The Telegraph has announced that a Japanese whisky, not a Scottish whisky, has been named the best in the world! If you haven't tried Yamazaki yet, then grab yourself a bottle before the 16,000 bottles produced sell out!
Read the article below from The Telegraph - 3rd November
Read the article below from The Telegraph - 3rd November
Scotland loses out as Japanese whisky named best in the world
For the first time, not a single Scottish whisky has made it into top five of World Whisky Bible
Winning whisky: Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013
The Scots are famous for their whisky, but will be licking their wounds this
week after a Japanese single malt was named the best in the world.
Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 was given the title by the 2015 World
Whisky Bible, which is compiled by whisky expert Jim Murray.
He praised the whisky as “near indescribable genius”, with a “nose of
exquisite boldness” and a finish of “light, teasing spice”, giving it an
impressive 97.5 marks out of 100.
This year marks the first time in the book's 12-year history that a Japanese
whisky has landed the title.To add insult to injury, not a single Scotch
managed to make the final five shortlist.
The winning whisky comes from Japan’s oldest malt whisky distillery Yamazaki,
which was established in 1923.
The drink, of which only 16,00 bottles have been made, is aged in Oloroso
sherry butts for around 12 to 15 years, giving it what Murray called a
“nutty, thick, dry [taste]… as rounded as a snooker ball”.
It beat two American rivals, the bourbon William Larue Weller and Sazerac Rye 18 Year Old, which took second and third place respectively.
Mr Murray said the high quality of Japanese and other international whiskies should be a “wake up call” for the Scottish industry.
He said that the the Yamazaki tipple was "a single malt which no Scotch can at the moment get anywhere near", and that after tasting over 1000 whiskies for the new edition, he was left wondering: “Where were the complex whiskies in the prime of their lives? Where were the blends which offered bewildering layers of depth?”
Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 201 is available in specialist whisky shops and online for around £100.
It beat two American rivals, the bourbon William Larue Weller and Sazerac Rye 18 Year Old, which took second and third place respectively.
Mr Murray said the high quality of Japanese and other international whiskies should be a “wake up call” for the Scottish industry.
He said that the the Yamazaki tipple was "a single malt which no Scotch can at the moment get anywhere near", and that after tasting over 1000 whiskies for the new edition, he was left wondering: “Where were the complex whiskies in the prime of their lives? Where were the blends which offered bewildering layers of depth?”
Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 201 is available in specialist whisky shops and online for around £100.
