The Ten Most Expensive Whiskies I have tasted
in Tasting , FeaturedSad days we live with our favourite drink prices going up and up and our income going down… well, unless you are a plutocrat. If you are rich this is perhaps the most exciting moment to get the very best ( and most expensive ) single malt ever created.
If you are feeling like this…
Keep reading and let me show the most expensive and best booze I have tasted so far. And if you are a distiller and want to send me ultra-premium whiskies so I taste and write don’t hesitate a second.
1st Karuizawa 1964 48 years old
“Gorgeous! This Karuizawa has one of the best sherried noses that I have ever seen. Not a whisky for newcomers, it needs time and lots of attention to disclose it greatness. The more it is on the glass the more I like it”
Aged for 48years on Oloroso Butt number 3603 and bottled at an incredible 57.7% ABV.
Only 143 bottles worldwide.
This dram has a mahogany-like color.
Nose (95): more than average. nuts, citrus, wood, spices, chocolate, citrus, pine. One of the best Oloroso noses that I have ever tasted. Just grant it a good amount of time to open.
Palate (94): dry, powerful. honey, citrus, wood, spices, pepper, some smoke, nuts, cocoa.
Finish (93): longer than average. wood, spices, smoke, citrus.
So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Karuizawa 48 Year Old 1964 Cask 3603 with 94 points over 100.2nd Glenfarclas 1953 58 years old
“Maybe the best Glenfarclas I have had? An awesome single malt whisky as every Glenfarclas whiskies are.”
This stunning single malt has been chosen by a panel of experts, between whom you can find Serge Valentin and George Grant, from the oldest casks that distillery had available by Wealth Solutions in collaboration with Master of Malt.
Only 400 bottles at cask strength has result after 58 years of ageing in a Spanish sherry oak cask.
This dram has a tawny-like color.
Nose (93): more than average. candies, eucalyptus, wood, spices, candies, flowers, cinnamon. Like a marvelous wooden box full of violets candies! Really complex and evolving.
Palate (92): powerful, oily. honey, nuts, wood, spices, figs, flowers, cinnamon, cocoa. So intense whisky! It is almost smoke on the palate.
Finish (93): long. honey, wood, flowers, citrus.
So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Glenfarclas 1953 - 58 Years Old with 93 points over 100.Buy this bottle at
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3rd Bunnahabhain 40 years old
“Mindblowing subtlely good! This is bottled perfection. I need this”
It's limited to just 750 hand numbered bottles and features an intricately designed label showing off the history of the distillery that's signed by the illustrator. The tube is made from heavy wood and features a hidden compartment in the bottom...
This dram has a amber-like color.
Nose (94): more than average. floral, lavender, honey, cinnamon, candies.
Palate (93): dry, powerful, oily. floral, honey, pepper, wood, candies. Marvelous! One of the best old whiskies I have ever had.
Finish (93): longer than average. honey, floral, flowers.
So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Bunnahabhain 40 year with 93 points over 100.4th Port Ellen 6th release 27 years old
“Even after eight great whiskies this Port Ellen stands over them. Peat-astic!”
Bottled as a 27 year old and at cask strength, this Port Ellen is one of the last whiskies form this rare and defunct Islay distillery. Aged in American Oak and European Oak refill casks filled in 1978. Limited to 4560 bottles.
If you like peated whiskies this is something you must try, despite its price.
This dram has a amber-like color.
Nose (90): more than average. peat, honey, spices, varnish, citrus, vanilla.
Palate (94): powerful, oily. peat, honey, spices, vanilla, wood, citrus, espresso. Fucking awesome even after eight great whiskies.
Finish (92): longer than average. peat, citrus, honey, espresso.
So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Port Ellen 6th release 27 year with 92 points over 100.5th The Macallan Oscuro
“It is a nice Macallan whisky with a very interesting nose. I wonder how old is it...”
