Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2018 Top 3 | Plus Glen Grant 18 Review

Another year, another Whisky Bible award announcement. This year doesn't come with the same controversy as some previous years did, but here is my run down of 2018's Top 3 plus a special review of the Glen Grant 18.
Other winners from the book are listed below. Any with links are reviews of mine.

First place
Colonel E. H. Taylor Four Grains

Second place
Redbreast 21 https://amzn.to/2E89bGP

Third Place
Glen Grant 18

Other winners:

Scotch:
Scotch Whisky of the Year - Glen Grant Aged 18 Years Rare Edition
Single Malt of the Year (Multiple Casks) - Glen Grant Aged 18 Years Rare Edition
Single Malt of the Year (Single Cask) - Cadenhead’s Glendullan 20 Year Old
Scotch Blend of the Year - Compass Box The Double Single
Scotch Grain of the Year - Cambus Aged 40 Years
Scotch Vatted Malt of the Year - Compass Box 3 Year Old Deluxe

Single Malt Scotch:
No Age Statement (Multiple Casks) - Ardbeg Corryvreckan
10 Years & Under (Multiple Casks) - Glen Grant Aged 10 Years
10 Years & Under (Single Cask) - Scotch Malt Whisky Society Tomatin Cask 11.32 8 Year Old
11-15 Years (Multiple Casks) - Gordon & MacPhail Ardmore 2002
11-15 Years (Single Cask) - That Boutique-y Co. Clynelish 15 Year Old
16-21 Years (Multiple Casks) - Glen Grant Aged 18 Years Rare Edition
16-21 Years (Single Cask) - The First Editions Ardmore Aged 20 Years
22-27 Years (Multiple Casks) - Sansibar Whisky Glen Moray 25 Years Old
22-27 Years (Single Cask) - Hunter Laing’s Old & Rare Auchentoshan 24 Year Old
28-34 Years (Multiple Casks) - Glen Castle Aged 28 Years
28-34 Years (Single Cask) - Old Particular Glenturret 28 Year Old
35-40 Years (Multiple Casks) - Brora Aged 38 Years
35-40 Years (Single Cask) - Xtra Old Particular Caol Ila 36 Year Old
41 Years & Over (Multiple Casks) - Gordon & MacPhail Glen Grant 1957

Blended Scotch
No Age Statement (Standard) - Ballantine’s Finest
No Age Statement (Premium) - Compass Box The Double Single
5-12 Years - Grant’s Aged 12 Years
13-18 Years - Ballantine’s Aged 17 Years
19 – 25 Years - Royal Salute 21 Years Old
26 – 50 Years - The Antiquary Aged 35 Years

Irish:
Irish Whiskey of the Year - Redbreast Aged 21 Years
Irish Pot Still Whiskey of the Year - Redbreast Aged 21 Years
Irish Single Malt of the Year - Bushmills 16 Year Old
Irish Blend of the Year - Bushmills Black Bush    • Bushmills Black Bush - No Nonsense Wh...  
Irish Single Cask of the Year - Dunville’s VR First Edition Aged 15 Years

American:
Bourbon of the Year - Colonel E.H. Taylor Four Grain
Rye of the Year - Thomas H. Handy Sazerac 126.2 Proof
US Micro Whisky of the Year - Balcone’s Texas Blue Corn Batch BCB 16-1
US Micro Whisky of the Year (Runner Up) - 291 E Colorado Aged 333 Days Bourbon
No Age Statement (Multiple Barrels) - George T. Stagg 144.1 Proof
9 Years & Under - Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection Organic 6 Grain Whisky
10 Years & Over (Multiple Barrels) - Colonel E.H. Taylor Four Grain

Rye:
No Age Statement - Thomas H. Handy Sazerac 126.2 Proof
Up to 10 Years - Pikesville 110 Proof
11 Years & Over - Sazerac 18 Years Old

Wheat:
Wheat Whiskey of the Year - Bernheim Original

Canadian:
Canadian Whisky of the Year - Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye    • Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye | No...  

Japanese:
Japanese Whisky of the Year - Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky
Single Malt of the Year (Multiple Barrels) - Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky

European:
European Whisky of the Year (Multiple) - Penderyn Bryn Terfel (Wales)
European Whisky of the Year (Single) - The Norfolk Parched (England)

World:
Asian Whisky of the Year - Paul John Kanya (India)
Southern Hemisphere Whisky of the Year - Limeburner’s Dark Winter (Australia)


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