Top 10 whiskies you need to try in 2025
Why stick with the same whisky you had last year when there’s a new favourite waiting to be discovered? We’ve rounded up 10 whiskies you need to try in 2025, from countries or regions you might not have visited in a glass to styles that are often overlooked plus some very cool outliers. These are not the same big-name brands you’ll see everywhere.
This is the Top 10 whiskies we think should be on your radar in 2025. Although obviously you should broaden your horizons way beyond just 10. This is just a starter pack…
10 whiskies you need to try in 2025
Glen Scotia 15 Year Old Whisky
Campbeltown whisky is typically bold, rich, malty, smoky, coastal, and deliciously fruity. Lucky for us Glen Scotia has been keeping us stocked in the good stuff given Springbank sells out as soon as it’s available. It’s not exactly under the radar these days but if there is anyone left who hasn’t given this distillery a chance then don’t deny yourself any longer.
Green Spot Single Pot Still Whiskey
Single Pot Still Whiskey is one of the many magnificent gifts Ireland has given the world. It’s truly one of the great styles of whisky and should be held in more reverence. So go and try this wonderful whiskey from Green Spot and spread the good word.
Lochlea Single Cask Ex-Bourbon Barrel (Master of Malt Exclusive) Whisky
The Lowlands is full of young, bright, and interesting distilleries. They’re all worth exploring, but we’re going to show some love to Lochlea because it makes sublime whisky with a genuine farm-to-bottle process. Also this beauty was bottled up exclusively for us!
Elijah Craig Straight Rye Whiskey
Elijah Craig has entered the rye whiskey game with aplomb thanks to this quality sipper, made from a mash bill of 51% rye, 35% corn, and 14% barley. The whiskey in here is at least 8 years old. It’s the kind of Kentucky straight rye whiskey that should be appreciated and savoured, although you can also mix it in the classic rye whiskey tradition too. Manhattan, anyone?
Ardnahoe Infinite Loch Whisky
The first core release from a long-awaited Islay distillery, if you haven’t tried Ardnahoe Infinite Loch, what are you waiting for? Aged in a combo of bourbon and oloroso sherry casks, this single malt Scotch whisky was bottled at the distillery’s preferred strength of 50% ABV, without artificial colouring or chill-filtration. Impressive stuff and a good sign of what’s to come.
Canadian Corn Whisky 8 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)
Canadian corn whisky might not be a style you’ve embraced before but That Boutique-y Whisky Company doesn’t bottle up anything that isn’t brilliant so you can trust this release to be a great introduction. Aged for eight years in oloroso casks, Canadian Corn Whisky 8 Year Old is packed with layers of sherried fruit, toffee ice cream, toasted almonds, and popcorn.
Kyrö Sauna Stories No.1 Whisky
This is the world’s first whisky finished in a sauna. Any questions? Kyrö Sauna Stories No.1 must be one of the most original whisky releases of 2024. This 100% malted rye Finnish whisky was aged in new American oak and Jamaican rum (bottled by Planteray Rum) in a bespoke barrel sauna. This maturation climate is hotter than most natural settings can achieve, like the tropical setting lots of rums age in. Kyrö achieved an internal temperature of 55 degrees Celsius to age its casks, using excess steam from the distilling process to heat the sauna.
Burnt Oak 24 Year Old Blended Whiskey
The Burnt Ends range is all bargains and beauties but Burnt Oak 24 Year Old enters the sphere of masterful. A mix of mystery 25-year-old Islay single malt and 24-year-old bourbon, there’s heaps of chewy peat smoke, charred stone fruits, and roasted coffee here.
RyeLaw Fife Single Grain Scotch Whisky
If you thought rye whisky was only American, think again. InchDairnie’s delightful RyeLaw is styled as “the world’s only precision-distilled malted rye Scotch whisky”. Everything InchDairnie does, from the materials it uses to its methods and maturation results in a perfect sippable Scottish rye whisky.
Woven Superblend Whisky
Woven is a genuinely experimental, interesting brand and each release catches our eye. Just to give an idea of what it’s all about, this blend contains malt and grain from Scotland as well as whisky from England, Germany, Ireland and America. On the back of the bottle, you can see the exact percentages and which distilleries featured, including Loch Lomond, The English Whisky Company, and George Dickel.
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