10 Great Whiskies under 100€ for 2024

People know that good whisky do not need to be expensive to be good. Especially in a world of ever rising whisky prices, its more important to know where you find good value for your money. Because prices are changing on an annual basis, we decided to create a 2024 list of 10 great whiskies under 100€ who are good value for their money.

Campletown Loch

Campbeltown Loch is a Blended Malt Whisky made from a blend of five different malts from Campbeltown distilleries, including Springbank, Glen Scotia, Kilkerran, Hazelburn, and Longrow. It is bottled at 46.0% ABV in the distinctive Springbank bottle. This whisky is known for its classic and unfiltered character, devoid of grain whisky. The aroma offers sweet notes of honey, butter toffee, peaches, and citrus fruits, with underlying maltiness. The palate delivers a full-bodied and sweet experience with maritime, spicy, and peaty undertones, while the finish is long-lasting with sweet, spicy, and smoky notes.

Verdict: Rising Star

Suggest Retail Price: 40€

Kilchoman Sanaig

Kilchoman Sanaig is a whisky aged for 4-5 years in ex-Bourbon casks and blended with Kilchoman Single Malt from Oloroso Sherry casks, giving it a higher Sherry influence than the Machir Bay. It's bottled at 46.0% ABV, unchill-filtered, and without added color. With a peat content of 50 ppm phenol, it offers a robust smoky character. This whisky combines complex fruit notes with a touch of lemon, vanilla, honey, and smoke in its aroma. On the palate, it's sweet and full-bodied, with peat smoke, honey sweetness, and a hint of citrus, finishing with medium length and a touch of peat smoke and fresh fruit.

Verdict: Not your obvious choice

Suggest Retail Price: 50€

Lagavulin 16 Years Old

Lagavulin 16 Years Old is a highly regarded Scotch whisky known for its rich and intense flavors, combining peat, sweetness, and salty notes. Crafted on the Scottish island of Islay since 1816, it matures for 16 years in oak barrels, resulting in a robust and stormy island character. This single malt delights with a palate of dry peat smoke, powerful sweetness, and a lengthy finish featuring prominent peat, salt, and seaweed nuances. As a standout among Islay spirits, it's often referred to as the "King of Islay" due to its smoky-sweet profile reflecting the rugged coastal environment. Bottled at 43.0% ABV, it's a must-try for fans of smoky single malts.

Verdict: A must have for everyone

Suggest Retail Price: 85€

Ardbeg Uigeadail

Ardbeg Uigeadail is a whisky named after the source of its water, offering a harmonious blend of sweetness, spiciness, and deep smokiness. It features peaty water from Loch Uigeadail, enriching it with smoky nuances, while maturation in ex-Bourbon and Sherry casks imparts rich, warming aromas, making it perfect for dramatic, stormy nights. Its unique vatting method combines smoky ex-Bourbon barrels with the raisin-like character of ex-Oloroso Sherry casks. This high-proof single malt is bottled at 54.2% ABV, unfiltered, and without artificial coloring. Connoisseurs appreciate its intense smoke, spicy notes, and pronounced sweetness, and it earned a Silver Medal at the 2019 World Whisky Awards Verdict: For those who like smoke

Suggest Retail Price: 70€

Glendronach 12 Years Old

The GlenDronach 12 Years Old is a superb single malt whisky matured for at least 12 years in a blend of top-quality Spanish Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks. Bottled at 43% ABV with its natural color, it offers a sweet and creamy character. The complexity of this whisky, arising from its entire maturation in these exceptional sherry casks, has quickly gained it popularity among connoisseurs. The aroma features sweet, creamy vanilla with hints of ginger, complemented by spices and fruity pear notes. On the palate, it delivers a full-bodied and velvety experience with warm oak and sweet sherry, followed by raisin and spice notes, finishing with medium length and a touch of dryness, showcasing spices and oak once more.

