Focus Spring 2015
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'Best whisky in the world' prize won by
Japanese single malt for first time as
Scottish distilleries lose out.
Scottish distilleries were in a state of shock recently after
a Japanese single malt was named the best whisky in the
world.
Whisky expert Jim Murray described the Yamazaki Single Malt
Sherry Cask 2013 as a drink of “near incredible genius”, awarding
it 97.5 marks out of 100 in the 2015 World Whisky Bible. To add
insult to injury it is the first time in the Whisky Bible’s 12-year
history that a Scottish malt has failed to make the top five drams.
It is also the first year that a Japanese whisky claimed the highest
accolade. Mr Murray, who oversees the review that samples
over 4,500 different whiskies, labelled the results a “wake up
call” for Scottish distilleries, claiming the winner was “a single
malt which no Scotch can at the moment get anywhere near.
After personally tasting nearly 1,000 whiskies, Mr Murray said
Scottish distilleries were in danger of churning out drab or
mediocre malts and said it was time for “a little dose of humili-
ty” from the northern whisky makers so they could “realise
something is missing.” He praised praised the Yamazaki’s “nose
of exquisite boldness” and finish of “light, teasing spice”.
But whisky-lovers may need to be quick. There were only 18,000
bottles of the winning whisky made – and retail in only a few
hundred specialist shops in the UK for around £100.
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