The Best 20 Whiskies from Rest-of-world
Whisky or Whiskey? Who cares!? But what does define a great whisky? Why some whiskies stand over the rest? What makes a dram the best?
So hard questions... but let me make some ideas clear: older doesn't mean better and more expensive usually doesn't mean better neither. So, this list of delightful bottled pleasures is crafted by using the rating I have assigned to each of them when I have tasted them.
I, over all, love young peated whiskies, mid-age sherried monsters, old bourbon casks whiskies and very old grain whiskies. So, don't get surprised if the list shows this personal preference. You can find whisky recommendations list for a community-built list of best whiskies. Help us improve it even more by recommending your favorite whiskeys.
Without more delays, here is the list of the best Drinks available right now. You may want to see this list with all-time best whiskeys.
The Best 20 whiskies from Rest-of-world
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Master of Malt 60 years old Speyside Single Malt Whisky
England Single Malt Whisky
“Delightful experience... not everyday one has the honour of drinking liquid Scotland history. I think this whisky is even better than the mythical Glenfarclas 58yo released a few years ago for a fraction of the price”
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88
The Lost Distilleries Blend - Batch 6
England Blended Whisky
“Deliciously delicate! So well balanced... it is truly a real masterpiece. A candies shop full of flowers and oranges”
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87
Amrut Naarangi Single Malt Whisky
India Single Malt Whisky
“Fantastic! A bit expensive to be fair, but it delivers exotic fruits with a sherry punch all along a delicious note of orange all over it. I like it”
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87
Ayrshire 34 Year Old 1973 - Rarest of the Rare (Duncan Taylo
Uk Single Malt Whisky
“Lovely old whisky that surprises ( me ) with it tropical freshness. Another lost distillery to mourn”
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87
Darkness! Clynelish 16 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish
Uk Single Malt Whisky
“Imagine a 18 years old sherry cask Macallan bottled at cask strength... well... that's pretty close to what this whisky is! I want one bottle badly”
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87
Lagavulin 12 Year Old / Bot.2013 / 12th Release Islay Whisky
Uk Single Malt Whisky
“Cracking stuff... so close to the peat perfection”
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87
Mackmyra Ten Years Swedish Single Malt Whisky
Sweden Single Malt Whisky
“Fantastic! Lovely sweet nose with a torrent of spices and vanilla when you have a sip. Quite rounded. Delightful dram”
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87
Old Hobart Overeem Sherry Matured (Cask Strength)
Uk Single Malt Whisky
“Old yet vibrant with floral aromas. A fantastic sherried whisky with a very drinkable bottling strength”
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87
Paul John Select Casks Peated
Hack Single Malt Whisky
“Just amazing! I don't believe what I am tasting... it is even better than many Islay whiskies that I really love. I have a new love”
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87
The Lost Distilleries Blend - Batch 4
Uk Single Malt Whisky
“Lovely floral... I wasn't expecting this kind of whisky... it is much like nosing in a spring garden with a tiny bit of peat hidden there. Littlemill?”
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86
Amrut 46% Single Malt
India Single Malt Whisky
“Superb Indian whisky with lots of tropical fruit notes on nose and spices on the palate. Love it.”
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86
Amrut Single Cask Bourbon #3439
India Single Malt Whisky
“Unable to write. If Amrut whiskies are usually very good, just imagine how good it can be at cask strength from a single choosen cask of whisky”
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Anon 13 year old Single Cask
Hack Single Malt Whisky
“Wonderful sherried whisky with lots of choocolate and wood. Not in the Abunadh style but more close to those PX age Glendronach of good age”
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86
Big Peat at Christmas 2013
Uk Single Malt Whisky
“Absolutely delightful whisky with a nice peat punch... although I want to believe that last year whisky was slightly better”
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86
Bunnahabhain Twenty 1991 Wilson & Morgan
Hack Single Malt Whisky
“Cracking whisky! I really want to know that is this. I love it”
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86
Darkness! Ardbeg 21 Year Old Pedro Ximnez Cask Finish
Uk Single Malt Whisky
“Epic! The nose of this whisky is really out of this world, talking you of begone eras. The only downside of this whisky is the bottling strength... just 40.1% but still I got one if I could afford”
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86
Darkness! Benrinnes 15 Year Old Pedro Ximnez Cask Finish
Uk Single Malt Whisky
“I love it.... mainly because it tastes so little like the typical PX finished whisky. Just the perfect amount of raisins and cocoa aromas on a great whisky”
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Heartwood Release The Beast
Hack Single Malt Whisky
“Fantastic! A Glendronach Single cask maybe? Whatever it is, it is a great whisky. I definitively want one”
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