I received this email from Whisky Magazine with the winners of the World Whiskey Awards.
Dear Readers,
We are pleased to announce the final winners for the World Whiskies Awards 2007.
World's best whiskies honoured.
More than 150 whiskies, three rounds of judging and there can be only six ... we reveal the winners. The quest is a theme often found in literature and when we set off on our whisky quest the task facing us was almost as difficult as the old Holy Grail quests. However who better to saddle up and announce the best whiskies of the world than the team at Whisky Magazine....
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The Winners
World's Best Single Malt Whisky
Talisker 18 Year Old
World's Best Blended Malt Whisky
Taketsuru Pure Malt 21 Year Old
World's Best Blended Whisky
Suntory Whisky Hibiki 30 Year Old
World's Best American Whiskey
Baker's 7 Year Old
World's Best New Release
The Balvenie Vintage 1972
World's Best Whisky Liqueur
Arran Gold
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My personal favorite from the blind tasting of the American Whiskeys was Jim Beam Black, which is very similar to the Baker's 107 in taste profile. I find Baker's a little hot and usually add a little water anyway, which means a prefer Jim Beam Black...