The Unmissable Whiskies of 2025

Monday, 18 August 2025 at 17:01IWSC

Are you looking for a great whisky to give as a gift or to buy for yourself? Then you wouldn't want to miss this list of the best whiskies of 2025. At the International Wine and Spirits Competition 2025, numerous whiskies were awarded with medals. Here are the very best whiskies of the year.

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What is IWSC 2025?
IWSC 2025 is an international competition wherein various drinks such as whisky are judged by an expert jury.
Was whisky the only drink judged during the IWSC 2025? What are the very best whiskies of 2025?
No. In addition to whisky, rum, gin and other drinks were also judged by the jury.

What is the IWSC 2025?

Every year, various competitions are held, testing all kinds of drinks from around the world. One such competition this year is the International Wine and Spirits Competition 2025 (IWSC 2025).

The colour, aroma, taste and overall experience of the drinks are evaluated by an expert panel of experts. Each whisky is tasted blindly and then awarded a score.

Only the highest scores earn a bronze, silver, gold or double gold medal.

What are the very best whiskies of 2025?

The results of the competition are clear. The best whiskies of 2025 according to the IWSC 2025 all scored 98 points, nearly a perfect score. Below is a selection.

Whisky	Country
Rosebank Distillery Legacy Three 32 Year Old Single Malt	Scotland
BenRiach Distillery 2013 Vintage Triple Sherry Cask Single Malt	Scotland
Glenfiddich 30 Year Old Single Malt	Scotland
Deanston Virgin Oak	Scotland
Ki One Unicorn Korean Single Malt	South Korea
Kavalan Solist Pedro Ximenez Sherry Single Cask Strength	Taiwan
Le Breuil Golden Promise Single Malt	France
Loch Lomond 18 Year Old Single Malt	Scotland
Dewar's Double Double 32 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky	Scotland
Glenfiddich 31 Year Old Grand Château Single Malt	Scotland

What are the best Irish whiskies of 2025?

Given the list of the very best whiskies of 2025 primarily consists of Scottish nectars, we will not list them here again. Instead, we have listed the best Irish whiskies of 2025.

Whiskey	Score
Redbreast 18 Year Old Single Pot Still	98 (gold)
Blackwater The Full Irish blended whisky	96 (gold)
Midleton Very Rare 2025 blended Irish whiskey	96 (gold)
Jameson Cask Strength 18 Year Old	95 (gold)
Roe & Co Flor 14 Year Old Single Grain	95 (gold)
Teeling Very Rare Cask 33 Year Old Rum Cask	95 (gold)
Sailor's Home Irish Whiskey Stormchaser	95 (gold)
Redbreast 15 Year Old Single Pot Still	95 (gold)
McConnell's 5 Year Old	94 (silver)
Jameson Caskmates	94 (silver)

There were many more whiskies than this selection awarded during the International Wine and Spirits Competition 2025. For a complete list, you can go here.