Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2015: Results Part 2
Followers on Twitter will know that tonight I the pleasure of telling Rock Town Distillery that they'd won - I really thought the lucky few would have been advised in advance! It's a small world thanks to technology. Right, onto the remainder of the winners and remember OTY = of the year:
Irish Whiskey
Whisky OTY: Redbreast aged 21 years
Irish Pot Still Whisky OTY: Redbreast aged 21 years
Irish Single Malt OTY: Bushmills aged 21 years
Irish blend OTY: Jameson
American Whiskey
Bourbon OTY: William Larue Weller
Rye OTY: Sazerac Rye 18 years old (Fall 2013)
US Micro Whisky OTY: Arkansas Single Barrel Reserve Bourbon Whiskey #190
US Micro Whisky OTY (runner up): Balcones Texas Straight Bourbon VII
Bourbon
NAS (multiple barrels): William Larue Weller
NAS (single barrel): Elmer T. Lee Single barrel bourbon 1919-2013
9 years and under: Ridgemont Reserve 1792 Aged 8 years
10-17 years (multiple barrels): Four Roses 125th Anniversary Small Batch
10-17 years (single barrel): Four Roses 2013 Limited Edition Single barrel #3-4P
18 years & over (multiple barrels): Elijah Craig 21 year old single barrel (is that right?)
Rye
NAS: Thomas Handy Sazerac Rye 132.4
11 years & over: Sazerac Rye 18 years old (Fall 2013)
Canadian Whisky
Whisky OTY: Masterson's 10 year old straight rye
Japanese Whisky
Whisky OTY: Yamazaki single malt Sherry cask 2013
European Whisky
European whisky OTY: English Whisky Co. Chapter 14 not peated
European whisky OTY: Belgian Owl Single Malt '64 months'
World Whiskies
Asian whisky OTY: Kavalan single malt whisky
Southern hemisphere: NZ Whisky Willowbank 1988 25 years old