--- product_id: 19835449 title: "Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch: A Connoisseur’s Guide to the Single Malt Whiskies of Scotland" brand: "dominic roskrow, gavin d. smith" price: "140.85 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/19835449-michael-jacksons-complete-guide-to-single-malt-scotch-a-connoisseur store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch: A Connoisseur’s Guide to the Single Malt Whiskies of Scotland **Brand:** dominic roskrow, gavin d. smith **Price:** 140.85 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch: A Connoisseur’s Guide to the Single Malt Whiskies of Scotland by dominic roskrow, gavin d. smith - **How much does it cost?** 140.85 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/19835449-michael-jacksons-complete-guide-to-single-malt-scotch-a-connoisseur) ## Best For - dominic roskrow, gavin d. smith enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted dominic roskrow, gavin d. smith brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The world's best-selling book on malt whisky, now updated to include all the latest significant bottlings. This seventh edition of Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch continues to provide whisky enthusiasts with all the information, advice, and guidance they need to improve their knowledge and appreciation of single malt whisky. Fully updated with all the latest significant bottlings, Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch includes an unrivaled A– Z of single malts with background information on the distilleries and tasting notes for more than 1,000 bottlings. It even provides each whisky with an overall score. Michael Jackson, regarded as the world's foremost authority on whisky until his death in 2007, originally authored this title. His legacy lives on in the 2015 edition edited by world-leading whisky consultants Dominic Roskrow and Gavin D. Smith. By giving practical advice on buying and collecting malts and interpreting whisky labels, and providing hundreds of color images, Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch can turn any whisky novice into an informed veteran. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Dimensions | 5.12 x 1.26 x 8.82 inches | | Edition | 7th | | Isbn 10 | 1465437983 | | Isbn 13 | 978-1465437983 | | Item Weight | 1.85 pounds | | Language | English | | Print Length | 448 pages | | Publication Date | September 1, 2015 | | Publisher | DK | ## Images ![Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch: A Connoisseur’s Guide to the Single Malt Whiskies of Scotland - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61SjmKu1BnL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ THE Go-To Book for Single Malt Scotch Whiskeys. *by on Reviewed in the United States October 27, 2019* Since we're retired now, we have nice leisure time in the evenings in the living room, in our chairs. My husband has always enjoyed Scotch, and so he'll have 2 or 3 fingers of Scotch of an evening with his church warden's pipe, which smells really nice. He is SO hard to buy for, so I got a wild hair, and got him a bottle of single malt Scotch Whiskey. (Only whiskey from Scotland has the 'e' - every other one is 'whisky.') Since that first bottle, I've found a website where I can browse different single malt Scotches from different regions of Scotland. I can look at the area it's from, what distillery, what grain they malt, all kinds of information. When I looked at this book, I saw it has detailed descriptions of the taste of different Whiskeys, (which make no sense to me). So I bought this book. It really helps make sense of these taste descriptions, why a given Whiskey is so peaty, or smoky, and so forth. So when I ask him if this bottle or that bottle smells and tastes better, I can look it up, and see what characteristics that Scotch has. I can make more educated choices about what single malt Scotch Whiskey I want to get for him next. This is an excellent reference book, easy to read and use, and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves a good Scotch. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Traveled Scotland with this as my guide! *by on Reviewed in the United States October 23, 2013* There are a few Scotch Whiskey books on the market, and many of them comparable to this. The critical differentiator for this book however, is you are not going to see any blends in here, only single malt. And from my perspective, that is fine! You are also not going to get every variation from each distillery, just the ones that Michael has tried. But I'll tell you, he's tried a lot. So you've got some distilleries where he's only got one whiskey he has rated, but may be the most well know, or common. I rarely came upon a distillery where his tastings didn't coincide with the vast majority of what they were offering, then he would have a couple rare ones you couldn't find, and they would have some he hadn't tasted.Some people like this, some people don't, but what I liked was the historical and scenic descriptions of the distilleries. Because I was going there, and not just drinking them, I wanted to know which were the best to visit, which had "pour your own bottle" options, and which weren't open to the public. This was EXTREMELY helpful. I just carried this book in my bag and would make notes in it everywhere I was drinking whisky. Now it sits on my bar and is my go to reference every time I am looking for my next bottle of Single Malt.By the way, it also has Single Malt Irish, Japanese, etc., not just Scotch! Pretty darned comprehensive. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A good attempt at updating the classic *by on Reviewed in the United States March 17, 2010* (This is a review of the latest 6th Edition, published in 2010)Michael Jackson died in 2007 and his book had not been updated since 2004. The malt whisky industry has changed greatly since then. The goal of these three editors was to update Michael's classic book while trying to do it as he would have himself.The layout of the book is in alphabetical order by distillery. There is a short half-page introduction to each distillery, a sentence on the distillery's house style, followed by very short reviews and ratings of several whiskies from the distillery. Many reviews also include a picture of the bottle label. The beginning of the book starts with a general introduction to whisky, left mostly untouched from how Michael wrote it.The editors say that their goal was to keep as many of Michael's original reviews as possible, while updating them with reviews of new whiskies and removing outdated whiskies. The introduction says that two-thirds of the reviews are new, but I also found many of Michael's iconic tasting notes still in the book. The authors have intentionally changed very little in The Macallan section due to Michael's special affection for The Macallan, although they have added reviews of the Fine Oak series.When it came to reviewing the whiskies, the editors say that they tried to stay true to Michael's style. This means that the reviews are terse, ratings are rarely above 85, and also that the editors tried to put aside their own opinions of the whiskies and tried to rate them as Michael would have (based on their reading of his past reviews). They spent 18 months updating the book, each working on reviewing separate distilleries without consulting each other on the reviews.Overall I am satisfied with this book, although I do not own the previous versions. Many recently released modern whiskies are reviewed now, while I was also able to find some reviews that I know to be Michael's originals.The editors hope to continue to update this classic and release new editions, but there are legal issues surrounding Michael Jackson's estate; therefore, future editions of this book are still uncertain. ## Frequently Bought Together - Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch: A Connoisseur’s Guide to the Single Malt Whiskies of Scotland - Whiskypedia: A Compendium of Scotch Whisky - Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch: The World's Best-selling Book on Malt Whisky --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/19835449-michael-jacksons-complete-guide-to-single-malt-scotch-a-connoisseur](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/19835449-michael-jacksons-complete-guide-to-single-malt-scotch-a-connoisseur) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-06-25*