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Scottish distilleries are in shock after a Japanese single malt was named the best whisky in the world.
Whisky expert Jim Murray described the Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 as a drink of “near incredible genius”, awarding it 97.5 marks out of 100 in the 2015 World Whisky Bible.
To add insult to injury it is the first time in the Whisky Bible’s 12-year history that a Scottish malt has failed to make the top five drams. It is also the first year that a Japanese whisky claimed the highest accolade.
Mr Murray, who oversees the review that samples over 4,500 different whiskies, labelled the results a “wake up call” for Scottish distilleries, claiming the winner was “a single malt which no Scotch can at the moment get anywhere near”.
The review unfortunately awarded the best European whisky of the year to English tipple Chapter 14 Not Peated, from the English Whisky Company.
After personally tasting nearly 1,000 whiskies, Mr Murray said Scottish distilleries were in danger of churning out drab or mediocre malts and said it was time for “a little dose of humility” from the northern whisky makers so they could “realised something is missing.”
He praised praised the Yamazaki’s “nose of exquisite boldness” and finish of “light, teasing spice”.
But whisky-lovers may need to be quick. There were only 18,000 bottles of the winning whisky made – and retail in only a few hundred specialist shops in the UK for around £100.
Whisky expert Jim Murray described the Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 as a drink of “near incredible genius”, awarding it 97.5 marks out of 100 in the 2015 World Whisky Bible.
To add insult to injury it is the first time in the Whisky Bible’s 12-year history that a Scottish malt has failed to make the top five drams. It is also the first year that a Japanese whisky claimed the highest accolade.
Mr Murray, who oversees the review that samples over 4,500 different whiskies, labelled the results a “wake up call” for Scottish distilleries, claiming the winner was “a single malt which no Scotch can at the moment get anywhere near”.
The review unfortunately awarded the best European whisky of the year to English tipple Chapter 14 Not Peated, from the English Whisky Company.
After personally tasting nearly 1,000 whiskies, Mr Murray said Scottish distilleries were in danger of churning out drab or mediocre malts and said it was time for “a little dose of humility” from the northern whisky makers so they could “realised something is missing.”
He praised praised the Yamazaki’s “nose of exquisite boldness” and finish of “light, teasing spice”.
But whisky-lovers may need to be quick. There were only 18,000 bottles of the winning whisky made – and retail in only a few hundred specialist shops in the UK for around £100.
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Expensive whisky isn't for drinking anyway. It's to put in your display cabinet to show off to poor people you invite around.
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I'm guessing that the Scottish brews have been made from recipes going back a few hundred years, would it be viable to change the recipe just to win a competition? I wouldn't have thought 18000 bottles at £100 a time will dent their economy that much. I don't like whisky so I am probably a mile off.
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My Scottish mate at work says :-
‘…personally tasted over 1,000 whiskies…’ He was therefore clearly mullered and you really can’t take anything he says seriously. He probably had no idea where he was or which way was up. |
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If it aint Scottish it aint whisky, it's as simple as that.
What won the prize was a whisky tribute drink. |
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I always thought that people drank distillates for the alcohol content. What's with all this "floral bouquet" nonsense? Keep that for Chanel number 5.
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Japanese whisky the best in the world, they are have a laugh.
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*having
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Suntory Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiQnH450hPM |
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The two most common malt whiskies Glenfiddich and Glenmorangie are absolute rubbish.
Somebody bought me an expensive bottle of smoked malt whisky last Christmas. I think they trying to show off how much money they could afford to spend. It tasted like lamp oil. |
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^^That's smoked lamp oil by the way.
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One acquires a taste for it Dr, that`s malt I mean, not lamp oil
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Roughest blend I ever tried was HC. One glass of that and you would volunteer to collect the rent arrears in Newham
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About 15 years ago somebody bought me a bottle of Glenfiditch for Christmas it was a complete different entity to the blended whiskies I was used to such as Bells,Teachers etc; that may sound like a compliment, It wasn't! In my opinion it was a very odd rather unpleasant tasting liquid.
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