Whisky Legends of Islay

Author: Laing, Robin

Northern Scotland, Highlands & Islands

Published on 1 June 2009 by LUATH PRESS LTD in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 160 pages
148 x 200 x 9 | 334g

This witty and diverting book, from musician and whisky expert Robin Laing, captivates the reader with folklore and history reflecting aspects of Islay life, all relating back to whisky. Simultaneously entertaining, comforting and informative, Laing uses narrative and lyric to examine the relationship between the islanders of Islay and whisky. When grouped together as a whole, the various anecdotes, poems and songs beautifully illustrate the importance that whisky plays in the lives of the people of Islay, but also of how it has shaped their history.