Palate: Toffee, dark chocolate, Juicy Fruit gum, honey, fiery pineapple, apricot, red apple, ginger, licorice, wheat, cocoa, mocha, nutty, spicy, sweet wood, maple, oak, leather, bourbon.įinish: Dried fruit, honey, pineapple, orange, orange zest, citrus, malt, barley, hot cinnamon, white pepper, black pepper, spicy, well balanced, handles the heat, smooth, well aged. Nose: Toffee, caramel, honey, honeycomb, golden raisin, dried cherry, banana, tropical, Graham cracker, marzipan, almond, nutty, rye, mint, clove, white pepper, leather, oak. The Cardrona Just Hatched Single Malt Whisky Clicking on the brands' names will link to their websites. The distilleries, countries of origin, alcohol proofs and other tidbits are identified for each brand. The tasting notes below are summaries of the judges’ opinions, with all replicated commentary eliminated. Medals are provided based entirely on merit and only to products judged worthy of such award. There were no Bronze medals awarded for this tasting. Double-Gold, Gold and Silver medals were awarded according to a set range of final point scores received from the judges. The scoring was done on a 5-point system, with 5 as the highest. The judges wrote down their impressions of each product on score sheets. Only ice water, unflavored unsalted crackers and chips were available to cleanse the palate. Each of the whiskies were judged and scored separately. The World whiskies were poured into fresh glasses from new sealed bottles, and served at room temperature.

The order of service was established beforehand by lottery.

The Fifty Best held a “blind” tasting of 13 World whiskies with a panel of twelve judges.

Best single malt whiskey 2021