The 12 Best Whiskies of 2025
Plus two surprising tequilas and one incredible rum for malt lovers
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Happy holidays, hooch hounds. It’s your friendly neighborhood whiskeyman, Brad Japhe, back with a monthly review of all that’s good in wood and grain. This time of year, I take things a step further, reflecting upon the hundreds of notable spirits I sampled over the past 12 months to come away with the dozen or so bottles that wowed me the most. It’s an annual exercise I’ve had the privilege of producing for Bloomberg every December since 2019.
But before the grand reveal, here’s a brief rundown of what else is happening in the whiskey world: