Whisky Magazine Awards 2024 global results revealed
The whisky industry’s greatest gathered at Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London on Wednesday 20 March for the Whisky Journal Awards 2024, celebrating the most effective folks, locations, and solutions in the whisky globe.
The awards ceremony observed the announcement of the World’s Finest whiskies in the Planet Whiskies Awards and the Icons of Whisky worldwide winners, as nicely as the induction of a few new market luminaries to the Whisky Journal Corridor of Fame.
Whisky Magazine has been presenting the final results of its Planet Whiskies Awards for 24 years (beginning as the Most effective of the Finest levels of competition in 2001). This year’s announcement represents the end result of a demanding blind-judging course of action that observed more than 200 professional judges from around the globe evaluate more than 1,500 unique whiskies from extra than 40 international locations.
The level of competition named its World’s Finest winners throughout 23 types, such as single malt, bourbon, blended, rye, pot even now, and design. This year’s winners include things like The English Sherry Cask, which was named World’s Finest One Malt, 1792 12 Yrs Outdated, which was awarded the title of World’s Most effective Bourbon, and Ballantine’s 30 Years Previous, which was named Greatest Blended.
The Icons of Whisky has awarded the industry’s finest persons, sites, and organizations considering the fact that 2007. The worldwide winners are preferred by an specialist panel from a shortlist of regional winners of Icons competitions that discovered the shining stars of America, Ireland, Scotland, and the Relaxation of the Planet.
Between this year’s 27 winners were Irish Distillers, which took house the title of Distiller of the 12 months, Balcones Distilling, which was named Craft Producer of the Calendar year, and Glen Moray’s Stephen Woodcock, who claimed the Grasp Distiller/Learn Blender of the 12 months award.
The London party also saw the induction of 3 new members of the Whisky Journal Corridor of Fame: Russell Anderson of the Macallan Distillery Ichiro Akuto, founder of Venture Whisky and Chichibu Distillery and Canadian whisky writer and marketing consultant Davin de Kergommeaux.
On the Icons of Whisky benefits, Bethany Brown, editor of Whisky Magazine and chair of judges for the Icons of Whisky awards, explained: “We had an excellent crop of entries to all our regional Icons of Whisky competitions this yr, earning the variety of our world-wide winners a difficult course of action. Having said that, for us as judges, this is the very best variety of challenge it goes to prove the seemingly inexhaustible innovation, energy, and ingenuity to be found in the international whisky industry.
“I would like to congratulate our winners, but also thank them — and all our Icons of Whisky 2024 entrants — for the do the job they do each individual and every working day to aid the whisky business thrive.”
Anita Ujszaszi, awards director, claimed of the World Whiskies Awards: “It has been one more excellent 12 months for the Planet Whiskies Awards as properly as the Icons of Whisky. From the extraordinary and ever-diversifying variety of items entered to the wonderful people we get to work with on our judging panels, it is a privilege to be element of this most incredible market. This was yet another unbelievably sturdy calendar year in all the groups and there have been worthy winners across the world, showcasing that this is much more than just earning a products — it is people today dedicating their life to earning some thing amazing.”
Comprehensive lists of international winners in the 2024 Icons of Whisky and Globe Whiskies Awards competitions can be located down below. Far more specifics on both of those competitions can be discovered at worldwhiskiesawards.com.
