Where Does the World's Whiskey Come From?
Beginner Aggregated
The world's whiskey is produced primarily from a few regions:
- Scotland: Over 120 active distilleries, famous for 'Scotch' whiskey
- United States: World's primary Bourbon producer
- Canada: Interchangeable with 'Rye Whiskey'
Which Region gets the Best Ratings? Is most Controversial?
Advanced Aggregated
Ratings are aggregated over each region or type of whiskey. Average, median and quartiles are presented to represent spread of reviews.
- India has the highest average reviews of any region
- Islay scotch seems to have the highest 'controversiality'
- Outliers exists for some expressions even for high rated regions.
Which Region gets the Most Reviews?
Beginner Reviews Aggregated
Scotch takes the cake by far.
Broken down by individual scotch regions, we see that Speyside alone gets more reviews last year than Bourbon.
Which Individual Expressions of Each Region has the Best Value?
Advanced Price Individual Expressions
Grouped by region, we see the relative value of each expression of whiskey in that region given by the area it takes.
The value is calculated by Average Rating / Average Price. Hence, a larger area denotes a better value.
A few noteworthy expressions:
- Wild Turkey 81 is the best value Bourbon
- Finlaggan Old Reserve is the best value for Islay Scotch
- Te Bheag is the best value blended, and best value overall
- Canadian and Irish has the best general value of all regions
Hover over the individual areas for details on any particular expression. Click on regions to filter by.
