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Uisge beatha or usquebaugh are two different spellings of the old Gaelic term for "water of life." This, to English speaking people, sounded like "uishgi" and over time was corrupted to "whisky."

edradourThe Highlanders

On Wednesday January 24, 2007 we used Robbie Burns Day as excuse to sample seven of the more obscure highland single malts.

Unusually, there was a great deal of consensus on the three best whiskies of the tasting. Edradour 10 yr. was a clear favourite with a median score of 22 out of 30. Second place finisher Balblair 10 yr. was the best value at about $50 a bottle - almost $30 cheaper than the Edradour. All four Speysiders ended up at the bottom of the table.
Median scores
Nose
Body
Flavour
Finish
Likeability
Total

out of 4
out of 4
out of 6
out of 8
out of 8
out of 30

Edradour 10 yr. (Midlands)
3.0
3.0
5.0
5.0
6.0
22.0

Balblair 10 yr. (Northern Highlands)
3.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
5.5
20.5

Glen Gariosh 15 yr. (Eastern Highlands)
3.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
5.0
20.0

Speyburn 10 yr. (Speyside)
2.5
3.0
4.0
5.0
5.0
19.5

Milton Duff 10 yr. (Speyside)
2.25
2.75
4.0
5.0
4.0
18.0
Benromach Traditonal (Speyside)
2.0
2.0
3.25
4.75
4.5
17.0
An Cnoc (Knocdhu, Speyside)
2.25
2.0
3.25
4.75
4.5
16.75

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