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Whisky Bible 2015


4th November 2014
Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2015 winning whiskies.

As you will all probably be aware, Jim Murrays Whisky Bible 2015 is about to hit the shelves. Widely considered by many whisky drinkers as the most comprehensive whisky guide available, containing evaluations of all types of whisky including Scotch single malt, blends, vatted malts, single grains, Irish, bourbon, rye, Japanese, Canadian, Australian, European and many others.

This latest Whisky Bible 2015 edition has been further expanded with over 1000 new entries taking the total to over 4700 whiskies evaluated.

In this latest edition you will find, perhaps rather controversially, there are no Scotch whiskies in Jim’s top five whiskies this year, which is the first time this has happened since the Whisky Bible was first published back in 2004.

Taking the top spot this year is the sold out limited release Japanese single malt, The Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013. Bottled in 2013 and released for sale in the UK in January 2014 the whisky sold out the day it was released due to the good reputation of earlier sherry cask bottlings from Yamazaki. So if you want to taste Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2015 World Whisky of the Year to see if you agree with his evaluation you are probably too late unless you have deep pockets to pick up what I am sure will not now be a cheap bottling in the secondary market. If you have a unopened bottle, it has probably just shot up in value.

Taking 2nd and 3rd place in Jim's top five whiskies are two old favourite American whiskies of Jim's, whiskies from Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, William Larue Weller 2013 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Sazerac Rye 18 year old 2013.

To find out what else Jim thinks is good, his Whisky Bible 2015 is now available order from Amazon with FREE delivery.

You will also find all of the Whisky Bible 2015 award winning whiskies which are still available to buy over at The Whisky Exchange website, meanwhile here is the full list of the Whisky Bible 2015 category winners:
 

2015 Whisky Bible Whisky of the Year


2015 World Whisky of the Year:
The Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry 2013
 

Top 3 World Whisky Award Winners 2015


2015 World Whisky of the Year:
The Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry 2013

Second Finest Whisky in the World 2015:
William Larue Weller 2013

Third Finest Whisky in the World 2015:
Sazerac Rye 18yo 2013
 

Category Winners


Scotch Whisky of the Year:
The Last Drop 1965

Single Malt of the Year (Multiple cask):
Highland Park Loki

Single Malt of the Year (Single cask):
The Last Drop Glen Garioch 47yo

Scotch Blend of the Year:
The Last Drop 1965

Scotch Grain of the Year:
Sovereign Port Dundas 1978

Scotch Vatted Malt of the Year:
Compass Box The Peat Monster 10th Anniversary
 

Single Malt Scotch


No Age Statement (Multiple cask):
AnCnoc Rutter

No Age Statement (runner up):
Ardbeg Supernova

10 Years and Under (Multiple cask):
Glen Grant 10 Year Old

10 Years and Under (Single cask):
Alexander Weine & Destillate Port Charlotte 10 Year Old

11-15 Years Old (Multiple cask):
Highland Park Loki

11-15 Years Old (Single cask):
Balvenie 12 Year Old Single Barrel First Fill

16-21 Years Old (Multiple cask):
Glenmorangie 1993 Ealanta

16-21 Years Old (Single cask):
First Editions Clynelish 1996 17 Year Old

22-27 Years Old (Multiple cask):
Glenturret 1986 Famous Grouse Commonwealth Games

22-27 Years Old (Single cask):
Gordon & MacPhail Linkwood 1988

28-34 Years Old (Multiple cask):
Balblair 1983 1st Release

28-34 Years Old (Single cask):
Old Malt Cask Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old

35-40 Years Old (Multiple cask):
Old Pulteney 40 Year Old

35-40 Years Old (Single cask):
BenRiach 1977 37 Year Old Dark Rum Finish #1891

41 Years and Over (Multiple cask):
Gordon & MacPhail Glen Grant 50 Year Old

41 Years and Over (Single cask):
Last Drop Glen Garioch 47 Year Old
 

Blended Scotch


No Age Statement (Standard):
Ballantine’s Finest

No Age Statement (Premium):
Ballantine’s Limited Release no. J13295

5-12 Years:
Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Years Old

13-18 Years:
Ballantine’s 17 Years Old

19 - 25 Years:
Royal Salute 21 Year Old

26 - 50 Years :
The Last Drop 1965
 

Irish Whiskey of the Year


Irish Whiskey of the Year:
Redbreast 21 Year Old

Irish Pot Still Whiskey of the Year:
Redbreast 21 Year Old

Irish Single Malt of the Year:
Bushmills 21 Year Old

Irish Blend of the Year:
Jameson
 

American Whiskey


Bourbon of the Year:
William Larue Weller 2013

Rye of the Year:
Sazerac Rye 18 Year Old 2013

American Micro Whisky of the Year:
Arkansas Single Barrel Reserve Bourbon Whiskey #190

American Micro Whisky of the Year (Runner Up):
Balcones Texas Straight Bourbon VII Bourbon
 

Bourbon


No Age Statement (Multiple barrel):
William Larue Weller 2013

No Age Statement (Single barrel):
Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon 1919-2013

9 Years & Under:
Ridgemont Reserve 1792 8 Year Old

10-17 Years (Multiple Barrels):
Four Roses Small Batch 2013 125th Anniversary

10-17 Years(Single Barrel):
Four Roses 2013 Limited Edition Single Barrel #3-4P

18 Years & Over (Multiple Barrel):
Elijah Craig 21 Year Old Single Barrel
 

Rye


No Age Statement:
Thomas Handy Sazerac Rye 2013

11 Years & Over:
Sazerac Rye 18 Year Old 2013
 

Canadian Whisky of the Year


Masterson’s 10 Year Old Straight Rye
 

Japanese Whisky of the Year


Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2013
 

European Whisky


European Whisky of the Year (Multiple):
English Whisky Co. Chapter 14 Unpeated

European Whisky of the Year (Single):
Belgian Owl Single Malt ‘64 Months’
 

World Whiskies


Asian Whisky of the Year:
Kavalan Single Malt Whisky

Southern Hemisphere Whisky of the Year:
New Zealand Willowbank 1988 25 Year Old
 

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