Perthshire whisky expert hopes new book will reveal social history behind distillery names
Perthshire is world famous for its whisky distilleries. And growing up in Inver, just outside Dunkeld, David McNicoll was well aware of the importance attached to the drink.Now living in the USA, David (46) hopes to introduce different aspects of the whisky story to a wider audience.His book ‘The Language of Whisky’ explores the story of how the drink became iconic all over the globe and what the names of the many Scotch whiskies mean, and how they are rooted in the social history of Scotland.