The best whiskies
A single malt is malted barley whisky made at a single distillery. It’s the style with the most variety: from light and floral to smoky and maritime, or rich and sherried. Here are the ones the community likes most, whether from Scotland, Ireland, Japan or anywhere else, with their flavour profiles to compare them.
We rank the whiskies by the community’s votes (“Love it”, “Like it” or “Don’t like it”), adjusted for how many each one has: that way, two enthusiastic votes don’t jump ahead of two hundred. There are still few votes, so for now the easiest to find in Spain go first. The order never depends on what we earn.
Islay, Scotland
One of the most recognisable whiskies in the world and the perfect example of the Islay style.
1 of 1 person likes itFew votes
“Es posible que este sea mi whisky favorito. Me parece de lo mejor que hay dentro de los ahumados clásicos de Islay. Y además no se han "ido a la parra" con el precio.”
Islands, Scotland
The emblematic whisky of the Isle of Skye. It combines moderate smoke with a marked maritime character and an explosion of black pepper that makes it unmistakable.
1 of 1 person likes itFew votes
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One of the great Islay classics and one of the most admired peated malts. Its sixteen years of ageing round off the peat smoke and wrap it in sweet notes of nuts and ripe fruit, with a dense body.
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Here Laphroaig revives an old technique: after maturing in bourbon casks, the whisky moves into small casks, a quarter of the size, where contact with the wood is greater.
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The most traditional version of The Macallan, matured exclusively in sherry-seasoned oak casks from Jerez.
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The smoothest version in Ardbeg’s core range. It combines whiskies matured in Pedro Ximénez, charred virgin oak and bourbon casks, which are then married in a French oak vat.
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A young, no-nonsense Ardbeg, matured for five years in bourbon and oloroso sherry casks.
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Jura is an almost uninhabited island next to Islay, with a single distillery. The ten-year-old matures in bourbon casks and finishes its maturation in oloroso sherry casks, according to the brand.
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A Highland malt much appreciated by sherry lovers. It matures in Pedro Ximénez and oloroso casks, so the profile is dominated by dried fruit, chocolate and spice, with a dense, oily body.
1 of 1 person likes itFew votes
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Jura’s twelve-year-old matures in bourbon casks and finishes its maturation in oloroso sherry casks, according to the brand.
1 of 1 person likes itFew votes
See the whisky and review itThere are 310 more whiskies that meet the criteria. All about Single malt (320)
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