskey.
- Whiskey--Scotland--History.
- Whiskey.
- Whiskey industry--Scotland--History.
- Whiskey industry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (255 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Long Stride
- A Long Stride
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Canongate Books, 2020.
- Summary:
- The history of Johnnie Walker, tracing its roots back to 1820, is also the history of Scotch whisky.But who was John Walker - the man who started the story?And how did his business grow from the shelves of a small grocery shop in Kilmarnock to become the world's No.1 Scotch?.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Prologue
- Chapter 1: Tea and Whisky: A Grocery Shop in Kilmarnock
- Chapter 2: A 'Great Gulf Stream of Toddy'
- Chapter 3: 'Our Blend Cannot Be Beat'
- Chapter 4: Modern Times
- Chapter 5: The Triumph of Blended Scotch Whisky
- Chapter 6: The Birth of 'Johnnie Walker'
- Chapter 7: The Scotch Whisky Triumvirate
- Chapter 8: Carry On
- Chapter 9: 'Good Work, Good Whisky'
- Chapter 10: Time Marches On
- Epilogue: 'Keep Walking'
- Acknowledgements
- Image Permission Credits
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-83885-208-5
- OCLC:
- 1198608086
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