Day of shame for Scotland!

[Skybird]

This year, it was no Scottish single malt that got elected "best single malt of the world", like in the years before (last time it was the 18 year old Talisker from the island of Skye). In blind tests, 18 experts voted a - Japanese single malt as the best of the year. "Yoichi", that is the name of the liquid, is accompanied by a Japanese blended malt being voted as best blend in the world, Suntory Hikibi, making Scotland's defeat complete.

The "championship" is organized by the British "Whisky Magazine", which is considered to be the bible for whisky lovers.

for insiders, this is not really surprising, since the climate on Hokkaido is very much in favour of whisky-production, and Japanese destilleries stick to old, traditional methods of prodcution that even in Scotland are becoming rare these days.

The conclusion of it all? Skybird will never remember wether to write "whisky" with or without an "e".

Rest in peace, Scotty. Glad to know you did not have to see this day... I for myself, no matter Talisker or Yoichi, will stick with Dalwhinnie anyway.