If you know your Texan bourbon from your Irish single malt, you’ll enjoy Assouline’s ‘The Impossible Collection of Whiskey’ hardcover book. Bestselling spirits writer Mr Clay Risen selects 100 of the finest whiskeys from all over the world, from new markets like the Czech Republic to the most classic Highland Scotch. It unpacks the history of the spirit, its recent resurgence and its historical significance tracing back to the Middle Ages, when Europeans dubbed it aqua vitae ; or “”water of life””.