I can't read the Aftenposten article from my Linux machine at the moment (wrong Flash) but I would commend Phillip Hill's book "Appreciating Whisky" (Harper Collins 2000 ISBN 0-00-714713-9 ) to you all (as I see Charlie Maclean also has on the back cover).

He opened my eyes, taste buds and imagination towards whisky in a way I'd not got from a book before.