Recently, the results of the 2021 Scotch Whisky Masters 2021 results were announced. The Scotch Whisky Masters is run by the renowned Spirits Business Magazine, which conducts the most rigorous blind voting on whisky from a holistic perspective, and finally selects four awards: Master, Gold, Silver and Bronze.
This year's Scotch Whisky Masters is once again remotely organised by the UK's Covid-19 initiative, with each prize selected by a group of top wine professionals through blind drinking houses, so let's take a look at which wines have won!
Blended Whisky No Vintage Gold Medal
01. Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Johnnie Ginja 'Blue Fang' is its top brew, which, although native to Scotland, brings together the best malt whiskies from around the world, with the main slogan "Taste deep, rare and extraordinary". A selection of more than forty whiskies from the oldest in many parts of Scotland, including whiskies that are as old as 60 years old, with the lowest being around 50 years old. The wine's unique quality and rich aroma make it the first choice for whisky connoisseurs.
02. The Sassenach
The whiskey that appeared in the Desert Island Wine Pool movie has a nutty aroma and plenty of caramel, toffee and some citrus flavors.
03. Green Isle
This whisky is called "Green Island" because several of its original wines are blended from four different islands in the Scotch whisky region. It has a strong peat flavor, as well as the marine flavor that is iconic to is isle of Whisky. It has distinct regional characteristics.
04. Highland Queen Blended Scotch Whisky Sherry Cask Finish
The body of the wine gives people a soft and rounded feeling, but at the same time there is a sense of mellowness, and the sweetness is also obvious. With cedar sandalwood and sweet and spicy flavors, it is suitable for getting started.
Blend Whisky for 12 years and below
Johnnie Walker
"DoubleBlack" continues the spirit of Johnnie Walker Black Label black label whisky, cleverly combining the intensity of West Coast whisky with the aroma of East Coast whisky to create a whisky that is different from Johnnie Walker's other items, with a heavier, deeper smoky flavor than black cards.
Awarded in the Blended Malt 19-30 year category
MacNair Lum Reek 21 years
The lord Billy Walker combines peat flavours from Islay with Sforze whisky and then into granaritch whisky, giving it a rich body and rich soot smoke flavour, uncarameled, non-condensing filtered, blended, matured and bottled in GlenAllachie Winery. Oak barrels used for passing barrels include Virgin Oak's new oak barrels, Oloroso Sherry barrels, and Red Wine Cask wine barrels. The new oak barrels bring more roasting, smoking, spices and more, while the Sherry barrels bring strong flavors of dried fruit, raisins, dark chocolate, nuts, and red wine barrels add some fruity and tannins, and the wonderful three barrels blend together to make the flavor of this whisky more magical.
Single Malt Whisky Yearless Gold Category: Campbelltown Appellation
Glen Scotia Double Cask
Brewed using the traditional 1832 double-barrel method, aged in bourbon barrels and aged in Pedro Jimenez sherry barrels, this wine is a classic Campbelltown malt whisky. The double-barrel process gives this whisky a rich and balanced aroma, with vibrant fruity notes paired with Grande's signature sea salt and vanilla oak notes.
Single Malt Whisky 13-18 Gold Category: Campbelltown Appellation
Glen Scotia 15 years
Part of the Lake Romance Group, it is a single malt whisky brand. Located in the Scottish town of Campbell, Grande Distillery is one of only three remaining wineries in Campbelltown. True to the winemaking traditions of the region, it is fermented with Campbelltown malt and slowly matured in the distillery's finest American oak barrels, perfectly presenting the authentic character of Campbelltown malt whisky. Grande 15 Years has a wonderful taste of vanilla, fruit, ginger and cinnamon that will make you unforgettable with a sip.
Single Malt Whisky 19-30 Master Award Category: Campbelltown Appellation
Glen Scotia 25 years
Unveiled at the 2017 Campbelltown Malt Festival, the 25-year-old Grande is ripened in premium American oak barrels and finishes the final year in a first-filled Bourbon barrel, with a blend of coconut cream, spices, tropical fruits and flowers in addition to the winery's signature vanilla oak flavours.
Gold Category for Single Malt Whisky 12 Years and Below: Highlands and Island Regions
01. 10 years of Loch Lomond
The first filling of the Manzanilla sherry barrel, the aroma is difficult to capture the dry fruit tone, the tight feeling of convergence can not be released, the slight smell of coconut and ripe grapes, the entrance is more impactful, thick, dry (tannin sense) rich, sweet and greasy together, and finally the tail rhyme becomes a sweet fruit dry tone, and finally, the silk shirley taste surfaces.
02. Highland Park 12 years
Highland Knights from the distillery of northern Scotland. This whisky is highland knight's starter, 12 years old and has plenty of citrus and green fruit aromas. Although this is only an "entry" model, it is actually the only 100% pure single malt whisky, according to the Scottish newspaper's Whisky Review Panel.
03 Arran 10 years
Located in Rockranza, Isle of Allen, Scotland, England, is currently the only whisky distillery in the region and is now owned by Allen Wines. Allen has the smell of melon and pineapple for 10 years, the taste of sweet and sour tropical fruits, and the sense of alcohol is soft and lively.
04 Ledaig 10 years
The Lyon 10 Year Single Malt Whisky is a 10-year-old whisky from the Toben Murray Distillery. It is made from peat-baked barley distillation with odor concentrations between 30 and 40 PPM. Aged in oak barrels for 10 years, this herbally flavored peat soot-flavored whisky is easily on par with the famous Eli peat whisky. Every drop is energizing and the smoky taste is just right.
Single Malt Whisky 19-30 Master Award Category: Highlands and Island Regions
01. Clarbie Crabbie's Speyside Single Malt (Master Award)
The Klebi whisky brand has a history, but it has been interrupted for many years, and in recent years it has begun to start the whisky market again, and it has begun to promote its own long history. This whisky has a taste of chocolate and Turkish fudge in the mouth, so friends who want to try a new wine can try it.
02. Grand Crown 10-year Glen Grant (Gold Award)
Located in the town of Ross in the Speysee region of Scotland, the Grand Crown is now a whisky brand owned by the Campari Group in Italy and is one of the world's best-selling Scottish single malt whisky brands. Grand Crown's flexible use of three types of oak barrels, including American whiskey oak, Scottish Hoghead oak and Oloroso sherry barrel, brings rich expression and distinctive character to the Grand Crown. Grand Crown 10 years of flowers and fruits are rich in fruit, accompanied by a wonderful hint of wheat.
Single Malt Whisky 19-30 Years Gold Category: Spencer Region
Benromach 21 years
Ben normanque is a traditional Speyser distillery whose small team relies entirely on professional knowledge and senses to produce the finest handmade whiskies with smoky and authentic Ben normanque flavours. Matured only in sherry and bourbon barrels, with aromas of sherry, then with subtle notes of spices, raspberries and Seville oranges, with smoky notes.
Single Malt Whisky 13-18 Gold Category: Islay islet
Bunnahabhain 18 years
Buenahaben is the only distillery on the island that uses pure spring water, and the water used in the whisky making process comes from the Magadale River, which flows directly into the distillery through the pipe, which contributes to the formation of the Buenahaben whisky style. The supple taste is very different from other whiskies on the island of Ere. During the storage process, the wine itself retains its original flavor, mainly because of the use of micro-smoked malt as raw material, and more importantly, the spring water used in the distillation process is pure spring water that does not pass through the peat field and flows under the ground.