Scottish Fields Whisky Challenge

The results of the latest challenge are in. Over all the top 12 'core expression' whiskys judged were:

TALISKER 18YO Index: 3.96
HIGHLAND PARK 18YO Index: 3.92
ABERFELDY 12YO Index: 3.9
HIGHLAND PARK 30YO Index: 3.82
SMOKEHEAD Index: 3.86
GLENFARCLAS 30YO Index: 3.82
MACALLAN 30YO Index: 3.8
BOWMORE 15YO Index: 3.75
CAOL ILA 18YO Index: 3.7
DEWARS 18YO Index: 3.7
ABERLOUR A'BUNADH Index: 3.5
GLENFARCLAS 15YO Index: 3.5

According to their web site 'CORE EXPRESSIONS’ are whiskies that are continually available as part of a distillers range, not single one-off releases that are severely limited.

Every whisky assessed for the SFWC is done so ‘blind-folded’ – our panel do not know what they are tasting.

The highest and lowest scores for each whisky are omitted to deliver a medium, or ‘team score’. Whisky democracy!

The ‘Index’ is the ‘team score’ divided by the number of judges who assessed the whisky. This gives a consistent and accurate mark regardless of number of judges scoring.

The SFWC panels have scored over 200 whiskies since we introduced the ‘star scale’ in October 2005, these are the top 12 ‘core expressions’…

Some of these scotches I have never seen in my local distributor. But I will take this list with me the next time I shop there.

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