Updated: 02 May 2025

10 Best single malt whiskies of 2025

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Updated: 02 May 2025

#1

Best Choice

Lagavulin 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700ml

9.9

Lagavulin

-25%

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Main highlights

Intense, peat rich, sweet and salty

Best enjoyed from a traditional whisky glass, neat or with a little still water

2015 Silver Outstanding Medal Winner - International Wine and Spirits Competition

-25%
#2

Best Value

The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 70cl

9.6

The Balvenie

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Main highlights

Sweet fruit and Oloroso sherry notes, layered with honey and vanilla on the nose

Smooth and mellow with beautifully combined flavours with a Long and warming finish

Distinctive character from being matured in two different wood types, each stage lends different qualities to the resulting single malt whisky
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#3

CARDHU 12 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700ml

9.4

Cardhu

-34%

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Main highlights

With clean, crisp oak and sweet malt

Hint of pear drops, sweet and malty

Cardhu 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky flows like the conversation of excellent company. With notes of honey-nut and a lingering sweet smoke finish, our flavours lead into an attractive, drying aftertaste

-34%
#4

Dailuaine Flora and Fauna 16 Year Old Single Malt Whisky 700 ml

9.3

Dailuaine

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Main highlights

Full-bodied with a smooth, smoky finish

Dailuaine is Gaelic for "The Green Vale". This distillery established in 1852 lies in a hollow by the Carron Burn in Banffshire. This single malt scotch whisky has a full bodied fruity nose and a smoky finish. For more than a hundred years distillery suppliers were despatched by rail. The steam locomotive 'Dailuaine No.1' was in use from 1939-1967 and is preserved on the Strathspey Railway. This single malt was released as part of the "Flora and Fauna" series, a collection of single malts from the more obscure and unknown distilleries in Scotland.

A complicated single malt whisky, full and sweet, yet also citric-fresh, that can impress mightily. An unusual combination of freshness and richness, this 16-year-old single malt whisky has a sherried style with a sweetness and a nuttiness that you can sit and savour.
#5

Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 70cl

9.2

Glenfiddich

-23%

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Matured in fine Oloroso sherry and bourbon casks for 12 years, this special whisky is the perfect example of Glenfiddich's unique Speyside style. Glenfiddich 12 year old makes the perfect gift for any whisky drinker

Glenfiddich 12 year old single malt whisky has a sweet, fruity taste with notes of pear, butterscotch, cream and oak. Followed by a long, smooth, mellow finish

Awarded `Master' (highest honour) at the Global Spirits Masters Awards 2017 and Scotch Whisky Masters 2019 and the best-selling single malt Scotch whisky in the world

-23%
#6

The Glenlivet Founder's Reserve Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700 ml

9.1

The Glenlivet

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Main highlights

Smooth and fruity as the whisky

Made with the same crystal-clear mountain streams of Speyside

Created using time-honoured distillation methods
#7

Singleton Dufftown Malt Master Collection Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700ml

9.0

Singleton

-18%

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Main highlights

With a smooth texture and predominantly sweet taste

Hints of honey and vanilla coupled with fresh pear on a faint base of wood ash

Experience it neat to revel in the notes of unpolluted fruit and vanilla

-18%
#8

Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Bourbon Barrel Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700 ml

8.9

Glenfiddich

-15%

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Main highlights

Unmatched Craftsmanship: Our malt master, Brian Kinsman, carefully matures this whisky for 14 years in American oak casks, then finishes it in charred new oak barrels, enhancing its complexity and depth. The result is a vivid and vibrant whisky that stands out among single malts.

Rich, Sweet Sophistication: Experience the unique blend of Scotland and American bourbon with Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Bourbon Barrel Reserve. This single malt whisky is matured in ex-bourbon casks and finished in deep-charred new oak barrels for a rich, vibrant taste with layers of vanilla, brown sugar, and fresh pear.

Exquisite Flavor Profile: Indulge in the beautifully rich and sweet flavors of Glenfiddich 14 Year Old. Enjoy notes of creamy toffee, woody spices, candied orange peel, and fresh toasted oak, culminating in a long-lasting, lingering sweetness that whisky connoisseurs will adore.

-15%
#9

Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch Whisky, 70cl

8.8

Monkey Shoulder

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Main highlights

SMALL BATCH PRODUCED – The whiskies are matured in first-fill ex-Bourbon casks and vatted together in small batches for up to six months before bottling at 40% Alcohol by Volume

MAKE IT MONKEY – Monkey Shoulder whisky offers light and delicate vanilla notes on the nose. Floral, malty, soft, and slightly honeyed, this blended scotch has a smooth and rounded taste with hints of malty sweetness, vanilla, barley sugar and marmalade

FLAVOURSOME WHISKY – Monkey Shoulder is the product of a closely guarded recipe: a smooth blend of Speyside single malts that produce a complex array of delicious flavours
#10

Talisker 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700 ml

8.7

Talisker

-15%

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Main highlights

Sweet notes of dried fruits, barley-malt tones and shades of smoke are noticeable

It is a full-bodied whiskey with a rich, rich, warm taste

A long, rich finish with peaty, peppery and brackish notes

-15%