The Founder's Tale by Pip Hills

'A brilliant storyteller' Charles MacLean

This is the story of how one man, with a bit of help from his friends, created a revolution in the world of Scotch whisky. By creating the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Pip Hills gave whisky drinkers access to the finest distilled liquor on the planet - and what's more, he had a great time doing it.

The book tells how Pip and his friends brought Scotland's finest product to a waiting world. It begins in a small farm in Aberdeenshire and moves through high places (the World Trade Center) and low (a jungle dive in the South Seas), with the help of the famous and the obscure, the good, the bad and the mildly delinquent. There are high mountains and wild seas, and a trip to Communist eastern Europe in a vintage Lagonda. And, of course, casks and casks of whisky.

Sláinte!