Jako každý rok jsme napjatě očekávali výhlášení ankety Whisky Bible 2018. Jim Murray anglický novinář a spisovatel, každoročně vybírá a hodnotí ty nejlepší dostupné whisky na trhu. Pro rok 2018 vybral jako nejlepší whisky roku Colonel E. H. Taylot 4 Grain Bourbon. Co se týče ceny, tak ta se pohybuje od 400 eur, což není zrovna málo. Proto bych se poohlédl spíše po šampionech z druhé a třetí příčky. Redbreast 21 a Glen grant 18 jsou skvělé a přitom cenově dostupné whisky a jejich investiční potenciál je více než zajímavý.
Výsledky Whisky Bible 2018
2018 World Whisky of the Year
Colonel E.H. Taylor 4 Grain Bourbon
Second Finest Whisky in the World
Redbreast Aged 21 Years
Third Finest Whisky in the World
Glen Grant Aged 18 Years
SCOTCH WHISKY
Scotch Whisky of the Year
Glen Grant Aged 18 Years Rare Edition
Single Malt of the Year (Multiple Casks)
Glen Grant Aged 18 Years Rare Edition
Single Malt of the Year (Single Cask)
Cadenhead’s Glendullan 20 Year Old
Scotch Blend of the Year
Compass Box The Double Single
Scotch Grain of the Year
Cambus Aged 40 Years
Scotch Vatted Malt of the Year
Compass Box 3 Year Old Deluxe
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
No Age Statement (Multiple Casks)
Ardbeg Corryvreckan
10 Years & Under (Multiple Casks)
Glen Grant Aged 10 Years
10 Years & Under (Single Cask)
Scotch Malt Whisky Society Tomatin Cask 11.32 8 Year Old
11-15 Years (Multiple Casks)
Gordon & MacPhail Ardmore 2002
11-15 Years (Single Cask)
That Boutique-y Co. Clynelish 15 Year Old
16-21 Years (Multiple Casks)
Glen Grant Aged 18 Years Rare Edition
16-21 Years (Single Cask)
The First Editions Ardmore Aged 20 Years
22-27 Years (Multiple Casks)
Sansibar Whisky Glen Moray 25 Years Old
22-27 Years (Single Cask)
Hunter Laing’s Old & Rare Auchentoshan 24 Year Old
28-34 Years (Multiple Casks)
Glen Castle Aged 28 Years
28-34 Years (Single Cask)
Old Particular Glenturret 28 Year Old
35-40 Years (Multiple Casks)
Brora Aged 38 Years
35-40 Years (Single Cask)
Xtra Old Particular Caol Ila 36 Year Old
41 Years & Over (Multiple Casks)
Gordon & MacPhail Glen Grant 1957
BLENDED SCOTCH
No Age Statement (Standard)
Ballantine’s Finest
No Age Statement (Premium)
Compass Box The Double Single
5-12 Years
Grant’s Aged 12 Years
13-18 Years
Ballantine’s Aged 17 Years
19 – 25 Years
Royal Salute 21 Years Old
26 – 50 Years
The Antiquary Aged 35 Years
IRISH WHISKEY
Irish Whiskey of the Year
Redbreast Aged 21 Years
Irish Pot Still Whiskey of the Year
Redbreast Aged 21 Years
Irish Single Malt of the Year
Bushmills 16 Year Old
Irish Blend of the Year
Bushmills Black Bush
Irish Single Cask of the Year
Dunville’s VR First Edition Aged 15 Years
AMERICAN WHISKEY
Bourbon of the Year
Colonel E.H. Taylor Four Grain
Rye of the Year
Thomas H. Handy Sazerac 126.2 Proof
US Micro Whisky of the Year
Balcone’s Texas Blue Corn Batch BCB 16-1
US Micro Whisky of the Year (Runner Up)
291 E Colorado Aged 333 Days Bourbon
No Age Statement (Multiple Barrels)
George T. Stagg 144.1 Proof
9 Years & Under
Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection Organic 6 Grain Whisky
10 Years & Over (Multiple Barrels)
Colonel E.H. Taylor Four Grain
RYE
No Age Statement
Thomas H. Handy Sazerac 126.2 Proof
Up to 10 Years
Pikesville 110 Proof
11 Years & Over
Sazerac 18 Years Old
WHEAT
Wheat Whiskey of the Year
Bernheim Original
CANADIAN WHISKY
Canadian Whisky of the Year
Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye
JAPANESE WHISKY
Japanese Whisky of the Year
Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky
Single Malt of the Year (Multiple Barrels)
Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky
EUROPEAN WHISKY
European Whisky of the Year (Multiple)
Penderyn Bryn Terfel (Wales)
European Whisky of the Year (Single)
The Norfolk Parched (England)
WORLD WHISKY
Asian Whisky of the Year
Paul John Kanya (India)
Southern Hemisphere Whisky of the Year
Limeburner’s Dark Winter (Australia)