2022 Ultimate Spirits Challenge

Ratings, Scores, Awards and Tasting Notes

 

Click on MORE INFO… after each individual product name below to view full results, including score, accolade, awards and downloadable icons.

Awards: CT-Chairman's Trophy; F-Finalist; GV-Great Value; T&T-Tried & True Award; T100-Top 100 Spirits. A note on the Awards & Scores.

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

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Type Subtype Product Name Country Price Score Awards Buy
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon/Single Barrel Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (United States), 45% abv, $39.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $39.99 96 CT | GV | T&T | T100
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Grand Old Parr 12 Years Old Blended Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 40% abv, $29.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $29.99 96 F | GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Single Malt/Islay Ardbeg Wee Beastie 5 Years Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 47.4% abv, $52.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $52.00 96 F | GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Four Roses Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 50% abv, $44.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $44.99 96 F | GV | T&T | T100
Whisk(e)y Irish/Blended Jameson Black Barrel Irish Blended Whiskey (Ireland), 40% abv, $38.00, 700 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Ireland $38.00 96 F | GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2014 Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 43.3% abv, $29.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $29.99 96 F | GV | T100
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Dewar's Japanese Smooth Mizunara Oak Cask Finish 8 Years Old Blended Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 40% abv, $27.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $27.00 95 F | GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Malt Wemyss Malts Spice King Blended Malt Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 46% abv, $49.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $49.99 95 F | GV | T100
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Eagle Rare 10 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 45% abv, $29.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $29.99 95 F | GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y Irish/Single Grain Teeling Irish Single Grain Whiskey (Ireland), 46% abv, $49.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Ireland $49.00 95 GV | T&T | T100
Whisk(e)y Japanese Hatozaki Small Batch Japanese Whisky (Japan), 46% abv, $59.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Japan $59.99 95 F | GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon 1792 Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 62.5% abv, $44.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $44.99 95 F | GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y American/ Wheat Bernheim Original 7 Years Old Small Batch Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey (United States), 45% abv, $29.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $29.99 95 F | GV | T&T | T100
Whisk(e)y Irish/Blended The Busker Triple Cask Triple Smooth Irish Whiskey (Ireland), 40% abv, $24.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Ireland $24.99 95 F | GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended The Woodsman Blended Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 40% abv, $34.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $34.99 95 F | GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Calumet Farm 8 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 45% abv, $45.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $45.00 95 F | GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Bespoken Spirits Batch ABCD Bourbon Whiskey (United States), 47% abv, $34.99, 375 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $34.99 94 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Rye Roulette 4 Years Old Straight Rye Whiskey (United States), 50% abv, $30.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $30.00 94 F | GV
Whisk(e)y Canadian Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye Canadian Blended Whisky (Canada), 45% abv, $29.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Canada $29.99 94 F | GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Russell's Reserve 10 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 45% abv, $40.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $40.99 94 GV
Whisk(e)y Irish/Blended Tullamore D.E.W. Caribbean Rum Cask Finish Irish Blended Whiskey (Ireland), 43% abv, $28.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Ireland $28.00 94 F | GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 45% abv, $24.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $24.99 94 GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Smooth Ambler Contradiction Straight Bourbon Whiskey (United States), 46% abv, $39.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $39.99 94 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Imperial 12 Years Old Blended Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 40% abv, $19.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $19.99 94 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Malt Naked Malt Blended Malt Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 43% abv, $34.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $34.99 94 F | GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Malt Wemyss Malts Peat Chimney Blended Malt Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 46% abv, $49.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $49.99 94 F | GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Coopers' Craft Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 41.1% abv, $21.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $21.99 94 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Wheel Horse Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (United States), 50.5% abv, $31.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $31.99 94 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon 1792 Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (United States), 46.85% abv, $29.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $29.99 93 GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Evan Williams Black Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 43% abv, $14.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $14.99 93 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Nelson Brothers Classic Straight Bourbon Whiskey (United States), 46.65% abv, $36.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $36.99 93 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Ransom Bourbon (United States), 44% abv, $37.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $37.99 93 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Ridge Reserve Black Label Straight Bourbon (United States), 45% abv, $39.