Just of few of Paul Kennedy's collection of whisky bottles that line his book shelf. Photograph: Dave Field

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Robert Burns proclaimed: "Freedom and whisky gang togither!" Single malt whisky remains one of Scotland's most poetic exports. As part of a series celebrating Paul Kennedy's fifteen years as host of IDEAS, we dust off this venerable warhorse from the 1996 season. It's Paul Kennedy's no-holds-barred celebration of single malt Scotch Whisky, conveyed in the loving words of the men and women who make it.