Icons of Whisky World Winners 2024
Distiller
Sponsored by Glencairn Crystal Studio
Irish Distillers
Learn Distiller/Master Blender
Sponsored by Brindiamo Team
Stephen Woodcock, Glen Moray Distillery
Craft Producer
Sponsored by Oakbank Solutions
Balcones Distilling
Sustainable Distillery
Ardnamurchan Distillery
Distillery Supervisor
Heather Tillott, Sullivans Cove Distillery
Visitor Attraction
Callington Mill Distillery
Solitary Estate
Thy Whisky Distillery
Campaign Innovator
Irish Distillers
Manufacturer Innovator
Sullivans Cove Distillery
Independent Bottler
The Heart Slash
Cooperage
Casknolia
Cooper
Rafa Cabello, Casknolia
American Whiskey Brand Ambassador
Sponsored by McLaren Packaging
Paul Hletko, Number of Spirits
Irish Whiskey Brand name Ambassador
Sponsored by McLaren Packaging
Brendan Carty, Killowen Distillery
Scotch Whisky Brand Ambassador
Sponsored by McLaren Packaging
Seamus Carroll, The Whisky Club
Globe Whisky Manufacturer Ambassador
Sponsored by McLaren Packaging
Ally Bhana, Sullivans Cove Distillery
Advertising Crew
The Workforce, Jameson Ireland
Output Team
The Staff, Jura Distillery
Income Workforce
The Crew, Sullivans Cove Distillery
Visitor Attraction Workforce
The Workforce, Teeling Whiskey Distillery
Sustainability Officer
Melanie Gourley, Westland Distillery
Customer Attraction Supervisor
Sponsored by Larkfire
Dee Ford, Angel’s Envy Distillery
Warehouse Manager
Scott Provide, Westland Distillery
Communicator
Barry Chandler, Stories & Sips
Brand & Packaging Layout Agency
Sponsored by Blue Box Style and design
JDO
Digital Agency
Sponsored by Blue Box Design
Northport
PR Agency
Sponsored by Blue Box Style and design
The Tale
World Whiskies Awards World wide Winners 2024
World’s Greatest One Malt
Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons
The English, Sherry Cask
World’s Ideal Little Batch One Malt
Mosgaard, Moscatel Cask
World’s Very best One Cask Single Malt
Glen Scotia, Cask 637 Refill Bourbon Barrel
World’s Best Blended
Sponsored by Blue Box Layout
Ballantine’s, 30 Many years Previous
World’s Greatest Canadian Blended
Gibson’s Finest, Venerable
World’s Ideal Blended Confined Launch
3 Ships, Master’s Selection 12 Yrs Aged Double Wooden Mix
World’s Finest Blended Malt
Dewar’s, Double Double 37 Yrs Previous
World’s Greatest Pot Still
Sponsored by Oakbank Solutions
Redbreast, 21 A long time Outdated
World’s Most effective Bourbon
Sponsored by Kentucky Bourbon Competition
1792, 12 Many years Aged
World’s Very best Finished Bourbon
Breckenridge, Port Cask Complete
World’s Very best Little Batch Bourbon
Legal guidelines Whiskey House, 4 Grain Bourbon Cask Toughness
World’s Finest One Barrel Bourbon
4 Roses, Solitary Barrel
World’s Best Tennessee Whiskey
Uncle Closest, 1856 Quality Aged Whiskey
World’s Best American Type Whiskey
Sponsored by Brindiamo Team
Couple, American Straight Whiskey
World’s Most effective Grain
Sponsored by Oakbank Merchandise
Bain’s, Founders Collection 15 Several years Old
World’s Very best Single Cask Solitary Grain
Sponsored by Brindiamo Group
The Octave High quality, Strathclyde
World’s Very best Rye
Sponsored by Oakbank Items
Millstone, Founders Reserve 10 Several years Old Rye
World’s Finest Single Cask Solitary Rye
Sponsored by Oakbank Goods
Proof and Wood, Tumblin’ Dice One Barrel Rye
World’s Finest Corn
Sponsored by Brindiamo Group
Ironroot Republic, Hubris
World’s Most effective Wheat
Sponsored by Brindiamo Group
Lone Elm, Solitary Barrel
World’s Best New Make & Youthful Spirit
Sponsored by Brindiamo Team
Anohka, This is Not Whisky Intensely Peated One Malt Spirit
World’s Finest Flavoured
Stillhouse, Peanut Butter S’mores Whiskey
World’s Ideal Style and design
Sponsored by Hunter Luxury
Shirakawa, 1958