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The Whisky Magazine has named their winners for the 2008 World’s Best Whisky awards. For the first time the single malt award didn’t go to a Scottish distiller. The winner this is the twenty year old Yoichi from Japan. Yeah, Japan.

So, what does this world’s best booze taste like? Here are some of the judges’ tasting notes.

Dense Dr Pepper or Vimto with an aroma that explodes with water.

Medium amber hue with a bold nose of sherry tobacco and old leather. Very interesting, complex and bold flavour profile hazelnuts, orange peel, a hint of the sea, some smokiness, leather and dark cigar tobacco.

and my favorite

Sweetness coats the mouth, liquid dessert, makes me want to eat cookies.

But single malt isn’t the only category. Here are some of the other winners:

• Whisky Liquer - Wild Turkey American Honey
• Grain Whisky - Compass Box Hedonism
• New Release - Glenrothes 25 Years Old
• Blended Malt Whisky - Blue Hangar 30 Years Old
• Blended Whisky - Suntory Hibiki 30 Years Old
• American Whiskey - George T. Stagg
• Single Malt Whisky - Yoichi 20 Years Old

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Whisky distiller, Ardbeg, on the Isle of Islay in Scotland has released a bottle of Scotch that is the biggest in the world. At 4.5 liters, that’s over a gallon US.

But don’t go thinking that this is the whisky equivalent of jug wine. This is 10 year old single malt and goes for £350 per bottle.

It’s called Ardbeg Mór. In Gaelic Mór means big which is not only a reference to the size of the bottle but to the big whisky itself. Besides big flavor, the Scotch weighs in at 57.3% ABV. It’s just big all around.

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