Iain Banks - Raw Spirit - and SF definition

[Montero]

Just reading Iain Banks's Raw Spirit (In search of the perfect dram) which is a lovely book of him and various friends, in different cars touring Scotland visiting distilleries and commenting on the journey, the distilleries, the whisky and generally having fun. Entertaining, funny and informative - next time I'm near the right sort of shop I'm going to see if I can afford to try a couple of the whiskies mentioned.

Anyway, as well as saying the book is one I think is worth reading, one bit I just had to put up on the forum was this:

"The Highlands; their identification and use.

The Highlands are a bit like science fiction; you generally know with some certainty when you're in the relevant area, but as soon as you start trying to define it you end up getting into all sorts of messes."