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Add Whisky Monkeys as a Google favoriteMany whisky contests showcase whiskies from all around the globe, but The Spirits Business presents a contest that centers squarely on Scotch: the Scotch Whisky Masters 2025. Which Scotch whiskies can't be missed? Here's an overview of the top contenders.
- What is the Scotch Whisky Masters 2025?
A competition adjudging Scottish whisky based on quality.
- What are the categories for whisky appraisal?
Blended, Blended Malt, Single Grain, Blended Grain, Single Malt, and Rye. - Which whiskies can you find in this overview?
The best single malt whiskies from various Scottish whisky regions.
Who are the winners of the Scotch Whisky Masters 2025?
More than 400 whiskies were rewarded with medals during The Spirits Business' Scotch Whisky Masters 2025. Below, we've assembled a selection of the single malt whiskies that won a Master medal in each whisky region:
The Best Speyside Single Malt Whiskies
| Company/Distillery | Whisky | Category |
| Scotch Malt Whisky Society | 72.124 – Soak up the Sun with a Glass of Sherry | Single Malt: Speyside – Aged up to 12 Years |
| The GlenAllachie Distillers | Meikle Toir The Sherry One | Single Malt: Speyside – Aged up to 12 Years |
| Angus Dundee Distillers | Old Ballantruan 15 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Single Malt: Speyside – Aged between 13 and 18 Years |
| Diageo | The Singleton Glen Ord Warm Reunion 16 Year Old | Single Malt: Speyside – Super-Premium |
| Chivas Brothers | The Glenlivet 15 Years Old French Oak | Single Malt: Speyside – Super-Premium |
| Chivas Brothers | Buchanan’s Special Reserve 18 Years Old | Single Malt: Speyside – Super-Premium |
| Chivas Brothers | Aberlour 16 Years Old Double Cask Matured | Single Malt: Speyside – Ultra-Premium |
| Chivas Brothers | Aberlour 18 Years Old Double Sherry Cask Finish | Single Malt: Speyside – Ultra-Premium |
| Chivas Brothers | The Glenlivet 21 Years Old Sample Room Collection | Single Malt: Speyside – Ultra-Premium |
| Chivas Brothers | Longmorn 18 Years Old | Single Malt: Speyside – Ultra-Premium |
| | Longmorn 22 Years Old | Single Malt: Speyside – Ultra-Premium |
| Brave New Spirits | WhiskyHeroes The Might Of The Moor Auchroisk | Single Malt: Speyside – Single Cask |
The Best Highlands and Islands Single Malt Whiskies
| Company/Distillery | Whisky | Category |
| Elixir Distillers | Port Askaig 15 Years Old | Single Malt: Highlands & Islands – Aged Between 13 and 18 Years |
| The Glenturret | The Glenturret Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 15 Years Old | Single Malt: Highlands & Islands – Aged Between 13 and 18 Years |
| One Cask at a Time | One Cask at a Time – Highland Park 27 | Single Malt: Highlands & Islands – Aged Between 19 and 30 Years |
| Isle of Arran Distillers | Arran Single Malt Sherry Cask ‘The Bodega’ | Single Malt: Highlands & Islands – Premium |
| Chivas Brothers | Scapa 21 Years Old | Single Malt: Highlands & Islands – Ultra-Premium |
| Brave New Spirits | WhiskyHeroes “The Mask Of El Peaton’ | Single Malt: Highlands & Islands – Single Cask |
| Brave New Spirits | Cask Masters Caol Ila | Single Malt: Highlands & Islands – Special Edition |
| Kilchoman Distillery | Kilchoman Batch Strength | Single Malt: Highlands & Islands – No Age Statement |
| Isle of Arran Distillers | Lagg Single Malt Kilmory Edition | Single Malt: Highlands & Islands – No Age Statement |
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The Best Islay Single Malt Whiskies
| Company/Distillery | Whisky | Category |
| The Scotch Malt Whisky Society | 53.491 – Gastronomic Beachcombing | Single Malt: Islay – Aged up to 12 Years |
| Bruichladdich Distillery | Port Charlotte 18 Years Old 2025 Edition | Single Malt: Islay – Aged Between 13 and 18 Years |
| Brave New Spirits | WhiskyHeroes ‘The Unpronounceable’ Staoisha | Single Malt: Islay – Single Cask |
The Best Lowlands Single Malt Whiskies
| Company/Distillery | Whisky | Category |
| Eden Mill St Andrews | Eden Mill St Andrews Sherry Cask | Single Malt: Lowlands – Super-Premium |
| Eden Mill St Andrews | Eden Mill St Andrews Bourbon Cask | Single Malt: Lowlands – Super-Premium |
| InchDairnie Whisky | KinGlassie Fife Single Malt Scotch Whisky Raw Aged 8 Years | Single Malt: Lowlands – Super-Premium |
| InchDairnie Whisky | KinGlassie Fife Single Malt Scotch Whisky Double Matured Aged 8 Years | Single Malt: Lowlands – Super-Premium |
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