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The Best 20 Whiskies from Highland

Whisky or Whiskey? Who cares!? But what does define a great whisky? Why some whiskies stand over the rest? What makes a dram the best?

So hard questions... but let me make some ideas clear: older doesn't mean better and more expensive usually doesn't mean better neither. So, this list of delightful bottled pleasures is crafted by using the rating I have assigned to each of them when I have tasted them.

Best Drinks

I, over all, love young peated whiskies, mid-age sherried monsters, old bourbon casks whiskies and very old grain whiskies. So, don't get surprised if the list shows this personal preference. You can find whisky recommendations list for a community-built list of best whiskies. Help us improve it even more by recommending your favorite whiskeys.

Without more delays, here is the list of the best Drinks available right now. You may want to see this list with all-time best whiskeys.

The Best 20 whiskies from Highland

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Talisker 35 Year Old - 2012 Release
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“It is always a pleasure to taste such great whisky. Tasted it almost blind ( one from under the counter :P )”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £1,000.00
86
Aberfeldy 21 year
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Fantastic whisky with traces of smoke and pinapples. I really love it. What a discovery!”
- Buy on The Drink Shop for £118.74
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £128.00
86
Brora 30 years 2005 Release
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Great fruity flavor! And what about that peat... oh my God! Why did they close it?”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £1,500.00
86
Glenury Royal 1970 / 36 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Fantastic! What a whisky! This is my first Glenury and I now know I need more of it. You can't imagine how good it was”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £750.00
86
Talisker 30 Year Old / Bot. 2010 Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Woo! Oh my! Complex! Lovely Talisker. Maybe the best one”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £650.00
85
Brora 30 Year Old / 8th Release / Bot. 2010 Highland Whisky
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Deliciously sweet peat from one of the lost distilleries of the Scottish Highlands: Brora”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £1,000.00
85
Talisker 25 Year Old / Bot. 2005 Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“An awesome Talisker. Perhaps the best value in the whole range with a deliciously sweet nose and a lovely peated and spiced finished. First class single malt!”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £425.00
84
Dalmore 12 year
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“I love this whisky's aroma. What a fantastic nose it has! Lots of notes of tobacco and spices”
- Buy on Drink Supermarket for £39.89
- Buy on The Drink Shop for £40.99
84
Dalmore 15 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Excellent nose and a quite solid sherried whisky but I think it has more water than it should”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £52.45
- Buy on The Drink Shop for £57.11
84
Dewar's Signature Blended Scotch Whisky
Scotland Blended Whisky

“It is as awesome as light and subtle. Really, I am not fan of blended whiskies but this one is incredible and loyal to the style”
84
Old Pulteney 12 year
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Wonderful floral taste, the peat is soft and is really balanced with the rest of notes in this highland whisky.”
84
Talisker 18 year
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Lovely finish. This Talisker 18 years old is a real superb whisky. Grab one!”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £73.85
84
Talisker 57º North
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Slightly more spiced than other Talisker whiskies but it does work exactly as well. Good one”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £68.15
84
Talisker Storm Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“The nose of this Talisker Storm is fantastic but the palate is a bit flat. Anyway it is a great whisky to know Talisker”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £41.35
83
Blair Athol 1995 / Managers' Choice / Sherry Cask Highland Whisky
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Lovely toffee and biscuits nose that opposes to a dried floral taste”
- Buy on Whisky Online for £194.95
83
Clynelish 14 year
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

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- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £34.95
- Buy on The Drink Shop for £44.81
83
Deanston 12 year
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Nice dram. This is the kind of highlands whisky that I enjoy. A really good Deanston”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £36.55
- Buy on The Drink Shop for £42.17
83
Glencadam 21 Year Old Highland Single Malt Whisky
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Nice Glencadam on the spicy side of whisky. Really, lots of spices in this one”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £93.55
- Buy on The Drink Shop for £100.96
83
Glengoyne 12 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Lovely Glengoyne, soft, delicate, just whisky”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £38.55
83
Talisker 10 year
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Deliciously peated complexity with more than a serving of the sweetest honey. Lovely Talisker”
- Buy on Drink Supermarket for £34.99
- Buy on The Drink Shop for £40.75

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