Verdict: Underdog

Suggest Retail Price: 40€

Hibiki Japanese Harmony

Hibiki Japanese Harmony, introduced in 2015 by Suntory, expands the Hibiki range to meet the growing demand for Japanese whiskies. Despite its lack of an age statement, it boasts a sweetness and aromatic fruitiness akin to the 12-year-old Hibiki. This blended malt comprises various releases from Suntory, including Chita Grain Whisky, Yamazaki, and Hakushu, with an influence of Japanese Mizunara oak, imparting notes of ripe bananas and coconut. The bottle design is intricate, with 24 facets representing Japanese seasons and Echizen paper label, handcrafted in an ancient tradition. The taste offers pleasant sweetness, deepened by caramel and spiciness, complemented by hints of milk chocolate, mild oak, and a touch of smoke in a medium-length and sweet finish.

Verdict: An absolute classic from Japan

Suggest Retail Price: 90€

Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask

Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask is a unique whisky from the Kavalan Distillery in Taiwan, crafted with three exquisite Sherry cask maturations - Oloroso, PX, and Moscatel. It prominently features the dry fruit aromas typical of Oloroso, with rich caramel and malt sugar sweetness combining harmoniously with Kavalan's signature tropical fruit notes. Bottled at 40.0% ABV, it undergoes neither added coloring nor chill-filtration. The aroma offers mature berries, dried fruits, citrus, dark chocolate, and subtle spice. On the palate, it's full-bodied, smooth, and sweet with sherry-dried fruits, caramel, honey, and candied fruits, culminating in a long, velvety finish that balances fruity sweetness with a hint of oak.

Verdict: The exotic one under 100€

Suggest Retail Price: 85€

St. Kilian Classic

The St. Kilian Classic Single Malt from St. Kilian Distillers is made from 100% pure barley malt and matures in a combination of 70% ex-Bourbon casks and 30% Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso Sherry casks. This single malt whisky boasts prominent notes of ripe peaches, apricots, spicy oak, and creamy toffee. Bottled at 46.0% ABV, it undergoes no chill-filtration or artificial coloring. On the palate, it offers a mild and fruity experience with creamy vanilla, ripe fruits, fresh mint, subtle herbs, and a touch of white pepper. The finish is long-lasting, featuring vanilla, sweet fruits, and oak notes.

Verdict: One of Germany's finest

Suggest Retail Price: 50€

Yellow Spot 12 Years Old

Yellow Spot 12 Years Old is a Single Pot Still Irish whiskey from the Midleton Distillery, matured for a minimum of 12 years in ex-Bourbon, Sherry, and Malaga casks, with triple distillation and bottled at 46% ABV. It follows the success of Green Spot and offers a unique Irish whiskey experience. While Green Spot is likened to green apples, Yellow Spot offers a more characterful profile with red apple notes, showcasing a complex and sophisticated character with hints of spice, honey, coffee, and dark chocolate in a long, elegant finish.

Verdict: Our favorite from Ireland.

Suggest Retail Price: 90€

Michter's Small Batch Bourbon

Michter's Small Batch Bourbon, crafted by Kentucky's Michter's Distillery, is renowned for its commitment to quality and unique character. The oak used for aging undergoes an extended air-drying process, contributing distinct flavors. This bourbon matures for 5-8 years in American white oak barrels, delivering a robust profile with balanced notes of nuts and sweet vanilla. Made in small batches from premium ingredients and carefully distilled, it's a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey that undergoes aging in charred and toasted American oak barrels, resulting in a flavor-rich profile with intense caramel notes. Presented in a 0.7-liter bottle with 45.7% ABV, it offers apricot, nutty dough, and peppery aromas, a bold yet smooth taste with corn, vanilla, and fruity apricot notes, and a well-balanced finish with oak influences.

Verdict: Core from Kentucky

Suggest Retail Price: 90€

As with all these lists, taste and personal preferences are subjective. That does not mean that other whiskies are not as good as the whiskies who made into our list. However, we pinned down our favorites based on our personal preferences. What we can say, is that we are pretty sure you will like at least some of our list as well.