2025 International Whisky
Competition Official Results

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The 16th Edition of the International Whisky Competition took place in Louisville, Kentucky, at The Evan Williams Bourbon Experience and the exclusive Louisville Thoroughbred Society,

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  • SCOTLAND
  • USA
  • IRELAND
  • JAPAN
  • CANADA
  • INDIA
  • WORLD/OTHERS

TOP 2025 AWARDS

Whisky of the Year:
Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky - 97.04 Pts
(Kavalan Distillery)

Master Distiller of the Year:
Zerose Yang - Head of R&D
(Kavalan Distillery)

Distillery of the Year:
Kavalan Distillery - 92.78 Pts/Avg
(Taiwan)

Master Blender of the Year:
Drew Mayville - Master Blender
Mister Sam - 96.2 Pts (Sazerac)

Producer of the Year:
Bacardi - 91.45 Pts/Avg

Whisky of the Year Award: Highest scoring whisky of the competition

Distillery of the Year: Awarded to the distillery with the highest overall score, based on a weighted formula that factors in both product quality and portfolio representation. Partial submissions will reduce the final score.

Master Distiller of the Year: Awarded to the distiller of the highest scoring whisky from a single distillery

Master Blender of the Year: Awarded to the blender of the highest scoring blended whisky from two or more distilleries

Producer Award: Awarded to the company with the highest overall score, based on a weighted formula that factors in both product quality and portfolio representation. Partial submissions will reduce the final score.

TOP 15 Whiskies of 2025

  1. Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 97.04 Pts
  2. A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength (Batch #4) – 97.01 Pts
  3. Jack Daniel's 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 3 – 96.50 Pts
  4. Hogback Peated Smoke Single Malt Whiskey – 96.39 Pts
  5. Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey - Batch 3633 – 96.34 Pts
  6. Mister Sam – 96.20 Pts
  7. Whiskey Row Cask Strength – 96.20 Pts
  8. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old – 95.94 Pts
  9. Kavalan Solist Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 95.78 Pts
  10. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B525 – 95.73 Pts
  11. Kavalan Solist Palo Cortado Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 95.68 Pts
  12. 1792 Full Proof – 95.64 Pts
  13. Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition - Batch 032 – 95.32 Pts
  14. Thomas H. Handy – 95.11 Pts
  15. Stagg – 95.05 Pts

SCOTLAND

Best Single Malt Scotch

  1. 1st Place: Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 25 Years Old (95.10 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Raasay - Dun Cana (94.67 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Craigellachie 17 Years Old (94.10 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch NAS (No Age Statement)

  1. 1st Place: Raasay - Dun Cana (94.67 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Uigeadail (93.74 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Raasay - Lightly Peated (93.37 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 10 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Ten Years Old (91.11 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Port Charlotte 10 (90.22 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Benromach 10 Year Old (89.98 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 12 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Royal Brackla OLOROSO 12 Years Old (92.74 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Aberfeldy 12 Years Old (92.15 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 12 Years Old (92.06 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 13-14 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Craigellachie 13 Years Old (89.58 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 15 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie The Lasanta 15 Years Old (90.57 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Benromach 15 Years Old (89.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Old Pulteney 15 Years Old (87.63 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 16-17 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Craigellachie 17 Years Old (94.10 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Aberfeldy 16 Years Old (92.14 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 16 Years Old (91.17 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 18 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Aultmore Madeira Cask GTR 18 Years Old (91.39 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Bruichladdich Eighteen (90.34 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Royal Brackla PALO CORTADO 18 Years Old (90.02 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 19-24 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Aultmore Calvados Cask GTR 21 Years Old (92.52 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Craigellachie 23 Years Old (92.39 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 21 Years Old (92.36 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 25 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 25 Years Old (95.10 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg 25 Years Old (93.98 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Royal Brackla Pedro Ximenez 25 Years Old (92.37 pts)

Best Islay Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg 25 Years Old (93.98 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Uigeadail (93.74 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (92.97 pts)

Best Highland Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Royal Brackla OLOROSO 12 Years Old (92.74 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Royal Brackla Pedro Ximenez 25 Years Old (92.37 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 21 Years Old (92.36 pts)

