Jim Murray, 2019’un en iyi viskilerini açıkladı!

Her sene bu zamanlarda ünlü viski yazarı Jim Murray, farklı kategorilerde Dünyanın en iyi viskilerini seçtiği Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible kitabını piyasaya çıkarır.

Yaptığı seçimler her sene bazı tartışmalara sebep olsa da, Jim Murray’in kitabında bahsettiği viskiler hemen gündeme oturur ve tüm viski severler tarafından konuşulmaya başlanır.

Jim Murray kitabında William Larue Weller 128.2 Proof‘u bu senenin en iyi viskisi olarak gösterdi! 

William Larue Weller 128.2 Proof için verilen tadım notları şu şekilde: Burunda oldukça tatlı. Vanilya, karamel ve kurabiye. Damakta sıcak bir görüntü. Üzüm ve kiraz gibi meyvemsi aromalara bal, meşe ve hafif karabiber eşlik ediyor. (Whisky Wash)

Listenin 2. sırasında İskoçya’dan Glen Grant Aged 18 ve 3. sırada ise başka bir Amerikalı Thomas Handy Sazerac Rye 127.2 Proof bulunuyor.

Glen Grant 18’in geçtiğimiz sene 3. sırada yer aldığını hatırlatalım.

Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2019’da tüm kategori kazananları şu şekilde:

World Whisky of the Year: 

  1. William Larue Weller 128.2 Proof
  2. Glen Grant Aged 18 Years Rare Edition
  3. Thomas H Handy Sazerac Rye 127.2 Proof

Single Cask of the Year: Blanton’s Gold Edition Single Barrel

İskoç Viskileri

  • 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): The Last Drop Glenrothes 1969 Cask 16207
  • Scotch Blend of the Year: Ballantine’s 17 Years Old
  • Scotch Grain of the Year: Berry Bros & Rudd Cambus 26 Years Old
  • Scotch Vatted Malt of the Year: Collectivum XXVIII

Tek Malt İskoç Viskileri

  • No Age Statement: Laphroaig Lore
  • 10 Years & Under (Multiple Casks): Laphroaig 10 Years Old
  • 10 Years & Under (Single Cask): Berry Bros & Rudd Ardmore 9 Years Old
  • 11-15 Years (Multiple Casks): Lagavulin 12 Year Old
  • 11-15 Years (Single Cask): Cadenhead’s Rum Cask Mortlach 14 Years Old
  • 16-21 Years (Multiple Casks): Glen Grant Aged 18 Years Rare Edition
  • 16-21 Years (Single Cask): Bowmore Aged 19 Years The Fèis Ile Collection
  • 22-27 Years (Multiple Casks): Talisker 25 Years Old
  • 22-27 Years (Single Cask): SMWS Glen Grant Cask 9.128 24 Year Old
  • 28-34 Years (Multiple Casks): Convalmore 32 Year Old
  • 28-34 Years (Single Cask): Gleann Mór Port Ellen Aged Over 33 Years
  • 35-40 Years (Multiple Casks): Benromach 39 Year Old 1977 Vintage
  • 35-40 Years (Single Cask): Glenfarclas The Family Casks 1979
  • 41 Years & Over (Multiple Casks): Tomatin Warehouse 6 Collection 1972
  • 41 Years & Over (Single Cask): The Last Drop Glenrothes 1969 Cask 16207

Harman İskoç Viskileri

  • No Age Statement (Standard): Ballantine’s Finest
  • 5-12 Years: Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Years Old
  • 13-18 Years: Ballantine’s 17 Years Old
  • 19-25 Years: Royal Salute 21 Years Old
  • 26-50 Years: Royal Salute 32 Years Old Union of the Crowns

İrlanda Viskileri

  • Irish Whiskey of the Year: Redbreast Aged 12 Years Cask Strength
  • Irish Pot Still Whiskey of the Year: Redbreast Aged 12 Years Cask Strength
  • Irish Single Malt of the Year: Bushmills Distillery Reserve Aged 12 Years
  • Irish Blend of the Year: Bushmills Black Bush
  • Irish Single Cask of the Year: The Irishman Aged 17 Years

Amerikan Viskileri

  • Bourbon of the Year: William Larue Weller 128.2 Proof
  • Rye of the Year: Thomas H Handy Sazerac 127.2 Proof
  • US Micro Whisky of the Year: Garrison Brothers Balmorhea
  • US Micro Whisky of the Year (Runner-up): Balcones Peated Texas Single Malt

Bourbon Viskiler

  • No Age Statement (Multiple Barrels): William Larue Weller 128.2 Proof
  • No Age Statement (Single Barrel): Blanton’s Gold Edition Single Barrel
  • Up to 10 Years: Eagle Rare 10 Years Old
  • 11-15 Years: Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15 Years Old
  • 16-20 Years: Abraham Bowman Sweet XVI Bourbon
  • 21 Years & Over: Orphan Barrel Rhetoric Aged 24 Years

Çavdar Viskileri

  • No Age Statement: Thomas H Handy Sazerac 127.2 Proof
  • Up to 10 Years: Knob Creek Cask Strength
  • 11 Years & Over: Sazerac 18 Years Old

Kanada Viskileri

  • Canadian Whisky of the Year: Canadian Club Chronicles: Issue No 1 Water of Windsor Aged 41 Years

Japon Viskileri

  • Japanese Whisky of the Year: Hakushu Paul Rusch

Avrupa Viskileri

  • European Whisky of the Year (Multiple): Nestville Master Blender 8 Years Old
  • European Whisky of the Year (Single): The Norfolk Farmers Single Grain

Dünya Viskileri

  • Asian Whisky of the Year: Amrut Greedy Angels 8 Years Old
  • Southern Hemisphere Whisky of the Year: Belgrove Peated Rye

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