Top 10 Scotch Whisky 2025

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Overall I reviewed 151 Scotch whiskies in 2025. For my top 10 list I have here opted to exclude any expressions bottled earlier than 2024, so fairly recent bottling only.

1. Dalmore 2000 Vintage Calvados Cask Finish (92/100)

2. Very Secret Speyside 1998 (Little Brown Dog) (92/100)

3. Maiden's Blend Cask #6 (Vintage Bottlers Ltd) (91/100)

4. Deanston 2006 18 YO Rare Find (Gleann Mór) (91/100)

5. Kildalton 2008 (Liquid Art) (91/100)

6. North British 1992 Small Batch (Little Brown Dog) (91/100)

7. Springbank 21 YO (2025) (91/100)

8. Dailuaine 2008 16 YO (Foursquare Rum Finish) (Gleann Mór) (90/100)

9. Springbank 12 YO Cask Strength Batch 27 (2025) (90/100)

10. Arran Rare Batch Peated Sherry Butts (89/100)

Honorable mentions go to Cadenhead 1997 27 YO Blended Malt Scotch Whisky (BM.2.A) (89/100), Arran Single Cask 2111/2554 - Distillery Exclusive (89/100), Auchroisk 2009 15 YO Rare Find (Gleann Mór) (89/100), Bunnahabhain 18 YO (89/100) and Ardnamurchan AD/Madeira Cask Release (89/100).

Sláinte!
- Thomas