

Ballantine’s Finest: Best budget whisky.Balvenie 12 Year Doublewood: Best whisky for an Old Fashioned.Monkey Shoulder: Best whisky to mix in a cocktail.Glenfiddich Bourbon Barrel Reserve 14 Year: Best whisky to drink neat.Knappogue Castle 16 Year Old: Best Irish whiskey.Yamazaki 12 Year Old: Best Japanese whisky.Glenlivet 12 Year: Best whisky under $50.Highland Park 12 Year Old: Best whisky for the money.Buchanan’s 12 Year Scotch: Best blended whisky.Bowmore Islay: Best single malt Scotch whisky.Oban Distillers Edition Single Malt: Best sipping whisky.Johnnie Walker Blue Label: Best tasting whisky.Macallan 12 Year Double Cask: Best value whisky.Glenmorangie Signet: Overall best whisky.Looking for the best budget whisky, the best single malt whisky, or the once-in-a-lifetime must-try whisky? You’ll find them all in our guide below. We’ve compiled a list of our 15 favorite brands for drinking on every occasion. Take a glance through amber-tinted glasses to explore a huge range of our favorite drams, from the peaty Laphroaigs to the smooth Balvenie and the unconventional Teelings. These whisky brands are introducing unique flavor profiles, unusual aging methods, and thinking up new tricks as time passes to keep the drink at the forefront of our minds.Īnd when it comes to whisky, the cliché is true: there really is something for everyone. It’s never been a more exciting time to be a whisky drinker.Īlongside the best whisky brands that have been pleasing lovers of the spirit for years comes a new influx of distilleries making subtle differences to switch things up.
