The 90 Club

It is not often I find something truly outstanding.

The whisky world is brimming with bottles like never before. But it takes a lot of skill and luck to find the right spirit and put it into the perfect cask for the perfect length of time and then for a person who really enjoys that type of whisky to discover it. 

Everyone is different. Just because I really liked these whiskies does NOT mean that you will. However, I thought it would be useful to make a list of my highest rated whiskies:

• Bowmore Bicentenary- 94/100

• Mortlach 1973 OMC (2004)- 93/100
• Brora 30 (2004 Release)- 93/100
• Clynelish 1974 Signatory Dumpy- 93/100

• Bowmore 1987 Wemyss- 92/100
• Karuizawa 1983 Private Cask- 92/100
• Mortlach 14 Sestante- 92/100
• Hibiki 30- 92/100

• Lagavulin 25 2016- 91/100
• Ardbeg 1991 MoM- 91/100
• Balvenie 1970 42yo- 91/100
• Port Ellen 33 TBWC Batch 6- 91/100
• Benrinnes 23 1985- 91/100
• Yamazaki 25- 91/100

• Octomore 2005 VC Cask- 90/100
• Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 4- 90/100
• Highland Park 40- 90/100
• Laphroaig 30 (Old Bottling 75cl)- 90/100
• Laphroaig 1998 Signatory for TWE- 90/100
• Glenfarlcas 1985 Family Casks- 90/100
• Brora 35 2013 Release- 90/100
• Port Ellen TBWC Batch 5- 90/100
• Port Ellen 1982 Wilson & Morgan- 90/100
• Ardbeg 1972 OMC (2001)- 90/100
• Linlithgow 1974 (2001) Silver Seal- 90/100
• Ledaig 20 Sestante (Early 70's)- 90/100
• Secret Distillery #1 28yo TBWC- 90/100

There are 27 whiskies in the 90 Club. Some number crunching here has revealed that the current average age of a whisky in the 90 Club is about 27 years old. The average price (approx.) is £815 for a 70cl bottle. The average strength is around 51.4%abv.

Hopefully this list will expand as we go on and I taste more and more whiskies.

I am also going to add the 'Almost There Club' with whiskies that have scored 89/100:

• Caol Ila 1983 Artist 4th Ed.- 89/100
• Ardbeg 1976-2002 VC Sample- 89/100
• Ardbeg 1976-2004 Feis Ile- 89/100
• Springbank 21 Single Cask TWE Show 2016- 89/100
• Port Ellen 1978 Rare Malts- 89/100
• Craigellachie 21 Single Cask for The Craigellachie Hotel- 89/100
• Ledaig 1973 Cheiftain's Hogshead- 89/100
• Ledaig 20 Distillery Exclusive Moscatel Finish- 89/100
• Bowmore 1991 Carn Mor 'Chairman's Legacy'- 89/100
• Bowmore 1987 SMWS 3.228- 89/100
• Lagavulin 23 Refill Sherry Warehouse- 89/100
• Speyside Region 1973 TWA for TWE- 89/100
• Balvenie 40- 89/100
• Linkwood 37- 89/100
• Glen Ord 30- 89/100

Cheers all!