tire-bouchon's top of 2019...

I - whisky of the year: Balblair 1966 38yo (93)

2. Single Cask Nation Glenfarclas 9yo (93)

3. Glengoyne 21yo (93)
4. Port Charlotte MRC:01 (92)

5. Murray McDavid Lagavulin 1979 23yo (90)

6. Orphan Barrel Forager's Keep Pittyvaich 26yo (90)
7. Chieftain's Glentauchers 15yo (90)

8. Paul John Christmas Edition 2019 (90)

9. Port Charlotte PC10 (90)
10. Kilkerran Cask Strength 8yo Batch 2 (90)

II - distillery/bottler of the year: Glen Scotia Distillery

runners-up:
New Riff Distilling

L'Encantada

III - "best bang for the buck" of the year: Old Forester Kentucky Straight Rye (88)

2. Four Roses Small Batch Select (89)
3. Paul John Bold (88)

IV - whisky-alternative of the year: L'Encantada Domaine Lous Pibous 1999 18yo (91)

2. L'Encantada Domaine Bellair 1997 20yo (90)
3. Chairman's Reserve Single Batch (90)

V - brew of the year: Amalgamator by Beachwood Brewing

2. Dolores by Phantom Carriage Brewery
3. Shadow Work by Grimm Artisanal Ales
4. Camoufleur by Grimm Artisanal Ales
5. √225 Saison by Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes (BFM)
6. Nec Beard by Libertine Brewing Company
7. Xocoveza by Stone Brewing
8. Obscura Vulpine by Telegraph Brewing Company
9. Lost Sandal Pale by Bootlegger's Brewery
10. Runner by Truman's Brewery

VI - brewery of the year: Phantom Carriage Brewery, Gardena CA

runners-up:
Truman's Brewery, London England

Tortugo Brewing Company, Inglewood CA

VII - winery/vineyard of the year (US): Lynmar Estate, Sebastopol CA

runners-up:
Forge Cellars, Finger Lakes NY
Whitcraft Winery, Santa Barbara CA

VIII - winery/vineyard of the year (non-US): Famille Dutraive, Beaujolais France

runners-up:
Martin Muthenthaler, Wachau Austria
Domaine Charles Baur, Alsace France