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $39.00 93 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Rye Smooth Ambler Contradiction Straight Rye Whiskey (United States), 52.5% abv, $39.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $39.99 93 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Single Malt/Highland Glenmorangie Original 10 Years Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 43% abv, $46.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $46.00 93 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Single Malt/Island Talisker Storm Skye Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 45.8% abv, $54.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $54.99 93 F | GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon/Single Barrel Jim Beam Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (United States), 47.5% abv, $39.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $39.99 93 F | GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Dewar's French Smooth Apple Spirit Cask Finish 8 Years Old Blended Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 40% abv, $25.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $25.00 93 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Single Malt/Highland Deanston Virgin Oak Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 46.3% abv, $46.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $46.99 93 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Single Malt/Speyside Benriach The Original Ten 10 Years Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 43% abv, $54.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $54.00 93 GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y American/ Bottled-in-Bond Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 50% abv, $39.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $39.99 93 F | GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y American/ Rye Elijah Craig Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey (United States), 47% abv, $29.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $29.99 93 GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y American/Single Malt Balcones Lineage Texas Single Malt Whiskey (United States), 47% abv, $39.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $39.99 93 GV
Whisk(e)y Canadian Crown Royal Black Canadian Blended Whisky (Canada), 45% abv, $30.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Canada $30.00 93 F | GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Rye Sazerac Straight 6 Years Old Rye Whiskey (United States), 45% abv, $27.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $27.99 93 GV
Whisk(e)y American/Other Benjamin Chapman 4 Years Old Corn Whiskey (United States), 45% abv, $36.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $36.00 93 F | GV
Whisk(e)y Japanese Umiki Japanese Blended Whisky (Japan), 46% abv, $49.95, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Japan $49.95 93 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Coopers' Craft Barrel Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 50% abv, $31.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $31.99 93 GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Benchmark Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 62.5% abv, $22.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $22.99 93 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Four Roses Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 45% abv, $34.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $34.99 93 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Larceny Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 46% abv, $24.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $24.99 93 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Stillhouse Black Bourbon (United States), 40% abv, $24.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $24.99 93 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Rye Broken Barrel Whiskey Co. Heresy Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey (United States), 52.5% abv, $35.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $35.00 93 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Rye Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey (United States), 50% abv, $36.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $36.99 93 GV
Whisk(e)y Irish/Blended Tullamore D.E.W. Irish Blended Whiskey (Ireland), 40% abv, $24.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Ireland $24.00 93 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Single Malt/Highland X by Glenmorangie Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 40% abv, $43.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $43.00 93 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Single Malt/Speyside Singleton of Glendullan 12 Years Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 40% abv, $39.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $39.99 93 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Weller 12 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 45% abv, $36.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $36.99 93 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon/Single Barrel Bower Hill Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (United States), 47% abv, $34.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $34.99 93 F | GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Dewar's Caribbean Smooth Rum Cask Finish 8 Years Old Blended Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 40% abv, $25.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $25.00 93 GV
Whisk(e)y Japanese The Tottori Japanese Blended Whisky (Japan), 43% abv, $35.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Japan $35.00 92 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Darrow Blended Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 40% abv, $15.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $15.99 92 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Malt Wemyss Malts The Hive Blended Malt Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 46% abv, $49.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $49.99 92 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Rye Wheel Horse Straight Rye Whiskey (United States), 50.5% abv, $31.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $31.99 92 GV
