Blends
Old Keeper ("J")
Age: "3 years and more"Alcohol: 40%
Price: 10 €/l (price rank: 1 of 17)
A blend sold by German discount retailer "Aldi" (South). Not to be confused with the "Statesman" brand sold in "Aldi" (North) branches. The cheapest product in this test. Distilled by Abbeyhill Distilling Co. Ltd., Edinburgh.
Johnnie Walker Red Label ("P")
Age: not givenAlcohol: 40%
Price: 15 €/l (price rank: 2 of 17)
A well-known blend. ("The world´s most popular whisky.")
The Famous Grouse ("M")
Age: not givenAlcohol: 40%
Price: 20 €/l (price rank: 3 of 17)
A well-known blend.
Single Malts
Sorted by price rank, unless there was more than one whisky from the same distillery; in that case, all of them are listed where the first one would have appeared.
Ben Bracken ("B")
Age: 12 yearsAlcohol: 40%
Price: 25 €/l (price rank: 4 of 17)
The single malt stocked by German discount retailer "Lidl". Speyside; distilled, matured and bottled by Clydesdale Ltd., Glasgow.
Bowmore Legend ("C")
Age: 8 yearsAlcohol: 40%
Price: 30 €/l (price rank: 5 of 17)
A very inexpensive and young whisky from Islay. (The cheapest single malt in this test if you disregard the "Lidl" discount retail brand.)
Glengoyne 10 Years Old ("O")
Age: 10 yearsAlcohol: 40%
Price: 30 €/l (price rank: 5 of 17)
Taste: 2-3, "the least peated Scottish Malt"
Glengoyne 21 Years Old ("G")
Age: 21 yearsAlcohol: 43%
Price: 100 €/l (price rank: 15 of 17)
Taste: 2-3, "the least peated Scottish Malt"
The two Glengoyne whiskies are here for age comparison. The distillery lies just north of Glasgow.
Ledaig 7 Years Old ("Q")
Age: 7 yearsAlcohol: 43%
Price: 35 €/l (price rank: 7 of 17)
The youngest single malt in this test; most distilleries only sell their products after 10 or more years of ageing. The distillery is on the Isle of Mull.
Cardhu ("K") *
Age: 12 yearsAlcohol: 40%
Price: 45 €/l (price rank: 10 of 17)
Taste: 2-3, "smooth, light malt ... delicate, sweet flavour"
Distillery in Moray. A whisky without fuss, most of it is used in Johnnie Walker blends.
Glenmorangie 10 Years Old ("I") *
Age: 10 yearsAlcohol: 40%
Price: 45 €/l (price rank: 10 of 17)
Taste: 3-4, "smooth, medium-bodied, slightly sweet aroma"
A very common whisky in Germany, available in many bars and hotels. The distillery is in Tain (Ross-Shire).
Bruichladdich 10 Years Old ("F")
Age: 10 yearsAlcohol: 46%
Price: 45 €/l (price rank: 10 of 17)
Bruichladdich 15 Years Old ("N")
Age: 15 yearsAlcohol: 46%
Price: 60 €/l (price rank: 13 of 17)
Bruichladdich 20 Years Old ("L")
Age: 20 yearsAlcohol: 46%
Price: 150 €/l (price rank: 17 of 17)
Three whiskies from the Isle of Islay, mostly here to determine whether the age can really be tasted. The 20 year old variant is the most expensive whisky in this test.
Glen Ord ("D") *
Age: 12 yearsAlcohol: 40%
Price: 65 €/l (price rank: 14 of 17)
Taste: 2-3, "smooth, well-rounded and slightly dry malt"
Distillery near Inverness. A not very well-known brand.
Macallan Fine Oak 18 Years Old ("H")
Age: 18 yearsAlcohol: 43%
Price: 115 €/l (price rank: 16 of 17)
Taste: 3-4, "rich, sherried aroma, smooth, elegant flavour"
Internet sources name this as a very good whisky. It is one of the two most expensive ones in this test. Distillery in Craigellachie (Speyside). "Carefully matured in a unique combination of Bourbon & Sherry oak cases."
Single Malts with a Difference
Bushmills 10 Year Old ("E")
Age: 10 yearsAlcohol: 40%
Price: 35 €/l (price rank: 7 of 17)
Taste: 2-3; "rich, malty flavour and dry finish"
The only Irish whiskey in this test. Standard restaurant (and pub) fare in Germany. "Matured in two woods. Triple distilled."
Glenfarclas 105 ("A")
Age: 8 yearsAlcohol: 60%
Price: 40 €/l (price rank: 9 of 17)
Unusual bottling at cask strength (normally, whisky is diluted to 40-43% alcohol when bottled), contained in this test to determine the effect of alcohol content. Distillery in Speyside.
