Wine Finder is the world's best-known wine search website, providing wine information to millions of wine, whisky and other searchers around the world every month. The site's annual ranking of search hotspots can provide very accurate product information for relevant alcohol consumers.
Recently, the website released the top 10 hot whiskies in the world in 2020. Unlike the Whisky Bible and Whisky Advocates, which have a serious preference for bourbon or rye whisky, these 10 hot whiskies are all single malt whiskies, showing that single wheat whisky is also the first choice for whisky lovers around the world.
Of the top 10 hot whiskies, 8 are from Scotland and 2 from Taiwan. Scotland remains the top choice for whisky lovers, and Taiwan's Kavalan has been selected twice, showing its unique charm.
In addition, if you look closely, the top 10 whiskies selected, the heavy whiskies are very prominent, whether it is peat whiskies from Isle of Ere, Auckland and Campbelltown, to the surprising barrel strong whisky of Taiwan Karmalan, which is obviously a way to attract the attention of critics and enthusiasts.
Below, I will introduce you to the 2020 TOP10 whisky ranking published by the website.
1. Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist
Origin: Islay, Scotland
Score: 91 points
Year: No year label
Alcohol: 46%
Price: $474
Barrel type: Jack Daniel Bourbon barrel
The wine was released from 2006 to 2008, replacing the old version for 17 years, and at the end of 2009, it was replaced by the whirlpool due to the old wine inventory, which was replaced by the whirlpool and withdrew from the historical stage, this one was the last version released in 2008.
The name is taken from the former water source of Ardbeg, meaning "land of beasts" and "shelter of the beast". If you are lost in the forest, what can protect you from the beasts lurking in the wilderness? Aside from the prayer, there was a bottle of Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist in my pocket.
Tasting: Smell: Smoky, peat, accompanied by seawater, sea salt and sea breeze, dried cherries and pine essential oils; in the mouth it is like soft chocolate pressing against your tongue and slowly melting into the aroma of dried cherries. Chocolate flavors always accompany your taste buds, with a thick smoky smell rushing ferociously from your tongue to your throat and finally a touching malt sweetness. The aftertaste is medium, beginning with the bitterness of dry chocolate alternating with the sweetness of malt and the extinguished ashes.
2、黑波摩42年（Bowmore Black The Trilogy 42 Year Old）
Year: Distilled in 1964, bottled in 2006
Price: $32,696
Barrel type: Oloroso Sherry bucket
In 1964, Stanley Morrison, winemaker at Pomo Distillery, aged in barrels and placed in the corner of the cellar. Many years later, the distillery accidentally discovered this batch of whiskey, opened it, and turned out to be a rare treasure of four stunning seats, five of which were aged in The Oroloso Sherry barrels were similar in color to dark bronze, and the distillery decided to name it "Black Bowmore".
Tasting: With a calm color similar to ebony, mixed with amazing special fruits, ginger and cinnamon notes, refreshing mango flavors in summer, and a clever accent of toffee and dark chocolate, the layers of rich flavors point out The unique smoky flavor of Pomo. The aftertaste is rich and gorgeous, and you can feel a mighty warm current sliding from the throat to the chest for a long time. The wine is not condensed and filtered to retain the most original flavor in the barrel intact.
Aberlour a'Bunadh Cask Strength
Origin: Spencer, Scotland
Alcohol content: barrel strength, different batches are different
Price: $93
In 1975, when the Abelard Distillery was remodeled, a time capsule was found with a bottle of whiskey, and in order to reproduce the taste of this bottle, Abel created A'bunadh," a word meaning Gaelic for "origin." In the production of A'Bunadh, the distillery selects barrels to strict standards through a dedicated wine selection team, which selects 45-100 barrels of the original wine aged in the shells in each batch, and then carefully selects the original wines before being blended and bottled to the market, and non-condensing filters to ensure its original flavor.
Tasting: Smell is a seductive candied fruit, tangerine peel, hazelnut and mixed spices, deep and intense aroma. The entrance is rich and delicate with orange, black cherry, dried fruit, ginger, dark chocolate and sherry and oak notes. The afterglow is accompanied by very rich bittersweet exotic spices, dark chocolate and oak notes.
4. Kavalan Solist Ex-Bourbon Cask Strength
Origin: Taiwan
Price: $144
Barrel type: Refill the Bourbon barrel
Part of one of the Karmalan Classic Solo Collections, this wine is a classic whisky presented separately from American ex-bourbon casks before American white oak Quercus alba, selected by bartenders. North American style, simply generous. This concept emphasizes a single malt, a single barrel, a single bottle number, a limited collection, rare flavors without condensation filtration, natural primary colors do not adjust, drink the purest original taste chief winemaker professional product selection barrel.
