The San Francisco World Spirits Competition was held in late March this year and there were a lot of standouts in the single malt scotch category. The competition awarded a “Best Whisky” for the category but also a bunch of “Double Gold.”

Reddit user there_is_no_clutch compiled a list of seventeen Double Gold winners who can be purchased for $100 or less (retail):

• Aberlour 12 Year Old, Speyside[43%] $42.
• Aberlour 12 Year Old, Non-Chill Filtered, Speyside, [48%] $60.
• Aberlour 18 Year Old, Speyside [43%] $100.
• Ardbeg, Corryvreckan, Islay [57.1%] $85.
• Auchentoshan Three Wood, Lowland [43%] $63.
• Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old, Islay [46.3%] $40.
• Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old, Islay [46.3%] $90.
• Glen Garioch Founders Reserve, Highland [48%] $45.
• Glenfiddich, Cask of Dreams, Speyside [48.8%] $99.
• Glenmorangie Extremely Rare 18 Year Old, Highlands [43%] $100.
• Laphroaig 10 Year Old, Islay [43%] $46.
• Laphroaig 18 Year Old, Islay [48%] $95.
• Laphroaig 10 Year Old, Cask Strength, Islay [57.3%] $60.
• Speyburn Brandan Orach, Speyside [40%] $20.
• The Arran 14 Year Old, Islands [46%] $70.
• The Balvenie 15 Year Old, Single Barrel, Speyside [47.8%] $80.
• The Glenlivet 18 Year Old, Speyside [43%] $60.

The winner of Best Whisky went to Isle of Jura Single Malt Scotch 1976, a 42% spirit with a retail price of $750.

One of my favorite go-to scotches, Balvenie 12 Year Old DoubleWood, scored a Gold medal.

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