Journal of Applied Drink Studies International

The drinkability scale has been devised to allow readers to rapidly assess the whether beverages should be purchased or passed on.  The scale is a linear scale ranging from 1 to 10.  A rating of 1 denotes a beverage that is ‘nasty’, while a rating of 10 indicates the liquor may in fact be ‘the nectar of the gods’.

Summaries of drinkability scores for various categories of beverage are shown in tables 1-5 below.

Table 1. Ten highest-scoring beverages.

Ranking	Beverage	Score
1	Taylor’s 20 Year Old Tawny Port	9
2	Shepherd Neame Spitfire	8.5
3	Indo no Aooni	8
4	Budĕjovický Budvar Budweiser	8
5	Schöfferhofer Weizen	7.5
6	Kingfisher Premium	7
7	Ozeki Nama Chozou	6.5
8=	Coopers Best Extra Stout	6
8=	Gosser Beer	6
8=	Kingfisher Strong	6
8=	Wyndham Estate Bin 444 2007	6
8=	Ozeki Samurai Sake	6

 

Table 2. Ten highest-scoring beers.

Ranking	Beverage	Score
1	Shepherd Neame Spitfire	8.5
2	Indo no Aooni	8
3	Budĕjovický Budvar Budweiser	8
4	Schöfferhofer Weizen	7.5
5	Kingfisher Premium	7
6	Coopers Best Extra Stout	6
7	Gosser Beer	6
8	Kingfisher Strong	6
9	Asahi Black	5
10	Arsenalnoe Strong	4
10=	Harbin Beer	4

 

Table 3. Ten highest-scoring wines.

Ranking	Beverage	Score
1	Wyndham Estate Bin 444 2007	6
2	Sala Vive Semi Seco	2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

 

Table 4. Ten highest-scoring distilled beverages.

Ranking	Beverage	Score
1	De Kuyper Kirsch	3
2	Jinro Chamisul Original	3
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

 

Table 5. Ten highest-scoring ‘other’ beverages

Ranking	Beverage	Score
1	Taylor’s 20 Year Old Tawny Port	9
2	Ozeki Nama Chozou	6.5
3	Ozeki Samurai Sake	6
4	Magners Irish Cider	4
5	Horoyoi Shiroi Sawaa	2
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7
8
9
10