Best Speyside Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 25 Years Old (95.10 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Aultmore Calvados Cask GTR 21 Years Old (92.52 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Craigellachie 23 Years Old (92.39 pts)

Best Islands Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Raasay - Dun Cana (94.67 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Raasay - Lightly Peated (92.37 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Arran Barrel Reserve (89.21 pts)

Best Blended Scotch

  1. 1st Place: Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old (95.94 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar's Double Double 32 Years Old (94.29 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar's Double Double 37 Years Old (93.95 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 12 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Imperial Blended Scotch 12 Year-Old (88.45 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar's 12 Years Old (88.14 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Chivas Regal 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whiskey (87.48 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 15 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Chivas Regal XV Blended Scotch Whiskey (88.52 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar's 15 Years Old (87.26 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 16-17 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Dewar's 16 Years Old (89.66 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 18 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Blended Scotch Whiskey (89.50 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar's 18 Years Old (87.92 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 19-24 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old (95.94 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar's Double Double 20 Years Old (93.17 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: DD21 Year Old Magma Toast level 1 American Oak (92.33 pts)

Best Blended Scotch Over 25 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Dewar's Double Double 32 Years Old (94.29 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar's Double Double 37 Years Old (93.95 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar's Double Double 38 Years Old (93.73 pts)

USA

Best American Whiskey (All Categories)

  1. 1st Place: A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength (Batch #4) (97.01 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Jack Daniel's 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 3 (96.50 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Hogback Peated Smoke Single Malt Whiskey (96.39 pts)

Best Bourbon Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength (Batch #4) (97.01 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Whiskey Row Cask Strength (96.20 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B525 (95.73 pts)

Best Bourbon 10 Year and Older

  1. 1st Place: 1792 Aged Twelve Years (94.51 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Eagle Rare 17 Year-Old - Fall 2024 (92.96 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: BHAKTA 2011 Bourbon - Armagnac Cask Finish (90.99 pts)

Best Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Early Times Bottled-In-Bond – (92.37 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond (91.97 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Rebecca Creek - Texas Straight Bourbon Whisky - Bottled-In-Bond – (91.93 Pts)

Best Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Rebecca Creek - Spanish Oak Double Barrel Whiskey (93.95 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: 1792 Single Barrel (93.83 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Under Embargo - Fall 2025 (92.76 pts)

Best American Small Batch Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: NOCO Distillery - Bourbon - Founders Reserve - Small Batch - Cask Strength (92.47 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey (91.94 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: 1792 Small Batch (91.74 pts)

Best American Single Malt Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Hogback Peated Smoke Single Malt Whiskey (96.39 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Root Shoot American Single Malt, 4yr Bottled-in-Bond (93.78 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Stranahan's Diamond Peak (93.58 pts)

Best Single Malt 10 Year and Older Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Stranahan's Mountain Angel 10 year (92.02 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Defiant (1) Whisky (90.89 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Stranahan's Mountain Angel 12 year (90.16 pts)

Best American Rye Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: NOCO Distillery - RYE Whiskey - Founders Reserve - Barrel 354 - PX Finish (94.80 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Larado Whiskey Roper Reserve (94.24 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Rye (2024) (93.96 pts)

Best American Rye Bottled-In-Bond Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Jack Daniel's Bonded Tennessee Rye Whiskey (92.54 pts)

Best American Wheat Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Star Hill Farm - American Wheat Whisky (91.92 pts)

Best American Cask Finish

  1. 1st Place: NOCO Distillery - RYE Whiskey - Founders Reserve - Barrel 354 - PX Finish (94.80 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Rebecca Creek - Spanish Oak Double Barrel Whiskey (93.95 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Whiskey Row Triple Wood (91.15 pts)

Best American Blended Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Mister Sam (96.2 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Early Times - Aged in Oak - American Blended Whiskey (89.97 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: 6666 - (85.76 pts)

Best American Corn Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Weldon Mills - Rockfish Whiskey (85.01 pts)

Best Arizona Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: John Shaw Single Malt Whisky - Mesquite Smoked (89.39 pts)

