Best Japanese Single Malt – Hakushu 25 Year-Old Check out our available Fuji-Gotemba bottles here.
World’s Best Grain – The Fuji-Gotemba Distillery Single Grain 25 Year-Old Small Batchīy one of the world’s largest operating distilleries, this is the second year in a row this Fuji-Gotemba release tops the World’s Best Grain Whisky category.įor the lovers of grain whisky, with its distinct, sweet, and ethereal character, then this is the bottle for you. There’s no better presentation for such a delicious whisky. If you want something a little more limited than the original release above check out our Hibiki 21 Year-Old Mount Fuji Limited Edition. The expertise of the cask selection brings the blends together beautifully, giving the world this globally known blend. This Hibiki release is blend of only rare and perfectly aged malt and grain whiskies aged over 21 years. Okay, this one doesn’t really come as a surprise, as this is the fifth, yes fifth time, Hibiki 21 Year-Old has taken home the World’s Best Blended Whisky award.įrom its awards alone, one can surmise that this is nothing but an exceptional whisky. World’s Best Blended – Hibiki 21 Year-Old Compare and enjoy these Japanese wonders. The limited release comes in at 60 per cent abv, so prepare for a contradictory smooth intensity found in this release.įollow the link above for a set of the winning 2017 and the 2016 release.
BEST JAPANESE WHISKEY 2017 FULL
In a category full of world whisky titans, the small Chichibu distillery, based in Saitama just outside Tokyo, managed to overcame fierce competition with this wonderfully deep and balanced bottle produced for the annual Chichibu Whisky Festival. World’s Best Single Cask Single Malt – Chichibu Whisky Matsuri 2017 With hundreds of whiskies to choose from, selecting the winners was tough, but in the end some whiskies simply rose above the others. Japan received 3 awards in the very competitive categories of the World’s Best competition, making it the strongest country involved in the competition this year.Ĭompeting against world-renowned distilleries in the categories of the world’s best single cask single malt, the world’s best blended, and the world’s best grain whisky, Japanese whisky rose above and beyond, further raising the bar and reputation for the golden spirit worldwide.Īccording to the judges, the competition was especially fierce this year, with many European and American distilleries presenting some wonderful whiskies, as they pursued the top awards. Japanese whiskies have performed particularly well in recent years, so expectations were high here at dekantā, and we have not been disappointed.
Last week the results for this year’s World Whiskies Awards were released, showing the world which whiskies are truly the best of the best.
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