Not only does it provoke debate, but quantifying the taste of whisky via a numerical rating forces the taster to think carefully about the dramming experience. Also, and not least important, applying a score – and comparing that rating with fellow geeks and experts – is a lot of fun.
However, I think judging whiskies on a 100-to-the-nearest-half-point scale is the wrong way to go. What’s more, common sense and science are on my side…