Whiskey and Barrel Consumer Choice Awards
SCOTCH WINNERS 2020
Whiskies listed alphabetically within each category, not by medals.
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INDEPENDENT BOTTLER
Under $81
Blackadder Puff Adder
Glass Revolution Imports – 46 % ABV, $64.99
Murray McDavid Ordha Meas 13 Year Blend
Glass Revolution Imports – 46 % ABV, $44.99
SCOTCH SINGLE MALT PEATED
Under $81
Ardbeg 10
Ardbeg Distillery – 46 % ABV, $59.99
Salty & bright on the nose. Pine, mint vanilla, lighter smoke fireplace with fruit on palate
TASTE OFF
Ardbeg Uigeadail
Ardbeg Distillery – 54.20 % ABV, $79.99
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Kilchoman Machir Bay
Kilchoman Distillery – 46 % ABV, $59.99
Ardbeg An Oa
Ardbeg Distillery – 46.60 % ABV, $62.99
Ardbeg Wee Beastie
Ardbeg Distillery – 47.40 % ABV, $46.99
Laphroaig 10
Laphroaig Distillery – 43 % ABV, $64.99
Talisker 10
Talisker Distillery – 45.80 % ABV, $69.99
$81 – $150
Ardbeg Corryvreckan
Ardbeg Distillery – 57.10 % ABV, $89.99
Mature/woody – spicy, honey silky. Spicy to the finish… balanced, fruit great long finish with all the flavors lingering. Light menthol in finish
SCOTCH SINGLE MALT NON-PEATED
Under $81
Tamdhu 12
Ian MacLeod – 43 % ABV, $69.99
Taffy and dark fruits with a smooth buttery palate, sherry and oak depth from the range of casks with a “Lovely Finish” Martin Duffy – Glencairn Crystal
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Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban
Moet Hennessy – 46 % ABV, $54.99
Balblair 12
Inver House Distillers – 46 % ABV, $70.00
Crabbie’s Yardhead
Halewood Wines & Spirits – 40 % ABV, $19.99
Glengoyne 10 Year
Ian MacLeod – 43 % ABV, $44.00
Glengoyne 12 Year
Ian MacLeod – 43 % ABV, $54.99
Glenmorangie Lasanta
Moet Hennessy – 43 % ABV, $49.99
Glenmorangie Nectar D’Or
Moet Hennessy – 46 % ABV, $76.99
Glenmorangie Original
Moet Hennessy – 43 % ABV, $39.99
Old Pulteney 12 Year
Inver House Distillers – 40 % ABV, $49.99
Speyburn 10 Year
Inver House Distillers – 40 % ABV, $34.99
Speyburn 15 Year
Inver House Distillers – 46 % ABV, $69.99
The GlenAllachie 12 Year
ImpEx Beverages – 46 % ABV, $70.00
$81 – $150
Speyburn 18
Inver House Distillers – 46 % ABV, $145.00
Fruit and honey on the nose carries all the way through the palate. A bit of dark chocolate and subtle oak with the fruit and citrus carrying through to the finish; always a pleasant sweetness.
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Old Pulteney 18
Inver House Distillers – 46 % ABV, $150.00
Balblair 15 Year
Inver House Distillers – 46 % ABV, $120.00
Glengoyne 18 Year
Ian MacLeod – 43 % ABV, $149.99
Glenmorangie 18 Year
Moet Hennessy – 43 % ABV, $124.99
Glenmorangie The Cadboli Estate 15 Year
Moet Hennessy – 43 % ABV, $85.00
Old Pulteney 15 Year
Inver House Distillers – 46 % ABV, $195.00
Tamdhu 15 Year
Ian MacLeod – 46 % ABV, $129.99
Over $150
Glenmorangie Signet
Moet Hennessy – 46 % ABV, $250.00
Rich woody, evolving flavor, spicy, mocha and dark chocolate. Complex long finish with sizzling spices and bursts of bitter mocha mellowed by smooth butterscotch
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Glengoyne 21
Glengoyne Distillery – 43 % ABV, $224.99