While not intended as an industrial heritage work, this publication would happily fit in on any IH bookshelf. The first section of the book deals with the early days of whiskey production in Ireland (legitimately and otherwise!), technological and legislative developments in the industry and ending, as is common with a number of former great industries in Ireland, with tales of consolidation.
The second part of the book deals with the consumption side of the product, from production through to whiskey tasting and ending with a brief brand history of Irish whiskies and tourist information on the 5 whiskey related tourist centres on the island of Ireland.
The book is profusely illustrated, to such an extent that the cynic might brand it as an advertisement for the product it is describing. Given a choice of spending €25 on this publication or on the product it advertises, the O'Brien Press would get my money any day.