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A Long Stride : The Story of the World's No. 1 Scotch Whisky.

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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:
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ISBN:
1-83885-208-5
OCLC:
1198608086

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