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Spirits guide
The great spirit regions of the world: 46 places, what they make, how it's made and 290 bottles to try.
Whisky
Speyside
Scotch malt whisky
Islay
Scotch malt whisky
Highlands
Scotch malt whisky
Lowlands
Scotch malt whisky
Campbeltown
Scotch malt whisky
Scottish Islands
Scotch malt whisky
Ireland
Irish whiskey
Kentucky
Bourbon and rye whiskey
Tennessee
Tennessee whiskey
Japan
Japanese whisky
Canada
Canadian whisky
Taiwan
Taiwanese single malt
Tasmania
Australian single malt
Brandy
Cognac
Cognac
Armagnac
Armagnac
Normandy
Calvados (apple and pear brandy)
Jerez
Brandy de Jerez
Armenia
Armenian brandy
Ica Valley
Peruvian pisco
Elqui Valley
Chilean pisco
Veneto (Bassano del Grappa)
Grappa
Black Forest
Kirschwasser (cherry eau-de-vie)
Hungary
Pálinka (fruit brandy)
Western Cape
South African brandy (potstill brandy)
Rum & cane
Jamaica
Jamaican rum
Barbados
Barbadian rum
Guyana
Demerara rum
Cuba
Cuban rum (ron cubano)
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican rum
Martinique
Rhum agricole
Brazil
Cachaça
Haiti
Rhum and clairin
Agave
Gin & juniper
Vodka
Anise & others
Norway
Aquavit (akevitt)
Lesbos
Ouzo
Val-de-Travers
Absinthe
Guizhou
Baijiu (sauce aroma)
Kagoshima
Imo shochu
Lebanon
Arak
Sichuan
Baijiu (strong aroma)
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