Best California Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Wolves Whiskey (89.12 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Fog City Bourbon (86.87 pts)

Best Colorado Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Hogback Peated Smoke Single Malt Whiskey (96.39 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: NOCO Distillery - RYE Whiskey - Founders Reserve - Barrel 354 - PX Finish (94.80 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Larado Whiskey Roper Reserve (94.24 pts)

Best Indiana Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Old Hickory Bourbon White Label Straight Bourbon Whiskey (93.11 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Old Hickory Bourbon Hermitage Reserve Barrel Proof (92.01 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Under Embargo

Best Kentucky Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Whiskey Row Cask Strength (96.20 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B525 (95.73 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: 1792 Full Proof (95.64 pts)

Best North Carolina Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Defiant (1) Whisky (90.89 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Weldon Mills - Soldier's Cut Bourbon Whiskey (90.68 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Weldon Mills - Reserve Bourbon Whiskey - Barrel Proof - Batch #42 (90.58 pts)

Best Michigan Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Walleye Run Malted Rye (91.63 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Walleye Run Malted Rye 2024-1 (89.27 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Walleye Run Malted Rye 2024-2 (85.69 pts)

Best Oregon Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Bird Creek - Cask Strength - Baronesse Barley (91.43 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Bird Creek - Small Batch - The Baronesse & Full Pint - Cask Strength (91.07 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Bird Creek - Small Batch - The Baronesse & Full Pint (90.52 pts)

Best Tennessee Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Jack Daniel's 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 3 (96.50 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey - Batch 3633 (96.34 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition - Batch 032 (95.32 pts)

Best Texas Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Rebecca Creek - Spanish Oak Double Barrel Whiskey (93.95 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Rebecca Creek - Texas Straight Bourbon Whisky - Bottled-In-Bond (91.93 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Rebecca Creek - Fine Texas Small Batch Blended Bourbon Whiskey (87.99 pts)

Best Vermont Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: BHAKTA 2011 Bourbon - Armagnac Cask Finish (90.99 pts)

Best Virginia Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength (Batch #4) (97.01 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Reservoir 140+ (93.86 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: John J. Bowman - Single Barrel (91.23 pts)

Best Wisconsin Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Driftless Glen - The Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey (90.33 pts)

IRELAND

Best Irish Whiskey-2025

  1. 1st Place: Yellow Spot 12 (92.69 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Bushmill 10 Year Old (89.01 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Redbreast 12 Year Old (86.16 pts)

Best Single Malt Irish Whiskey-2025

  1. 1st Place: Bushmill 10 Year Old (89.01 pts)

Best Blended Irish Whiskey-2025

  1. 1st Place: Paddy's Irish Whiskey (85.59 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Michael Collins - The Prediction - Blended Irish Whiskey (85.07 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Roe & Co Blended – (85.03 Pts)

Best Pot Still Irish Whiskey-2025

  1. 1st Place: Yellow Spot 12 (92.69 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Redbreast 12 Year Old (86.16 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Blue Spot 7 - (86.03 Pts)

JAPAN

Best Japanese Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Shibui Whisky Rare Cask Reserve 23YR (90.77 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Sato Shiki Single Grain Aged 21 Years A188 (90.58 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Shibui Whisky Pure Malt 10YR (89.82 pts)

Best Pure Malt Japanese Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Shibui Whisky Pure Malt 10YR (89.82 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: The Shinobu 10 Year Old Pure Malt - (87.51 Pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Bikoku Pure Malt - (85.15 Pts)

Best Japanese Single Grain Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Shibui Whisky Rare Cask Reserve 23YR (90.77 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Sato Shiki Single Grain Aged 21 Years (90.58 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Sato Shiki Single Grain Aged 41 Years (86.92 pts)

CANADA

Best Canadian Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Caribou Crossing (85.86 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Legacy Canadian (85.00 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: 3rd Place: Bearface Triple Oak Elementally Aged Whisky

Best Canadian Blended Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Caribou Crossing (85.86 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Legacy Canadian (85.00 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: 3rd Place: Bearface Triple Oak Elementally Aged Whisky

