updated February 14, 2002
We took the ratings from all the scotches we tasted and ranked them in numerical order here. For your reading pleasure!
These comments are from a limited number of enthusiasts (the Society members of which there are 4), so they are in no way to be 'etched in stone' so-to-speak. They are merely our reflections of them and each individual will undoubtedly have their differing opinion of each and every malt.
The links provide more detailed explanations of all the drams, scores and some of the Pet Names. Follow them to get our reasoning and rationale.
| Ranking | Single Malt | Pet Name | P.L.O.W.E.D. Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macallan 18, 1974 | The Wet Dream of Scotches and/or The Special Occasion Scotch | 100 |
| 2 | Glenmorangie-12, Port Wood Finish | The Pretty Scotch | 99 |
| 3 (3-way tie) | Macallan 25 Knockando 21 Highland Park-12 |
The Trickster or
Suckers Scotch None The Vacation Scotch |
97 97 97 |
| 4 | Macallan-1980, Signatory | None | 96 |
| 5(2-way tie) | Tomatin 10yr Macallan -20, Signatory |
None "The Civilized Scotch" |
94 94 |
| 6 (3-way tie) | Aberlour-10 Bowmore-21 Balvenie-21 Port Wood |
The Puffy Scotch TheMmm, Mmm Good Scotch None |
93 93 93 |
| 7 (3-way tie) | Glenmorangie 18 Bunnahabhain Macallan Gran Reserva |
None None The Sensuous SMS |
92 92 92 |
| 8 (2-way tie) | Dalwhinnie Springbank-12/100 Proof |
None None |
91 91 |
| 9 | Oban | None | 90/91 |
| 10 (3-way tie) | Edradour Tamdhu Aberlour-15 |
None None None |
90 90 90 |
| 11 (3-way tie) | Glengoyne Macallan 12 Talisker |
None The Pubescent Scotch The Giggly Scotch |
89 89 89 |
| 12 | Tormore 10yr | None | 89.5 |
| 13 | Auchentoshan 10yr | The Invisible Scotch | 89 |
| 14 (3-way tie) | Balvenie-12 Cragganmore Clynelish-1984(Sig) |
None None The"Ding Dong Scotch" |
88 88 88 |
| 15 | Port Ellen-1983, Signatory | the "Moist Scotch" | 87 |
| 16 (6-way tie!) | Glenkinchie Glenlivet 18 Glenmorangie 10 Knockando-1978 Singleton Benriach |
None None None None None None |
86 86 86 86 86 86 |
| 17(2-way tie) | Glenmorangie MadeiraWood Springbank-21 |
None None |
85 85 |
| 18 (2-Way Tie) | Bowmore-17 Balvenie-15, SingleBarrel |
The Fireside Scotch The Bad Order Scotch |
84 84 |
| 19 | Glen Scotia- 1966, Signatory | None | 83 |
| 20(3-way tie) | Glendronach Old Fettercairn Rosebank 1989, Signaory |
None None None |
82 82 82 |
| 21 (3-Way Tie) | Cardhu Glenfarclas-12 Bladnoch-1980(Sig) |
None None None |
81 81 81 |
| 22(3-way tie) | Glenfiddich GlenOrd-10(Caden) Longrow-1987(Sig) |
The 'Bud' of
Scotches The "Ghost Scotch" The "Ann Margaret Scotch" |
79/80 80 80 |
| 23 | Lagavulin | The Chloraseptic Scotch | 79 |
| 24 | Scapa-12 | None | 78 |
| 25 | Isle of Jura | None | 74 |
| 26 | Old Fettercairn-1970(Sig) | None | 70 |
| 27 | Glenlivet 12 | None | 67 |
| 28 | Dalmore | The Movie Scotch | 65 |
| 29 | Royal Lochnager | The Cruel Scotch | 64 |
| 30 | Laphroaig | None | 60 |
| 31 | Loch Dhu |
The
Bottom-of-the-Barrell or The Bongwater Scotch |
59 |