Whisky has been a table companion for centuries, but not much about the amber liquid has changed through the ages. Vintage insights remain relevant. We've curated some interesting excerpts from older publications that are rather difficult to find in bookstores today.
Books
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Chapter 15: Islanders' Home; “Orkney Stories: A specially commissioned collection by Highland Park”
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has long had his home on the island of Hoy. It has been a source of inspiration to him as a composer, and he in turn ha... -
Chapter 14: Finn Folk And A Whisky-Colored Cat; “Orkney Stories: A specially commissioned collection by Highland Park”
Libby Purves, journalist and presenter of Midweek on BBC Radio 4, came to Orkney in the most traditional way, by her own boat. In an account that ... -
Chapter 13: The Brutality Of The BA'; “Orkney Stories: A specially commissioned collection by Highland Park”
"If you love a democratic, acrobatic, half-aquatic Game of football, with ten rules, or none at all, Then you'd better take a train, then a boat t... -
Chapter 12: The Death Of A Fleet; “Orkney Stories: A specially commissioned collection by Highland Park”
In May 1919, Britain and Germany were still officially at war. There was an Armistice but not yet a Peace. In the last moments before the Peace ... -
Chapter 11: The Rousay Effect; “Orkney Stories: A specially commissioned collection by Highland Park”
Will Self is well-known as a sophisticated metropolitan novelist, author of The Quantity Theory of Insanity and My Idea of Fun. It might seem st... -
Chapter 10: Sir Walter Buys A Wind; “Orkney Stories: A specially commissioned collection by Highland Park”
In 1814, Sir Walter Scott visited Orkney, in the course of a cruise with the Commissioners of Northern Lights. His tour of the islands gave him ... -
Chapter 9: Climbing The Old Man Of Hoy; “Orkney Stories: A specially commissioned collection by Highland Park”
In 1966 the climber Chris Bonington led the first successful climb of the Old Man of Hoy. Tom Patey was in the team and described with typical ... -
Chapter 8: Buonaparte, The Laird, And The Volunteers; “Orkney Stories: A specially commissioned collection by Highland Park”
George Mackay Brown is Orkney's most celebrated living writer and his fame has spread far beyond Orkney and Scotland. Poet, folklorist, novelis... -
Chapter 7: Hunting The Smugglers; “Orkney Stories: A specially commissioned collection by Highland Park”
Orkney folk-history is rich in the tales of smugglers and their triumphs over the excise men. Those who followed this traditional occupation ca... -
Chapter 6: The Pawning of Orkney; "Orkney Stories: A specially commissioned collection by Highland Park”
The most southerly of the Orkney Islands lies just six miles or so from the Scottish mainland. But for centuries the islands were part of the k... -
Chapter 5: Orkney Days; “Orkney Stories: A specially commissioned collection by Highland Park”
Magnus Linklater is the elder son of Eric Linklater. He is a distinguished journalist who was until recently editor of The Scotsman and now contri... -
Chapter 4: The Dancers; “Orkney Stories: A specially commissioned collection by Highland Park”
Eric Linklater (1899-1974) was one of the twentieth century's most successful novelists. Born of Orkney stock, he lived for lengthy spells on the ...
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