The Best 20 Whiskies from Island

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.

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 Island

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Highland Park Thorfinn
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Mother of God! This is a serious dram. It is the best Highland Park whisky I have had and one of the best of the year”
84
Highland Park 18 year
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“First class whisky with a lovely integration of heather and smoke. Thumbs up for this Highland Park whisky.”
- Buy on The Drink Shop for £95.14
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £110.00
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Highland Park Svein
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Lovely Highland Park whisky with all the character of this Orkney distillery and lots of wood, spices and tobacco. Highly recommended”
83
Arran 10 Year Old + Nosing Glasses
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Quite floral and sweet... a really interesting introductory malt into the Arran range of whiskies”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £35.15
83
Highland Park 12 year
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“More smoky than peaty but a very nice Highland Park.”
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Highland Park Harald
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“There is a more bold smoky character on this Highland Park whisky that in others of the Warriors range. If only it would have had an extra 6% alcohol when bottled...”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £75.45
83
Isle of Jura 16 year
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“I have an old bottle of the Jura 16 years old and it is way better than this, pretty big changes between batches. It still have that lovely tobacco leaves aroma that only old Macallan used to have”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £48.45
- Buy on The Drink Shop for £49.90
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Isle of Jura Prophecy / Peated Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Nice Jura with a hint ( or two ) of smoke”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £52.55
83
Pusser's Navy Rum 15 year
British_virgin_islands Rum

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- Buy on The Drink Shop for £43.36
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £48.45
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Arran The Amarone Cask Finish
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Very fruity Arran with an almost pink color. The high strength bottling saves an uninteresting whisky...umm... not exactly uninteresting but Amarone cask doesn't get the best of this single malt”
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Highland Park Einar
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“This Highland Park has a nice touch of sherry but I really prefer Sven over this one”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £60.65
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Isle of Jura Superstition
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Very nice Jura whisky. Peater and more complex than Jura 10yo. Very nice whisky”
- Buy on The Drink Shop for £28.62
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £37.55
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Tobermory 10 year
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

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Isle of Jura 10 year Origins
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Somewhat peated and very floral... after tasting Jura 16yo I am considering that my miniatures of Jura maybe be corrupted.”
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Abhainn Dearg 2008 / First Bottling Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“First Abhainn Dearg single malt. Promising whisky in a few years but right now is very immature”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £250.00