The Whisky Muse

Whisky - the water of life, perhaps Scotland's best known contribution to humanity
Muse - goddess of creative endeavour
The Whisky Muse - the spark of inspiration to many of Scotland's great poets and songwriters.

This book is a collection of the best poems and songs, both old and new, on the subject of that great Scottish love, whisky.

"I first met Robin Laing and Bob Dewar within the hallowed halls of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society in Leith, where Robin and I sit on the Nosing Panel which selects casks of malt whisky for bottling, while Bob executes the famous cartoons which illustrate our findings and embellish the Society's Newsletter. The panel's onerous job is made lighter by Robin's ability not only to sniff out elusive scents, but to describe them wittily and accurately, and in this unique collection of ninety-five songs and poems about Scotch whisky he has exercised precisely the same skill of sniffing out treasures. As a highly accomplished singer-songwriter, he also describes them authoritatively, while Bob's illustrations add wit and humour. This splendid book is necessary reading for anyone interested in whisky and song. It encapsulates Scottish folk culture and the very spirit of Scotland."

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