This is my own whisky ranking. I'm an endorser and enthusiast of drinking whisky.
For comparison, I added a professional opinion of Jim Murray, well-known author of Whisky Bible.
My rating:
10 - whisky heaven
9 - excellent
8 - perfect
7 - very good
6 - worth to try
5 - nothing special
4 - drink if you got nothing else
3 - terrible
2 - better than shit
1 - shit
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Laphroaig
age: 10 yo
kind: single malt
region: Scotland, Islay
strength: 43%
price: 28-29€ (70cl)
website: www.laphroaig.com
Jim Murray’s rating: 90/100
my rating: 4/10
notes: for real endorsers of islay destilled whisky. it’s far from from Bruichladdich Waves or Caol Ila. Smells terrible and tastes even worse.
Bowmore 12
age: 12 yo
kind: single malt
region: Scotland, Islay
strength: 40%
website: www.bowmore.com
price: 38-40€ (70cl)
Jim Murray’s rating: 91/100
my rating: 5/10
notes: too smoky. only for Islay whisky endorsers. i bought a small 0,05 bottle. lucky me.
Caol Ila
age: not specified
kind: single malt
region: Scotland, Islay
strength: 43%
price: 45-47€ (70cl)
website: no website (!?)
Jim Murray’s rating: 89/100
my rating: 6/10
notes: mix of tastes. salty, fruity, smoky. interesting but single malts from Islay region are still not my favourite ones. if you like Talisker, you would love Caol Ila.
Bunnahabhain Darach Ur
age: not specified
kind: single malt
region: Scotland, Islay
strength: 46.3%
price: 50-55€ (100cl)
website: www.bunnahabhain.com
Jim Murray’s rating: 87/100
my rating: 6/10
notes: nice smell. salty taste. interesting though a bit too strong.
Bruichladdich Waves
age: 7 yo
kind: single malt
region: Scotland, Islay
strength: 46%
price: 35-37€ (70cl)
website: www.bruichladdich.com
Jim Murray’s rating: not rated
my rating: 6/10
notes: I’ve found information that in 2008 Jim Murray rated Waves as 85 points but I cannot confirm it according to 2011 Whisky Bible.
I’m not a fan of strong and peat whisky but Waves got something interesting in taste after adding some water.
