Michael Jackson is acknowledged as the world authority on malt whisky - and his work, 'The Whisky Chaser', became familiar to whisky drinkers the world over. During the last two years, Michael Jackson has revisited every distillery producing single malts, and the information found in his A-Z of distilleries reflects these in-depth researches. Also included with each entry are Michael Jackson's engrossing tasting notes and his highly-regarded scorings for every new bottling or expression of single malt that has appeared since the last edition in 1999. Michael has also written a new introduction that reflects his most recent researches into the development of the spirit's flavours, its origins, and the story of production of whisky from earliest times to the present day.