Lists & Best Of

What a year it’s been here at The Whisky Club. It’s been “hard work” to bring you 12 of the world’s tastiest single malts and we hope you've had as much fun drinking them as we’ve had choosing them.

For the past 15 years whisky guru Jim Murray has passed judgment on the world’s whiskies in his annual Whisky Bible. While some may disagree with his judgments, nobody can argue with the effect that his ratings have on sales: his top rated whiskies never fail to experience huge demand and soaring prices following announcement of the awards, often selling out straight away.

Every year the Spirits Business, the world’s leading publication for the global spirits trade, produces a report entitled Brand Champions that analyses the previous year’s sales data by brand to determine who had a good, and who had a bad, year.