Tasting: "Natural sweetness, vanilla and oak aromas are balanced in the taste buds." Has a very round, silky smooth taste" is the general manager of Golden Car Mr. Li Yuding's appreciation for The Karmalan Classic Solo Bourbon Barrel Original Single Malt Whisky. With complex aromas of marshmallow, banana pistachio ice cream, cake and smoked honey cream, as well as delicate tail charms of white peach, rose tea, crocus and coconut.
5. Springbank 15 Year Old
Origin: Campbell Town, Scotland
Year: 15 years
Price: $120
桶型：80% Ex-Olorosso Sherry Cask、20% Bourbon Cask
Genting is the only large-scale winery in Scotland that is self-sufficient from malt, distillation, aging to bottling, with nearly 200 years of heritage, its whiskies from fermentation, distillation to storage, almost all by hand, and adhere to non-condensation filtration, no caramel coloring, maintaining the most orthodox Scotch whisky flavor.
Tasting: Dark brown in color, smelling of the rich and sweet flavor of the sherry barrel used to age, the entrance is dark chocolate, figs, almonds, brazil nuts and vanilla; the aftertaste is warm and delicate.
6. The Macallan Fine Oak 17 Year Old
Year: 17 years
Abv.: 43%
Price: $280
Barrel type: Spanish Shelly Oak Barrel, American Shelly Oak Barrel, American Bourbon Barrel
The McAllen Fine Oak elegant collection received unanimously high ratings from wine critics around the world when it was launched, with Jim Murray saying, "... My taste buds awoke and I was flattered by the tasting of Fine Oak, another 90+, a rarity in the past in the new whisky-like range, and I was conquered by the secret weapon of such a great taste. Unfortunately, the Elegant series has been discontinued and is currently "optimized" for the Gold Triple Cask Matured series.
Tasting: A faint amber hue with elegant floral notes accompanied by subtle notes of peat, jasmine and tropical fruits. On the palate, you can feel the flavours of citrus, spices and smoked wood in the mouth, with a long aftertaste and orange notes.
7. Highland Park 30 Year Old
Origin: Scottish Islet (Orkney)
Year: 30 years
Alcohol content: Different batches vary
Price: $1080
Barrel type: Old Sherry bucket
Compared to other Scottish whiskies, the Highland Knights behaved so low-key and loyal, with a consistent style from ancient times to the present, and an aristocratic attitude of never following the trend and sensationalism. The currently bottled Highland Rider 30 Years alcohol is slightly lower than the previous version, but it is still an excellent whisky, with a rich chocolate and fudge flavor, a soft aftertaste, a prominent smoky taste, and a superb sea mist flavor.
Tasting: Dark amber, fragrant spices mixed with coriander and dark chocolate notes; full toffee, dark chocolate, orange and the legendary Habi peat smoke in the mouth; the aftertaste is rich and long-lasting, with an unimaginable sweetness.
8. Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique Cask Strength
Price: $237
Barrel type: wine barrel
Karmalan Vinho Wine Barrel Whisky Original, using the world's best wine barrels, naturally air-dried in white oak barrels for two years, the introduction of barbecue barrel technology, the first batch of self-baked hand-baked, showing VINHO's unique special flavor, is a perfect combination of art and science whisky.
Tasting: Deep in color and golden yellow, with rich aromas of vanilla, caramel and dark chocolate, accompanied by notes of ripe melon, mango, kiwi, citrus and pepper. The aroma is pure, the flavor is complex, and the aftertaste is long.
9. Glenmorangie Signet
Origin: Scottish Highlands
Price: $206
Barrel type: Mixed barrel
Published in 2009, Granger Rare Print Whisky is the world's first single malt whisky made from high-temperature roasted chocolate malt, using two unique malts, one is a single estate Cadboll variety and the other is malt chocolate barley, matured in custom American oak barrels and then bottled at 46% alcohol and not condensed and filtered. Although there is no vintage description, it is said that among the single malt whiskies in this highland, there are some of the oldest and rarest original wines in the distillery, ranging from 35 to 40 years.
Tasting: The aroma is rich in Aruba espresso coffee blended with honey raisin pudding, plus a rich taste of sherry and orange peel preserves. The entrance is rich in sweetness in contrast to the explosive spice flavor and bitter mocha. The tail rhymes like a spring breeze fresh mint with distinct citrus lemon green characteristics.
The Glenlivet Archive 21 Year Old
Year: 21 years
Price: $266
Glenwitt used seven different types of casks in 21 years, including sherry, bourbon and traditional vats, which together create the ultimate rich and deep taste, and bottle the whiskies that are at their peak in the collection by hand (some of which have been aged for 40 years).
Tasting: Light copper, aromas of American cheese, ripe plums, dark citrus and Christmas cream cakes, full and rich, fruity tones accompanied by plums and delicate coconut notes, long and churning flavors, and well-controlled elongated tails.
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