World Whiskies Award 2012

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12 years 4 days ago #25875 by Duffer
Netop offentliggjort af Whisky Magazine:
Yamazaki får igen titlen som 'WORLD'S BEST SINGLE MALT WHISKY'

"More than 300 whiskies battled during three intensive blind tasting rounds for the coveted titles of the '2012 World's Best Whiskies'.
Judges for Whisky Magazine's independent editorial panel were drawn from the best drinks journalists and retailers across the world, with industry representatives made up of master blenders, distillers and brand ambassadors in the final round."

Best Bourbon Eagle Rare 17 Years Old
Best Non Bourbon Bernheim Original Straight Wheat Whiskey
Best Rye Sazerac 18 Years Old
Best Canadian Blended Whisky Wiser's Very Old 18 Years Old
Best Irish Blended Whiskey Kilbeggan 18 Years Old
Best New World Blended Whisky Three Ships 5 Years Old
Best Blended Scotch Whisky Black Bull 40 Years Old
Best Japanese Blended Whisky Hibiki 17 Years Old
Best Blended Malt Scotch Whisky Wemyss Vintage Malts The Hive, 12 Years Old
Best Non Scotch Blended Malt Whisky Taketsuru 17 Years Old
Best Japanese Single Whisky Yamazaki 25 Years Old
Best Japanese Single Whisky Kavalan Solist Fino
Best Irish Single Malt Bushmills 21 Years Old Madeira Finish
Best Irish Pot Still Whiskey Powers John's Lane Release
Best Lowland Single Malt Auchentoshan 1999
Best Campbeltown Single Malt Springbank 18 Years Old
Best Highland Single Malt Speyburn 25 Years Old
Best Island (non Islay) Single Malt Highland Park 1971 Vintage
Best Islay Single Malt Bowmore Maltmen's Selection
Best Speyside Single Malt Glenfiddich 40 Years Old

Se alle vinderne her: www.whiskymag.com/awards/wwa/2012/

Kilde: Whisky Magazine

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12 years 4 days ago #25876 by Duffer
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Jeg har en hvis skepsis overfor den slags præmieringer. Der står at det er et udvalg af folk fra branchen, men jeg syntes ikke det fremgår om der er smagt blindt? I min optik skal den slags målinger foretages blindt, da alle har deres egne præferencer og ikke mindst interesser.

Citat: "Judges for Whisky Magazine's independent editorial panel were drawn from the best drinks journalists and retailers across the world, with industry representatives made up of master blenders, distillers and brand ambassadors in the final round."

Det underlige er hvis man så klikker på årets vinder - Yamazaki 25-yo, så får den langtfra topkarakterer ved "eksperterne".
Dave Broom mener den er "Old and over the hill" og giver den 65 point.
Martine Nouet skriver "Too oaky to be OK" og vurderer den til 70 point.
Ikke ligefrem noget der inspirerer til at smide 650 £ efter den hvis man er så heldig at kunne få en...

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12 years 4 days ago #25877 by Macdeffe
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Det er blindsmagning

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12 years 4 days ago #25878 by Macdeffe
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Martine's og Brooms anmeldelser er fra 2006

Den nyeste batch ligner noget der er meget bedre siden den kan samle den her pris op

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12 years 4 days ago #25879 by Duffer
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Det ser ud til at den blev udbudt til 450 £, men nu koster 650 £ hvilket er meget naturligt - udbud og efterspørgsel.
Stadig en "samlerpris" som er helt ude af proportioner imo... :-(

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12 years 4 days ago #25880 by Macdeffe
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Jeg bider dog mærke i et par ting.

En sydafrikansk blend vandt Worlds best blend. Det er overraskende, især med en top blend som Black Bull 40 i konkurrencen

Hvordan sidstnævnte kan vinde "Worlds Best New Release" er mig uforståeligt, den har efterhånden en del år på bagen, og der linkes til batch 1, der er siden kommet en batch 2, men det er vist også et par år siden efterhånden

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12 years 4 days ago #25881 by Macdeffe
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Mere om Yamazaki 25 her

nonjatta.blogspot.com/2007/04/ya ... d-yet.html

Meget positiv anmeldelser, men Chris Bunting skriver også

and I think there are just as interesting Japanese whiskies for a lot less, but I am adding myself to the pro-25 brigade if we are judging only on taste.

(Please note the dates on reviews if they are provided. There may be significant variation between different years of a single malt brand)


650 £ er vel bare et greb i lommen for dig Duffer, hvad med at købe en flaske og anmelde den her :-)

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12 years 4 days ago #25882 by Duffer
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Det link er næsten fire år gammelt. :P

Man vil altid kunne finde nogen der syntes en whisky er rigtig god.
Man behøver ikke gå længere end til den legendariske Cardhu 12-års OB og Jim Murray :-)
Den japaner skal nok være udmærket og temmelig interessant hvis den kostede 120 £

Jo, 650 £ er måske et greb i lommen, men jeg tror både du og jeg kunne finde andre og bedre alternativer.
Og det er del fra min øvre grænse - man kan også blive til grin for sine penge :lol:

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12 years 3 days ago #25883 by Larsenal
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Ruben anmelder her den omtalte vinder:

www.whiskynotes.be/2012/japan-wh ... -25-years/

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12 years 3 days ago #25885 by Duffer
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Ruben anmelder her den omtalte vinder

Ruben anmeldte Yamazaki 25 yo (43%, OB +/- 2010) - og ikke 2011 versionen som vandt.
Citat: "the batch that won the World Whiskies Awards 2012 was probably not the 2010 batch I'm trying today"

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12 years 3 days ago #25886 by Larsenal
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Ruben anmelder her den omtalte vinder

Ruben anmeldte Yamazaki 25 yo (43%, OB +/- 2010) - og ikke 2011 versionen som vandt.
Citat: "the batch that won the World Whiskies Awards 2012 was probably not the 2010 batch I'm trying today"

I know. Iphonens tastatur tillod bare ikke den store stil :)
Lidt skidt, hvis den er så varierende i batch'ene. Især til den pris...

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12 years 3 days ago #25887 by Duffer
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Best New World Blended Whisky Three Ships 5 Years Old

Whiskyfun har netop vurderet Three Ships til 83 point:
Link: www.whiskyfun.com/#300312

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