Best drinks that costs less than £20

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 drinks in the price range

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Lagavulin 16 year
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“This Lagavulin is a superb Islay whisky with its amazing peat complexity. Really one of the best bang for the buck single malts out there.”
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Mackmyra Ten Years Swedish Single Malt Whisky
Sweden Single Malt Whisky

“Fantastic! Lovely sweet nose with a torrent of spices and vanilla when you have a sip. Quite rounded. Delightful dram”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £67.45
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Amrut 46% Single Malt
India Single Malt Whisky

“Superb Indian whisky with lots of tropical fruit notes on nose and spices on the palate. Love it.”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £44.95
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Ardbeg Corryvreckan
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Really like Ardbeg promised: it is a whirlpool of whisky. Don’t forget your life jacket.”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £71.95
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Ardbeg Uigeadail
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“A great dram. One of the best Ardbegs I have tried that has still a reasonable price. It is more complex than Ardbeg 10 years old and has no trace of vanilla.”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £57.95
- Buy on The Drink Shop for £58.48
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Balvenie 12 Year Old Single Barrel - First Fill
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Sometimes the expression aged to perfection isn't just bullshit... this is one of those marvelous times. I love this Balvenie”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £50.55
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Bowmore 18 year
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“The peat on this truly Islay malt lives together with a delicious citrus freshness altogether with some great notes of cocoa and nuts. Thirsty already?”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £77.55
- Buy on Drink Supermarket for £79.99
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Compass Box The Peat Monster
Scotland Blended Malt Whisky

“Superb whisky from Compass Box. This batch was created using malt from Laphroaig and Ardmore although I swear that has a touch of Ardbeg both on nose and taste. Love it”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £39.45
- Buy on The Drink Shop for £44.46
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Glenfiddich 15 year
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Lovely nose but it lacks of a bit more of complexity on the palate. I swear this whisky was way better a few years ago... am I getting old maybe?”
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Lagavulin 12 Year Old / Bot.2013 / 12th Release Islay Whisky
Uk Single Malt Whisky

“Cracking stuff... so close to the peat perfection”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £110.00
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Nikka Taketsuru 17 year
Japan Blended Malt Whisky

“Delightful! I can't express with words the fruity, honey and spices torrent that this japanese blended malt delivers.”
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Paul John Select Casks Peated
Hack Single Malt Whisky

“Just amazing! I don't believe what I am tasting... it is even better than many Islay whiskies that I really love. I have a new love”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £68.65
85
Amrut Fusion
India Single Malt Whisky

“Woo! Serious stuff! It is so much better that the last I tried. Scots be scared!”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £49.95
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Amrut Peated Single Malt
India Single Malt Whisky

“A lot of peat and a bit of fruits. Interesting combination.”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £53.95
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anCnoc Flaughter
Uk Single Malt Whisky

“Nice peated whisky: sweet, with lovely spicy character and peated. Nicely peated. I thought I was drinking a sweet Ardbeg”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £51.95
85
Benromach 10 Year Old / 100 Proof Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Christmas in a glass”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £49.15
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Bowmore White Sands
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Quite spicy almost like a Talisker with a fantastic peat note. I am really enjoying these Bowmore”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £70.55
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Caol Ila Unpeated / Stitchell Reserve / Bot.2013 Islay Whisky
Uk Single Malt Whisky

“Unpeated, really unpeated but crazy delicious whisky. The taste is really awesome, damn Diageo... I will have to spend my money”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £73.45
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Compass Box Flaming Heart - Release 4
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Five stars whisky! Compass Box has created an awesome value whisky in this Flaming Heart: complex, old , well matured and peated. I can't ask anything else”
- Buy on Whisky Online for £77.00
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Glendronach 15 year Revival
Scotland Single Malt Whisky

“Sherried and sulphured... not idea what this can be but definitively it is not a Karuizawa... isn't it, right?”
- Buy on The Whisky Exchange for £135.00