# Event Details - **Event Name**: Whiskies Galore! An author talk with Ian Buxton - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 03 Sep, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Thu, 03 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Join bestselling author Ian Buxton for an evening celebrating the new edition of his book, 'Whiskies Galore'.About this EventJoin bestselling author Ian Buxton for an evening celebrating the new edition of his book, 'Whiskies Galore: A Tour of Scotland's Island Distilleries'. The conversation will be chaired by fellow whisky writer Charles McLean.Expect amusing anecdotes and insider insights from the whisky world. Ian combines expert whisky knowledge with travel writing, offering vivid descriptions of place and personality.The new edition updates the acclaimed guide to island whiskies. It covers new and proposed distilleries, along with Ian's candid views on whisky investment, luxury marketing, and private cask sales.The evening will be followed by an audience Q&A.About the speakersIan Buxton is a bestselling author and whisky expert.Charles McLean is a renowned whisky writer and will chair the conversation.When you book an event, your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and our third-party suppliers for the purposes of allowing you to attend the event and for audience research. For more information, visit the National Library of Scotland privacy pages, in particular the events notice and feedback and complaints notice. We expect attendees to behave respectfully towards presenters, guests and other audience members. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/whiskies-galore-an-author-talk-with-ian-buxton/100001992815156779 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: National Library of Scotland - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: National Library of Scotland - **lat**: 55.9485782 - **long**: -3.1919722 - **full address**: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Whiskies Galore! 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