Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2017 – the winners

Jim Murray knows how to surprise. Two years ago, he named  Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2013 as his World Whisky of the Year, while last year saw that honour go to Canada, with  Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye  taking the top gong. And now, the 2017 winner has just been announced. Jim Murray’s best whisky in the world is:  Booker’s Rye 13 Year Old . Jim described it as having a ‘brain-draining, mind-blowing’ nose with a finish of ‘amazing depth’, adding that it is a ‘staggering example of a magnificent rye showing exactly what genius in terms of whiskey actually means’, scoring...