Originally a travel retail exclusive, Macallan Oscuro is a combination of casks of whisky distilled between 1987 and 1997. They have combined the collect ability of Macallan with their trademark rich sherried elegance to create a much sought after whisky.
This is a great sherried single malt whisky that is part of the the 1824 Collection that was originally created as a travel retail exclusive.
This dram has a old oak-like color.
Nose (87): more than average. molasses, floral, citrus, vanilla, spices, nut meg. Interesting aromas for a Macallan. Smells more like a very old naval rum.
Palate (88): powerful, oily. honey, wood, citrus, spices, vanilla, floral.
Finish (88): longer than average. honey, wood, spices, floral.
So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this The Macallan Oscuro with 88 points over 100.Buy this bottle at
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6th Brora 30 years old 2005
This dram has a amber-like color.
Nose (92): powerful.
fruits, banana, floral, spices, honey, peat.
Palate (94): light, oily, powerful.
floral, fruits, banana, spices, wood, wax, peat, honey.
Finish (93): very long.
floral, spices, a little wood.
“Great fruity flavor! And what about that peat... oh my God! Why did they close it?”
There are some cereal notes, with oily spice and a nice breath of smoke.
Brora distillery was closed in 1983 and it is now lost. So these series of cask strength bottles are what it is left of the stocks of this once great distillery that was put out of business mainly by Clynelish, built in front of Brora. Buy this bottle at
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7thGlenury Royal 1970 36 years old
“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”
This dram has a amber-like color.
Nose (92): more than average. honey, spices, wood, citrus, candies. Old stuff indeed! Wood! Spices! Really impressed.
Palate (93): powerful, oily. candies, spices, wood, citrus, flowers. This dram exudes age and power. Delicious.
Finish (92): longer than average. candies, spices, wood.
So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Glenury Royal 1970 / 36 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky with 92 points over 100.Buy this bottle at
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8th Johnnie Walker Blue Label King George V
“Tastes slightly older than Johnnie Walker Blue Label with more spices and candies notes. It is a very good whisky but hugely overpriced”
This dram has a amber-like color.
Nose (90): more than average. honey, spices, vanilla, floral, wood.
Palate (91): powerful, oily. candies, floral, spices, wood, ginger.
Finish (89): longer than average. honey, wood, spices.
So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Johnnie Walker's Blue Label King George V with 90 points over 100.Buy this bottle at
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9th Jura 30 years old Camas an Staca
“Truly remarkable 30 years old whisky where the Oloroso Sherry Casks really shine and shouts about their Spanish roots: Wood, nuts and leather”
The whisky has been matured in American oak for 27 years before being finishing in Gonzalez Byass Oloroso butts for 3 years before bottling at 44% ABV. This whisky is quite an experience in itself.
This dram has a tawny-like color.
Nose (91): more than average. honey, citrus, nuts, vanilla, spices, cinnamon, toffee.
Palate (92): powerful, oily. honey, citrus, nuts, candies, wood, floral, leather.
Finish (92): longer than average. honey, floral, citrus.
So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Isle of Jura 30 Year Old with 92 points over 100.10th Balvenie 30 years old
“It is a real pity it is so expensive, because it is an awesome whisky.”
A marriage of Balvenie aged in traditional whisky oak casks and European oak sherry casks. Thirty is a rich and mellow single malt with unusual depth and complexity.
Very expensive, elitist, deluxe, yeah, it is simply the best Balvenie I have ever tried. Save for this one!
This dram has a cooper-like color.
Nose (93): strong. candies, vanilla, wood, nuts, citrus, floral. It is a mystic experience to nose how the honey present in younger Balvenies turns into candies on this granma. Delicious.
Palate (94): oily, viscous, powerful. candies, wood, spices, honey, floral, citrus, nuts.
Finish (93): very long. floral, honey, vanilla, peaches, wood.
So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Balvenie 30 year with 93 points over 100.
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