INDIA

Best Indian Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: DeVANS Gianchand Indian Single Malt Whisky Adambaraa (92.68 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: GODAWAN Single Malt RICH AND ROUNDED ARTISAN Whisky (88.22 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Woodburns Contemporary Indian Whisky (88.09 pts)

Best Single Malt Indian Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: DeVANS Gianchand Indian Single Malt Whisky Adambaraa (92.68 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: GODAWAN Single Malt RICH AND ROUNDED ARTISAN Whisky (88.22 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: GODAWAN Single Malt FRUIT AND SPICE ARTISAN Whisky (87.90 pts)

Best Blended Indian Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Woodburns Contemporary Indian Whisky (88.09 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Seagram's Blenders Pride Four Elements Premium Whisky - (85.33 Pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Sterling Reserve Blend 7 (85.02 pts)

WORLD

Best World Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (97.04 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Kavalan Solist Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (95.78 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Kavalan Solist Palo Cortado Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (95.68 pts)

Best Flavored Whiskey-2025

  1. 1st Place: Mirakel - Natural Flavored Bourbon (89.75 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Buffalo Trace Distillery Bourbon Cream (86.32 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Rebecca Creek - Texas Ranger Coconut Pecan (86.12 pts)

Best World Single Malt Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (97.04 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Kavalan Solist Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (95.78 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Kavalan Solist Palo Cortado Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (95.68 pts)

Best RTD (Ready-to-Drink)-2025

  1. 1st Place: Citrus Tsunami
  2. 2nd Place: Repeal Libations - Old Fashioned
  3. 3rd Place: BLT

AUSTRALIA

Best Australian Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Thieves Collection - Gold Single Malt (86.56 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Morris Rutherglen - Australian Single Malt Whisky (85.02 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Thieves Collection - Gold Bourbon Style

