I am currently reading Raw Spirit by Iain Banks, who is one of my favourite authors, and I heartily recommend it. It's had a couple of bad reviews but don't let them put you off. I think they feel cheated because the book wasn't what they expected, but they've got it wrong. This isn't a book about Whisky, or a book about Scotland, it's a book about Iain, and his search. What he does, how he thinks, what he sees, while driving around the distilleries in Scotland. Sure he goes on a bit about cars, but that's Iain - he likes cars. And besides, he writes well and it's entertaining. You learn a bit about him, which I like. It's a bit like a Bill Bryson book, full of diversions.
Oh, and where can I find a publisher that will pay me to drive around all of the distilleries in Scotland?