2019 Ultimate Spirits Challenge

Ratings, Scores, Awards and Tasting Notes

 

Click on TASTING NOTEā€¦ after each individual product name below to view full results, including score, accolade, tasting note, cocktail commendation, awards and downloadable icons.

Awards: CT-Chairman's Trophy; F-Finalist; GV-Great Value; T&T-Tried & True Award. A note on the Awards & Scores.

Top 100: Spirits that are chosen as the top 100 products for this Challenge year.

Sort on each column by clicking column header. All products are 750ml unless otherwise noted.

Type Subtype Product Name Country Price Score Awards
Whisk(e)y Irish/Single Malt Knappogue Castle 14 Years Old, 46% abv MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Ireland $60.00 96 CT | GV | T100
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Buchanan's Special Reserve 18 Years Old, 40% abv MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $75.00 97 CT | T&T | T100
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Single Malt/Island Highland Park 18 Years Old, 43% abv MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $145.00 97 CT | T&T | T100
Whisk(e)y American/Bourbon George T. Stagg, 62.45% abv MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $99.00 98 CT | T100
Whisk(e)y American/Other Stolen 11 Years Old, 46% abv MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $40.00 95 CT
Whisk(e)y American/Rye Peerless 3-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Rye, 54.55% abv MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $125.00 95 CT | T100
Whisk(e)y American/Single/Straight Malt Peat Week 5th Annual, 50% abv MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $100.00 95 CT
Whisk(e)y American/Tennessee Uncle Nearest 1820 Nearest Green Single Barrel Edition - US-1 11 Years Old, 57.6% abv MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $119.00 95 CT | T100
Whisk(e)y Canadian Crown Royal XR, 40% abv MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Canada $129.00 97 CT | T100
Whisk(e)y Irish/Blended Jameson Bow Street Cask Strength (Batch 1) 18 Years Old, 55.3% abv MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Ireland n/a 97 CT | T100
Whisk(e)y Irish/Single Pot Still Red Spot, 46% abv MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Ireland n/a 98 CT | T100
Whisk(e)y Japanese Kamiki Blended Malt Intense Wood , 48% abv, 500 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Japan n/a 97 CT | T100
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Single Malt/Highland Glenglassaugh 30 Years Old, 44.8% abv MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $419.99 98 CT | T100
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Single Malt/Islay Bowmore 25 Years Old, 43% abv MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $449.00 99 CT | T100
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Single Malt/Speyside BenRiach Authenticus 30 Years Old, 46% abv MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $569.99 98 CT | T100
Whisk(e)y World Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength, 59.4% abv, 700 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Taiwan $159.99 96 CT | T100