The Book of Scotch: Scotch Whisky Tasting Set, 5 Single Malts from 5 Regions
- Free UK delivery (2 to 3 working days). Express available.
- A guided tasting video for every dram, by QR code
- Arrives in its own gift box, ready to give
- As featured in Forbes, Food & Wine and The Spruce Eats
- Ships to the USA (duties paid) and Europe. Not Canada.
A Scotch whisky tasting set you can read
The Book of Scotch is a whisky gift set and a guide in one. Inside a 20 page illustrated book are five 3cl single malt Scotch whiskies, one from each of Scotland's five whisky regions, and every bottle carries a QR code to a short guided tasting video. Read a chapter, pour the dram, scan the code and taste along.
Five regions, five single malts
- Islay: Lagavulin 8 Year Old, 48% ABV
- Highlands: anCnoc 12 Year Old, 40% ABV
- Speyside: Tamdhu 12 Year Old, 43% ABV
- Lowlands: Kingsbarns Doocot, 46% ABV
- Campbeltown: Glen Scotia Double Cask, 46% ABV
From Islay's peat and smoke to the light, floral Lowlands, the five show how different single malt Scotch can be. By the last dram the drinker knows which region to buy a bottle from next.
What the book covers
How Scotch is made, where the flavour comes from, what sherry and bourbon casks do, the story of each region and the people behind the whisky, across 20 illustrated pages. Each chapter matches one of the five drams.
How the tasting videos work
Point your phone camera at the QR code on any bottle. A short video plays that explains where the whisky was made, what to look for on the nose and the palate, and what to try next. No app or account is needed. Every dram has its own video.
Who it is for
Someone who likes whisky and wants to understand it, someone who is just starting, or someone you cannot choose a bottle for. It suits Christmas, a birthday, Father's Day, a thank you or a corporate gift, and it arrives ready to give in its own presentation box.
What's inside
- 5 x 3cl single malt Scotch whiskies, 15cl in total
- One whisky from each of the five regions: Islay, Highlands, Speyside, Lowlands and Campbeltown
- 20 page illustrated guide to Scotch whisky
- A guided tasting video for every dram, by QR code
- Book style presentation box, no wrapping needed
- ABV 40% to 48%
- Take out a 3cl bottle.
- Point your phone camera at the QR code on the label. No app is needed.
- Watch a short guided tasting for that exact whisky: where it is from, what to look for on the nose and the palate, and what to try next.
Pour, watch, taste. Every dram in the set has its own video.
Questions people ask
Is it a real book? Yes. It is a 20 page illustrated guide to Scotch whisky, and the five bottles sit inside it.
How much whisky is in the set? Five 3cl bottles, 15cl in total. Each dram is more than a standard 25ml pub measure.
Which whiskies are included? Lagavulin 8 Year Old, anCnoc 12 Year Old, Tamdhu 12 Year Old, Kingsbarns Doocot and Glen Scotia Double Cask, one from each region.
Is it good for a beginner? Yes. The book and the videos explain each dram from the start, and the five regions give a clear picture of what Scotch can taste like.
How do the tasting videos work? Scan the QR code on a bottle with your phone camera and a short guided tasting plays. No app is needed.
When will it arrive? UK delivery is free and takes 2 to 3 working days, with express available at checkout. We do not dispatch on Saturdays. USA orders arrive in 3 to 7 working days with all duties and taxes included in the delivery charge. European orders are tracked, 3 to 7 working days; local tax may be charged on arrival.
Can I send it straight to the person it is for? Yes. Enter their name and address at checkout and your own email address, so any delivery questions come to you.
Does it come gift wrapped? It comes in its own book style presentation box, which needs no wrapping.
Dispatching now. We use reliable, fully insured couriers throughout the UK and the world. We do not dispatch on Saturdays or Sundays.
UK: free delivery, 2 to 3 working days. Express delivery available at checkout.
USA: we deliver to all 50 states. Delivery is $59.99 for one calendar or tasting set, or $74.99 for two. That charge includes all duties, taxes and tariffs, so there is nothing to pay on arrival. Tracked delivery, 3 to 7 working days.
Europe: tracked delivery from €34.99, 3 to 7 working days. Local tax may be charged on arrival.
More of Europe: we now also deliver to Italy, Portugal, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania, Cyprus, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Andorra, San Marino, Vatican City, Gibraltar, Greenland, Serbia, North Macedonia, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Tracked delivery from €24.99, 3 to 7 working days. Your delivery price is shown on the product page and at checkout. Local tax may be charged on arrival.
Rest of World: we ship to Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Israel and South Africa. We now also deliver to South Korea, Thailand, New Caledonia, Barbados, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Martinique, Réunion and Mauritius: tracked delivery, 3 to 7 working days, with the price shown at checkout. Local tax may be charged on arrival.
Canada: we cannot ship to Canada at the moment.
Anywhere else: please get in touch and we will tell you if we can deliver.
Our products are all designed to travel well, wrapped neatly inside their cushioned boxes. In the very unlikely event that something arrives in less than perfect condition, please let us know as soon as you can and we will of course replace or refund as appropriate.