Paul Pacult's 120 Top Spirits

Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal's June 2013 Edition Cites the 120 Top Spirits in the World

Angel's Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon and Highland Park 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Tie as "BEST SPIRIT IN THE WORLD"

Source: F. Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal

Jun 10th

F. Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal, viewed by many as the final word in independent spirits evaluation, has announced its annual list of the Best Spirits in the World in its June edition. The 98th issue of F. Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal lists nine Whiskeys, one Calvados and one Rum in the expanded Top Ten. This marks the first time that there has been a tie for the Number One spirit in the world ranking.

Said founding editor F. Paul Pacult, "I could not say that the Angel's Envy was even a hair better than the great and venerable Highland Park 25 and therefore I ended up calling a tie for the Best Spirit in the World. Clearly, however, they were the two finest expressions of distillation that I tasted within the last twelve months. Further, the dynamic growth of high quality American Whiskeys is reflected in their Top Ten dominance. America's distilling community, from large-scale leaders in experimentation like Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky to the hundreds of creative craft distillers like Balcones in Waco, Texas and Pennsylvania Pure Distilleries in Glenshaw, Pennsylvania who make Boyd & Blair Vodka, continues to surge ahead with both innovation and imagination."

This year's roster of the world's elite spirits includes 22 American Whiskeys, 18 Scotch Whiskies, 2 Irish Whiskeys, 16 Rums, 6 Gins, 10 Cognacs, 2 Calvados, 6 Armagnacs, 10 Vodkas, 7 Tequilas, 14 Liqueurs and 7 other assorted spirits. All spirits listed were rated Five Stars in F. Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal and were tasted at least once in the past year.

Said managing editor Sue Woodley, "We acknowledge that all criticism is ultimately subjective and that lists of 'bests' are controversial. But the provocative nature of selected summaries stimulates debate among mavens, the beverage industry and average consumers alike. Discussion is always healthy. When the critic is trusted and independent, lists can serve consumers well by paring down their choices in buying circumstances. Even though some spirits on this year's SJ list are rare and expensive, most others are affordable and readily available in major metropolitan areas in the US."

The F. Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal World's Top 10 are:

1) TIE Angel's Envy Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

1) TIE Highland Park 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

2) George T. Stagg Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2012 edition)

3) Elijah Craig 20 Year Old Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

4) Christian Drouin 1992 Pays d'Auge Calvados

5) St. George Spirits Single Malt Whisky XXX 30th Anniversary Edition

6) Longmorn 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

7) Parker's Heritage Collection Master Distiller's Blend of Mashbills Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

8) Brugal Papá Andrés 2013 Edition Rum

9) Bowmore Dorus Mor 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

10) Colonel E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof Uncut & Unfiltered Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

To view the other 110 Best Spirits in the World please log onto www.spiritjournal.com

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