Sweet whisky

Sweet whisky tastes of toffee, caramel, honey and sugar. Sweetness usually comes from the cask, especially American oak, rather than from added sugar, which Scotch law doesn’t allow.

200 bottles in stock, with the best current price from the UK retailers we check.

Questions

What is the best sweet whisky?
Hakushu 25 Year Old is the highest-rated sweet whisky with at least 100 member ratings: 90.8/100 from 130 ratings, from £3,999.95 at 3 retailers. The most-rated is Arran 10 Year Old, with 1,806 ratings averaging 84.4/100, from £43.95. The 191 bottles we compare come from 62 distilleries, led by Deanston (8), Jack Daniel’s (8) and Balvenie (7).
What is the cheapest sweet whisky?
Jim Beam is the cheapest sweet whisky we compare: £18.99 at DrinkSupermarket.com. That is £23.94 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle. Next cheapest: Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey (£24.95) and Famous Grouse Blended Whisky Litre 100cl (£25.49).
How much does sweet whisky cost?
In-stock sweet whisky runs from £18.99 to £20,000.00 across 191 bottles, with a median of £65.99. 68 cost under £50. The dearest is Old Pulteney 50 Year Old.
Which sweet whisky is easiest to find?
Arran 10 Year Old is stocked by 5 of the retailers we check, from £43.95. Prices for it differ by up to £5.55 between retailers.
What is the oldest sweet whisky you can buy?
Old Pulteney 50 Year Old, at 50 years old, from £20,000.00. 107 of the 191 bottles in stock carry an age statement.