The World's Best Whisky - One product that is certainly attributed to Scotland is the whisky. Still, in a renowned list, Scotland didn't come out victorious. Not even close, actually.
It is according to the Whisky Bible 2015 of Jim Murray. The winner is the Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013. So, the winner, as the name of it indicates, is a Japanese whisky.
It was produced by Suntory, which was founded in 1923 and it's Japan's oldest whisky distillery, Time noted.
Another important detail shared was the fact that the Whisky Bible worked for 12 years already and this is the first year in which Scotland does not even enter the top 5.
Apparently, from the "World's Best Whisky" winner, only 18,000 bottles were made. Of those, there are several sold in the Whisky Bible's online shop. Then, there are also others that can be found in some specialist UK shops.
Jim Murray praised the "World's Best Whisky" by stating that it was "near incredible genius" and had a finish of "light, teasing spice," CNBC noted. Murray also revealed that the winning of the Japanese whisky should be a "wake up call" for Scotland.
Sam Simmons, a whisky expert who spoke to The Telegraph, said that the Japanese whisky was a worthy winner indeed, but he didn't agree with Murray's view on Scottish whiskies and their "supposed" lack of inventive.
"The assumptions from Murray's statements is that Japanese whisky has an edge on Scotch because of a stronger vision or wilder innovation. But when it comes to innovations, like using local barley or local oak, there are precedents in Scotch in every case."
"So in what way is Japanese whisky's success due to innovations that Scotch lacks? It is due to releasing top quality malt whiskies."
The "World's Best Whisky" is valued at $100. Maybe next year, Scotland will do a great comeback into the list. In the meantime, enjoy all these wonderful whiskies.
