The Top 10 Whiskeys of 2022

The mad fanaticism over all things whiskey continued unabated in 2022, but with quality like this on the market, it’s hard not to see why. Some of this stuff is so insanely good that we can fully understand the wild price hikes and long lines and lotteries just to win the chance at buying a bottle… though, gulp, I can’t say that anyone on the staff is ready to plunk down four figures for 750ml of whiskey, no matter how good it is. That’s a long way of apologizing for the high prices and extreme rarity of a few of the whiskeys on this list, but with our top 10 whiskeys of the year list, our goal has always been to celebrate the absolute best quality products that hit the market in the last year, even if they do come at an extreme cost. (For more affordable picks, please refer to our holiday shopping guide.)

As always, we’re revealing one whiskey each day over the next 10 days until we hit #1 on Christmas Eve. While you’re preparing for the big reveal, feel free to indulge in some of our previous top 10 whiskey lists: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017. You can also search multiple stores at wine-searcher to find the best prices on all these products and more.

Stay tuned tomorrow for the #9 pick!

10. M&H Apex Dead Sea – Israel is not a country that one commonly associates with whiskey, and sure enough, M&H (aka Milk & Honey) has to date produced a series of serviceable but not wholly memorable offerings. That changes with Apex Dead Sea, an experimental whiskey aged near the ultra-hot Dead Sea. The whiskey pours on wood and filters it through notes of apricot, banana, and orange peel. Racy at full proof, but always evocative. 112.4 proof. $120 -CN

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