Whisk(e)y Irish/Single Grain Egan's Vintage Grain Irish Single Grain Whiskey (Ireland), 46% abv, $40.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Ireland $40.00 92 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Single Malt/Highland Glenturret Triple Wood 2021 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (United Kingdom), 44% abv, $52.00, 700 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United Kingdom $52.00 92 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bottled-in-Bond Early Times Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (United States), 50% abv, $24.99, 1 L MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $24.99 92 GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Evan Williams 1783 Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 45% abv, $19.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $19.99 92 GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Wild Turkey Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 40.5% abv, $20.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $20.99 92 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Dewar's 12 Years Old Blended Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 40% abv, $30.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $30.00 92 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Years Old Blended Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 40% abv, $35.00, 700 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $35.00 92 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Tennessee Jack Daniel's Triple Mash Bottled-in-bond Blended Straight Whiskey (United States), 50% abv, $30.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $30.00 92 GV
Whisk(e)y American/Bottled-in-Bond Rittenhouse 4 Years Old Bottled-in-Bond Straight Rye Whiskey (United States), 50% abv, $27.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $27.99 92 GV
Whisk(e)y Canadian Seagram's VO Gold 8 Years Old Canadian Blended Whisky (Canada), 40% abv, $18.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Canada $18.99 92 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Dewar's White Label Blended Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 40% abv, $20.00, 700 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $20.00 92 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bottled-in-Bond Benchmark Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (United States), 50% abv, $19.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $19.99 92 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon/Single Barrel Benchmark Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (United States), 47.5% abv, $24.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $24.99 92 GV
Whisk(e)y Canadian Crown Royal Fine De Luxe Canadian Blended Whisky (Canada), 40% abv, $24.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Canada $24.99 92 GV
Whisk(e)y Irish/Blended Slane Triple Casked Irish Blended Whiskey (Ireland), 40% abv, $30.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Ireland $30.00 92 GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Johnnie Walker High Rye Blended Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 45% abv, $34.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $34.99 92 GV
Whisk(e)y Japanese Kaigan Japanese Blended Whisky (Japan), 43% abv, $30.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Japan $30.00 92 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Dewar's Portuguese Smooth Port Cask Finish 8 Years Old Blended Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 40% abv, $25.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $25.00 92 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Malt Copper Dog Speyside Blended Malt Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 40% abv, $29.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $29.99 92 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Benchmark Top Floor Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 43% abv, $14.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $14.99 91 GV
Whisk(e)y Irish/Blended Jameson Irish Blended Whiskey (Ireland), 40% abv, $28.00, 700 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Ireland $28.00 91 GV
Whisk(e)y Irish/Single Pot Still The Busker Irish Single Pot Still Whiskey (Ireland), 44.3% abv, $29.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Ireland $29.99 91 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Single Malt/Highland Aberfeldy 12 Years Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 40% abv, $40.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $40.00 91 GV
Whisk(e)y Scotch/Blended Dewar's Ilegal Smooth Mezcal Cask Finish 8 Years Old Blended Scotch Whisky (Scotland), 40% abv, $25.00, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Scotland $25.00 91 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Benchmark Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 45% abv, $16.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $16.99 91 GV
Whisk(e)y Irish/Blended Proper Twelve Irish Blended Whiskey (Ireland), 40% abv, $25.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Ireland $25.99 91 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Benchmark Old No. 8 Brand Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 40% abv, $11.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $11.99 91 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (United States), 40% abv, $17.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $17.99 91 GV
Whisk(e)y Irish/Blended Paddy's Irish Blended Whiskey (Ireland), 40% abv, $19.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Ireland $19.99 91 GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y Irish/Blended Michael Collins The Prediction Irish Whiskey (Ireland), 40% abv, $23.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Ireland $23.99 91 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Jim Beam Devil's Cut Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (United States), 45% abv, $22.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $22.99 90 GV
Whisk(e)y American/Other Glyph Spice Spirit Whiskey with Natural Flavors (United States), 43% abv, $24.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $24.99 90 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Fistful of Bourbon Straight Bourbon (United States), 46% abv, $24.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $24.99 90 GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Four Roses Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 40% abv, $24.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $24.99 90 GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Jim Beam Double Oak Twice Barreled Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (United States), 43% abv, $22.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $22.99 90 GV | T&T
Whisk(e)y American/ Bourbon Weller Special Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon (United States), 45% abv, $23.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $23.99 90 GV
Whisk(e)y American/ Bottled-in-Bond Evan Williams 4 Years Old Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (United States), 50% abv, $17.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $17.99 90 GV
Whisk(e)y Irish/Single Malt The Sexton 4 Years Old Irish Single Malt Whiskey (Ireland), 40% abv, $29.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... Ireland $29.99 89 GV
Whisk(e)y American/Other Glyph 85H Spirit Whiskey with Natural Flavors (United States), 43% abv, $24.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $24.99 89 GV
Whisk(e)y American/Other Early Times Kentucky Whisky (United States), 40% abv, $11.99, 750 ml MORE INFO & TASTING NOTE... United States $11.99 88 GV