2025 WHISKIES SCORING OVER 90 POINTS

  1. Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 97.04 Pts
  2. A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength (Batch #4) – 97.01 Pts
  3. Jack Daniel's 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 3 – 96.50 Pts
  4. Hogback Peated Smoke Single Malt Whiskey – 96.39 Pts
  5. Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey - Batch 3633 – 96.34 Pts
  6. Mister Sam – 96.20 Pts
  7. Whiskey Row Cask Strength – 96.20 Pts
  8. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old – 95.94 Pts
  9. Kavalan Solist Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 95.78 Pts
  10. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B525 – 95.73 Pts
  11. Kavalan Solist Palo Cortado Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 95.68 Pts
  12. 1792 Full Proof – 95.64 Pts
  13. Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition - Batch 032 – 95.32 Pts
  14. Thomas H. Handy – 95.11 Pts
  15. Stagg – 95.05 Pts
  16. Jack Daniel's 14-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 1 – 94.96 Pts
  17. William Larue Weller – 94.88 Pts
  18. Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky – 94.83 Pts
  19. NOCO Distillery - RYE Whiskey - Founders Reserve - Single Barrel - Barrel 354 - PX Finish – 94.80 Pts
  20. Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 25 Years Old – 94.68 Pts
  21. Raasay - Dun Cana – 94.67 Pts
  22. RCLR STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY BATCH 03 - 2025 – 94.52 Pts
  23. 1792 Aged Twelve Years – 94.51 Pts
  24. Kavalan Master's Select Reserve No.2 Single Malt Whisky – 94.49 Pts
  25. Dewar's Double Double 32 Years Old – 94.29 Pts
  26. Jack Daniel's 10-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 4 – 94.29 Pts
  27. Larado Whiskey Roper Reserve – 94.24 Pts
  28. Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 94.22 Pts
  29. Kavalan Classic Single Malt Whisky – 94.15 Pts
  30. Craigellachie 17 Years Old – 94.10 Pts
  31. Ridge River Barrel Proof Bourbon – 94.08 Pts
  32. Ardbeg 25 Years Old – 93.98 Pts
  33. Heaven Hills Grain to Glass Rye (2024) – 93.96 Pts
  34. Rebecca Creek - Spanish Oak Double Barrel Whiskey – 93.95 Pts
  35. Dewar's Double Double 37 Years Old – 93.95 Pts
  36. Larceny Barrel Proof A125 – 93.92 Pts
  37. Reservoir 140+ – 93.86 Pts
  38. 1792 Single Barrel – 93.83 Pts
  39. Root Shoot American Single Malt, 4yr Bottled-in-Bond – 93.78 Pts
  40. Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Aged Whiskey – 93.77 Pts
  41. Heaven Hills Grain to Glass Wheated (2024) – 93.76 Pts
  42. Ardbeg Uigeadail – 93.74 Pts
  43. Dewar's Double Double 38 Years Old – 93.73 Pts
  44. Stranahan's Diamond Peak – 93.58 Pts
  45. Kavalan Lán Single Malt Whisky – 93.41 Pts
  46. Raasay - Lightly Peated – 93.37 Pts
  47. Square 6 by Evan Williams High-Rye Bourbon – 93.35 Pts
  48. Kavalan 15 Years Old Single Malt Whisky – 93.28 Pts
  49. RCLR STRAIGHT RYE WHISKEY BATCH 03 - 2025 – 93.24 Pts
  50. Dewar's Double Double 20 Years Old – 93.17 Pts
  51. Old Hickory Bourbon White Label Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 93.11 Pts
  52. Kavalan Solist Peated Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 93.05 Pts
  53. Heaven Hills Grain to Glass Bourbon (2024) – 92.99 Pts
  54. Ardbeg Corryvreckan – 92.97 Pts
  55. Eagle Rare 17 Year-Old - Fall 2024 – 92.96 Pts
  56. Kavalan Concertmaster Port Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky – 92.92 Pts
  57. Buzzard's Roost Straight from the Barrel Cask Strength Toasted Rye – 92.77 Pts
  58. To be disclosed upon release - Fall 2025 – 92.76 Pts
  59. Royal Brackla OLOROSO 12 Years Old – 92.74 Pts
  60. Yellow Spot 12 – 92.69 Pts
  61. DEVANS GIANCHAND INDIAN SINGLE MALT WHISKY ADAMBARAA – 92.68 Pts
  62. Jack Daniel's Bonded Tennessee Rye Whiskey – 92.54 Pts
  63. Aultmore Calvados Cask GTR 21 Years Old – 92.52 Pts
  64. NOCO Distillery - Bourbon - Founders Reserve - Small Batch - Cask Strength – 92.47 Pts
  65. Kavalan Wine Oak Single Malt Whisky – 92.45 Pts
  66. Craigellachie 23 Years Old – 92.39 Pts
  67. Early Times Bottled-In-Bond – 92.37 Pts
  68. Royal Brackla Pedro Ximenez 25 Years Old – 92.37 Pts
  69. Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 21 Years Old – 92.36 Pts
