Richard Paterson has Scotch whisky running through his veins. His grandfather and father were both prominent in the Scotch whisky industry in Glasgow for decades before Richard joined a competing whisky brokerage firm to start his apprenticeship. But this is no dry textbook on blending. Far from it. Humour, insight, history, a love of people and an abiding and evangelical passion inform every page. For the first time one of the world's foremost whisky blenders reveals how he rose through the ranks to top of his profession. He also candidly reveals some of the secrets of his craft and gives.;Front cover; Map of Scotland; Copyright; Table of Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Lord Macfarlane; Chapter One: Raw Spirit -- The Birth of The Blender; Chapter Two: Maturation Begins; Chapter Three: The Spirit of Campbeltown -- Glen Scotia; Chapter Four: A Blender in the Making; Chapter Chapter Five: The Spirit of The Highlands -- Dalmore and Fettercairn; Chapter Six: The Master Blender; Chapter Seven: The Art of Whisky Blending; Chapter Eight: The Spirit of the Islands: Jura; Chapter Nine: Fully Matured; Bibliography; Index.