Experts named 4 principal steps for a customer to buy the best whisky of its price level. And the best doesn't mean the most expensive one, it means the best in a category. Worldwide admittance. Whisky you choose for an occasion should have high notes of experts from all over the world. Worldwide admitted whisky normally has several awards and medals from the most significant special journals or competitions. Sommelier in the boutiques should have this information. Malt whisky. Experts agreed that single malt whiskies are better than blended ones. For sure they don't compare different categories of whisky like 10-years single malt with 25-years blended whisky. They say that in the same category a single malt whisky is much interesting and rich in taste than a blended one. To precise, single malt whisky is a drink made of barley malt by classical technology at one distillery. Use of casks from different drinks made Scotch whisky one of the most complex drinks in the world. There are different points of view on aging whisky in the casks. They can leave it for aging for more than 25 years, but both aged and young whisky can become a pearl of a collection. An optimal price/quality balance is in whisky aged 10-12 years in a cask. In this age whisky still keeps its proper character and takes necessary nuances from the oak. Region. There was time when regions were specialized on a style of whisky, like Lowland in Scotland gave an easy and light in taste whisky for blends, Speyside was known for its aged and complex whisky. There are lots of “glen”-named distilleries in Speyside – Glenfiddich, Glenfarclas and so on. This word means “valley”. Currently such a specialization is not so strict, but however it is better to pay attention to the region from which your whisky comes. Producer. Every producer of whisky has a goal. For example The Macallan for a long time had a glory of “the best worldwide whisky”. At some moment the owners understood that their drink became a legend and demand overcame offer. So, they decreased the category of the drink to increase the volume of production, well, they didn't lose money, but destroyed the legend... Every producer works in his category and if you are looking for the best whisky, you should look for a producer who has a goal to produce a perfect whisky. Source – www.korrespondent.net