  70. Dewar's Double Double 26 Years Old – 92.34 Pts
  71. DD21 Year Old Magma Toast level 1 American Oak – 92.33 Pts
  72. Kavalan Podium Single Malt Whisky – 92.31 Pts
  73. Aberfeldy 12 Years Old – 92.15 Pts
  74. Aberfeldy 16 Years Old – 92.14 Pts
  75. Glenmorangie New Product - Under Embargo A – 92.13 Pts
  76. Dewar's Double Double 27 Years Old – 92.09 Pts
  77. Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 12 Years Old – 92.06 Pts
  78. Stranahan's Mountain Angel 10 year – 92.02 Pts
  79. Old Hickory Bourbon Hermitage Reserve Barrel Proof – 92.01 Pts
  80. Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond – 91.97 Pts
  81. Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey – 91.94 Pts
  82. To be disclosed upon release - Fall 2025 – 91.94 Pts
  83. Rebecca Creek - Texas Straight Bourbon Whisky - Bottled-In-Bond – 91.93 Pts
  84. Star Hill Farm - American Wheat Whisky – 91.92 Pts
  85. Stranahan's Blue Peak – 91.90 Pts
  86. 1792 Small Batch – 91.86 Pts
  87. Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 12 Years Old – 91.85 Pts
  88. Maker's Mark Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky – 91.85 Pts
  89. Jefferson's Marian McLain – Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskeys – 91.84 Pts
  90. NOCO Distillery Bourbon II – 91.84 Pts
  91. Glenmorangie Signet Reserve – 91.74 Pts
  92. Buzzard's Roost Straight from the Barrel Cask Strength Bourbon – 91.72 Pts
  93. Craigellachie 19 Years Old – 91.70 Pts
  94. Kavalan Distillery Select No.2 Single Malt Whisky – 91.68 Pts
  95. Maker's Mark Cask Strength – 91.66 Pts
  96. Walleye Run Malted Rye – 91.63 Pts
  97. Aberfeldy 21 Years Old – 91.62 Pts
  98. Kavalan Distillery Select No.1 Single Malt Whisky – 91.48 Pts
  99. Kavalan Master's Select Reserve No.1 Single Malt Whisky – 91.47 Pts
  100. Bird Creek - Cask Strength - Baronesse Barley – 91.43 Pts
  101. Aultmore Madeira Cask GTR 18 Years Old – 91.39 Pts
  102. John J. Bowman - Single Barrel – 91.23 Pts
  103. Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 16 Years Old – 91.17 Pts
  104. Whiskey Row Triple Wood – 91.15 Pts
  105. Jim Beam Black, Aged 7 Years – 91.14 Pts
  106. Aberfeldy Sherry Cask 25 Years Old – 91.14 Pts
  107. Dewar's Double Double 30 Years Old – 91.12 Pts
  108. Ardbeg Ten Years Old – 91.11 Pts
  109. Bird Creek - Small Batch - The Baronesse & Full Pint - Cask Strength – 91.07 Pts
  110. BHAKTA 2011 Bourbon - Armagnac Cask Finish – 90.99 Pts
  111. Stranahan's Original – 90.90 Pts
  112. Kavalan Concertmaster Sherry Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky – 90.89 Pts
  113. Defiant (1) Whisky – 90.89 Pts
  114. Shibui Whisky Rare Cask Reserve 23YR – 90.77 Pts
  115. Royal Brackla OLOROSO - PALO CORTADO & PERDO XIMENEZ 21 Years Old – 90.76 Pts
  116. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old Mizunara – 90.75 Pts
  117. Good Trouble Bourbon - Limited Edition Small Batch – 90.74 Pts
  118. DD21 Year Old Magma Toast level 3 French Oak – 90.73 Pts
  119. King Car Conductor Single Malt Whisky – 90.73 Pts
  120. Weldon Mills - Soldier's Cut Bourbon Whiskey – 90.68 Pts
  121. Stranahan's Sherry Cask – 90.68 Pts
  122. Old Fitzgerald Bottled-In-Bond 9 Year (Spring 2025) – 90.60 Pts
  123. Sato Shiki Single Grain Aged 21 Years – 90.58 Pts
  124. Weldon Mills - Reserve Bourbon Whiskey - Barrel Proof - Batch #42 – 90.58 Pts
  125. Glenmorangie The Lasanta 15 Years Old – 90.57 Pts
  126. Jack Daniel's Bonded Tennessee Whiskey – 90.52 Pts
  127. Bird Creek - Small Batch - The Baronesse & Full Pint – 90.52 Pts
  128. W.L. Weller C.Y.P.B. – 90.37 Pts
  129. Bruichladdich Eighteen – 90.34 Pts
  130. To be disclosed upon release - Fall 2025 – 90.34 Pts
  131. Driftless Glen - The Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 90.33 Pts
  132. Dewar's 19 Years Old – 90.27 Pts
  133. Bird Creek - Full Pint - Cask Strength - Full Pint BarleyB371 – 90.25 Pts
  134. To be disclosed upon release - Fall 2025 – 90.24 Pts
  135. Port Charlotte 10 – 90.22 Pts
  136. SirDavis American Whisky – 90.21 Pts
  137. Stranahan's Mountain Angel 12 year – 90.16 Pts
  138. Glenmorangie The Original 12 Years Old – 90.04 Pts
  139. Royal Brackla PALO CORTADO 18 Years Old – 90.02 Pts