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Here Are The Top Whiskies Of 2021 According To The International Whisky Competition

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MARCH 19: Members of the public examine whisky samples inside the Diageo Claive Vidiz Collection, the world's largest collection of Scottish Whisky on display at The Scotch Whisky Experience on March 19, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne announced today in his final budget before the Scottish independence referendum, that duty on Scotch whisky is to be frozen. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Getty Images

The International whisky Competition officially put out the results of this year’s competition. This year, the competition took place in Estes park, Colorado, where a professional tasting panel made of whisky, beer, and wine experts blind tasted each whisky using a 100-point scale system.

Judges were blind tasting, judging and scoring each whisky individually for 8 minutes based on the following four main segments and eleven sub sections:

• Sight: Color (0 points), Visual Appeal (5 points)

• Nose: Intensity and Complexity (15 points), Distinctiveness of Aromas (10 points), Balance of Aromas (10 points)

• Taste/Mouth Feel: Palate and Balance (10 points), Alcohol, Body and Complexity (10 points), Distinctiveness of Flavours (10 points), Balance Between Flavours (10 points)

• Finish: Length and Finish (10 points), Quality of Finish (10 points)

In the end, Ardbeg Uigadail walked away with Whisky of the Year from the competition, with a score of 95.9. Bill Lumsden from Ardbeg was named Master Distiller of the Year, and Ardbeg also walked away as the Winner of the Golden Barrel Trophy.

Here’s a full rundown of the top 15 whiskies overall from this year’s competition:

1st Place: Ardbeg Uigeadail – 95.9 Pts (Islay, Scotland)

2nd Place: Glenmorangie Vintage 1997 – 95.1 Pts (Highland, Scotland)

3rd Place: Dewar's Double Double 32 Year Old – 95 Pts (Scotland)

4th Place: Kavalan Artist Series: Paul Chiang Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 94.6 Pts (Taiwan)

5th Place: King Car 40th Anniversary Selected Wine Cask Matured Single Malt Whisky – 94 Pts (Taiwan)

6th Place: Black Bourbon Society's Maker's Mark Private Selection: Recipe 2. – 93.8 Pts (Kentucky, USA)

7th Place: Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 93.7 Pts (Taiwan)

8th Place: Dewar's Double Double 21 Year Old – 93.6 Pts (Scotland)

9th Place: Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old (Batch 2) – 93.4 Pts (Islay, Scotland)

10th Place: Glenmorangie Signet – 93.1 Pts (Highland, Scotland)

11th Place: Kavalan Solist (Oloroso) Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 93 Pts (Taiwan)

12th Place: Kilchoman Machir Bay – 92.97 Pts (Islay, Scotland)

13th Place: Ardbeg An Oa – 92.87 Pts (Islay, Scotland)

14th Place: Aberlour A'Bundah – 92.73 Pts (Speyside, Scotland)

15th Place: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old – 92.67 Pts (Highland, Scotland)

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