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Again this year during the Spirit of Speyside whisky festival we laid down the challenge to find the best independent bottling in 2 categories: Speyside; and the Rest of Whisky. The second category encompasses any type of whisky that cannot be defined as Speyside.
This was a fascinating competition this year with old whiskies up against some quite youthful ones with really surprising results.
Remember all of the judging was done by guests to the festival.
Rest of Whisky
The entries were:
Adelphi Bunnahabhain 89, cask 5788 |
Berry Bros & Rudd Bunnahabhain 2006 |
Old Particular Clynelish 17 |
Carn Mor Ben Nevis |
Spice King 12 Years Old |
In third place - Berry Bros & Rudd Bunnahabhain 2006
The runner up was - Old Particular Clynelish 17 Years Old
And the winner was - Spice King 12 Years Old
Speyside
The entries were:
Adelphi Mortlach 87, cask 3103 |
Berry Bros & Rudd Longmorn 1992 46% |
Provenance Aultmore 5 Years Old |
Connoisseurs Choice Benrinnes 1997 |
Old Malt Cask Linkwood 16 Years Old |
Carn Mor Mortlach 1998 |
In third place was - Berry Bros & Rudd Longmorn 1992 46%
The runner up was - Adelphi Mortlach 87, cask 3103
And the winner was - Provenance Aultmore 5 Years Old
The voting was very tight but a very young whisky just pipped on older one in the Speyside category and a blend won the rest of whisky. As ever there was a whisky for everyone and every whisky had someone.
Thank you to all who took part.
Winner of the best tasting note to follow.