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Whisky Goes Dutch

April 23, 2005 -- On Sunday 1st of May 2005 the official launch of the book "The Road to Craigellachie," the book about the voyage of discovery through the world of Scotch Whisky, will take place in 'The Craigellachie Hotel' Speyside, Scotland. UK (During The Speyside Whisky Festival)



"The Road to Craigellachie" is published by Lipstick Publishing, Insch, Aberdeenshire, and written by Mr. Hans Offringa the well known Dutch Author.



Christian Callec, a well- known reviewer of wine and whisky books in the Netherlands, wrote about this book:



...The Road to Craigellachie probably is one of the most enjoyable books ever written about whisky! This time no encyclopaedical or classical approach of the subject, but a very nice and fascinating autobiographical story by a real whisky-buff

...Beautifully written, rapid and clear, absorbing and gripping, with a lot of tongue-in-cheek humour and soft self-mockery. Hans Offringa profiles himself in his 10th book as a real lover and connoisseur of whisk(e)y and Scotland, without ever trying to impress the reader with his vast knowledge of the subject.

...Reading this book is a warm and inviting welcome to the wonderful world of whisky and Scotland, from the first to the last page.



The book launch and signing will take place at The Craigellachie Hotel, Speyside, Scotland. From 2pm until 4pm. On Sunday 1st of May 2005 Many of the guests invited actually appear in the book or their distillery or establishment does.



The book was originally published in Dutch and the large sales volumes attracted Lipstick Publishing to acquire the English Translation rights to publish the English version in the UK and worldwide. Whiskey Dutch



The book is available for ordering at all good bookstores and online ordering at www.lipstickpublishing.com



More details on the book at: www.lipstickpublishing.com/road.htm

ISBN: 1904762123 PRICE: 9.99



About the book: Hans Offringa (1956) takes you on a journey: an autobiographical discovery tour through the world of Whisky and Scotland, written in the clear, open and accessible style that has been the trademark of this well-known Dutch author for many years.



The journey starts in the attic of an old stately home, back in 1974, and ends some 30 years later, in the famous Craigellachie Hotel of Speyside.



Along the way, the reader is taken on a variety of small by-roads that offer access to the fascinating world of whisky. With tongue-in-cheek humour, the author depicts in about 200 pages how he has grown, slowly but steadily, from an amateur-enthusiast into a whisky-connoisseur and professional taster.



While reading it you will learn a lot about whisky and about Scotland.



According to the author it is not difficult to become a connoisseur: it can happen to you too!



About the author: The Road to Craigellachie is Hans Offringa's 10th book. He has written two novels, a series of drawing books, a biography, a management book and a historical book about the raising of the Russian nuclear submarine "Kursk" (recently published in the UK, ISBN 1904762050). The latter was a bestseller for months in 2003, when it was published in the Netherlands. Apart from writing, Offringa has also translated a series of books from English into Dutch, amongst which Whiskey - The Definitive World Guide by Michael Jackson, Whisky Classified by David Wishart, and Collin's Gem of Whisky by Carol Shaw.



Note for the editorial department:

Please contact Mrs. Marie Stevenson for more information.

Tel: UK 01464 821954 of E-mail: e-mail protected from spam bots



Should you wish to attend the book launch it is necessary to fill in the enclosed response form and return it by e-mail or post.



requests (check box):

- accreditation for presence during the launch

- contact for an Interview with author Hans Offringa,



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Tel: UK 01464 821954

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