Whisk(e)y Bibliography - Fiction

Proof
by Dick Francis
featuring Laphroaig - and a host of imitations

Blood Proof
by Bill Knox
featuring the fictional Broch Distillery

Whisky Galore
Sir Compton Mackenzie
featuring a host of fictional whiskies - including Stag's Breath
(WG was inspired by the wreck of the S.S. Politician carrying ??Ballantines??)

Eiger Sanction
by Trevanian
featuring Laphroaig

Format C:
by Edwin Black
featuring Laphroaig

King's Royal
by John Quigley
featuring a fictional Scotch Whisky dynasty

Queen's Royal
by John Quigley
featuring a fictional Scotch Whisky dynasty

The Whisky Murders
by Richard Grindal (aka Richard Grayson)

Only Remotely Related to Whisk(e)y

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
(a passing mention for the single-malt-drinking magical horses in the book)

Sagittarius Whorl (Book 3 of The Rampart Worlds)
by Julian May
(a passing mention for the Clynelish-drinking Chief Superintendent Jake Silver, a secondary character in the book - and for the phrase "kiltie coffin varnish" describing same by the protagonist Helly Frost.)

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