Best Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Single malt Scotch whisky is made from malted barley at a single distillery and aged for at least three years in oak casks in Scotland. From the medicinal peat smoke of Islay to the honeyed stone-fruit richness of Speyside, no two distilleries taste alike.

The bottles below are ranked by Neatly's community score — a Bayesian-smoothed average that rewards both high ratings and a large number of reviews, so a lesser-known gem with 20 perfect scores ranks below a consensus classic with thousands.

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