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 2020 International Whisky
Competition Official Results

Thank You for making the International Whisky Competition® The World's most followed Whisky Competition.

Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, the 11th Edition of the International Whisky Competition was relocated from Las Vegas, Nevada to the beautiful mountain town of Estes Park, Colorado for the safety of the judges and our staff.

Only one Gold, one Silver and one Bronze per category unless tied. You can download results here:

Whisky of the Year

TOP AWARDS

Whisky of the Year
Dewar’s Double Double 32 Year Old (96.4 points)

Master Blender of the Year
Stephanie Macleod
John Dewar & Sons

Golden Barrel Trophy
John Dewar and Sons

Master Distiller of the Year
Dr Bill Lumsden
Glenmorangie Distillery

Distillery of the Year
Ardbeg Distillery

SCOTLAND

Best Single Malt Scotch-2020

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition (94.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack (94.20 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch NAS (No Age Statement)-2020

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition (94.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack (94.20 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch Under 10 Year Old-2020

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Wee Beastie (92.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glen Turner Rum Cask Finish

Best Single Malt Scotch 10 Year Old-2020

  1. 1st Place: Edradour 10 Year Old (90.0 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg 10 Year Old (89.1 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: The Cooper (88.5 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 12 Year Old-2020

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Lasanta 12 Year Old (91.8 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie The Accord (90.4 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour 12 Year Old (88.7 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 13-14 Year Old-2020

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old (92.2 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie The Elementa (86.7 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: The Glenlivet 14 Year Old (85.7 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 15 Year Old-2020

  1. 1st Place: The Glenlivet 15 Year Old (89.9 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie Cadboll Estate (87.7 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 16-17 Year Old-2020

  1. 1st Place: Aberlour 16 Year Old (89.7 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie The Tribute (89.1 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 18 Year Old-2020

  1. 1st Place: The Glenlivet 18 Year Old (92.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie 18 Year Old (91.7 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour 18 Year Old (89.9 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 19-25 Year Old-2020

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1996 (92.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1995 (91.40 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old (91.37 pts)

Best Islay Single Malt-2020

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition (94.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack (94.20 pts)

Best Highland Single Malt-2020

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1996 (92.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old (92.2 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Glenmorangie Lasanta 12 Year Old (91.8 pts)

Best Speyside Single Malt-2020

  1. 1st Place: The Glenlivet 18 Year Old (92.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: The Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve (90.2 pts
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour A’Bunadh (90.1 pts)

Best Lowland Single Malt-2020

  1. 1st Place: 1770 Glasgow Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Peated Release No.1 (87.9 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: 1770 Glasgow Single Malt Scotch Whisky – The Original 2019 Release
  3. 3rd Place: Auchentoshan American Oak Single Malt Scotch Whiskey

Best Cask Strength Scotch (Over 57% ABV)-2020

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Aberlour A’Bunadh (90.1 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour A’Bunadh Alba (87.9 pts)

Best Peated Scotch-2020

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition (94.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack (94.20 pts)

Best Blended Scotch-2020

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double 32 Year Old (96.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Double Double 27 Year Old (92.9 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s 25 Year Old The Signature (92.8 pts)

Best Blended Scotch Under 10 Year Old-2020

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Caribbean Smooth (88.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Ilegal Smooth (87.9 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 12-15 Year Old-2020

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s 12 Year Old The Ancestor (90.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Imperial 12 Year Old (89.2 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s 15 Year Old The Monarch (88.0 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 16-20 Year Old-2020

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s 18 Year Old The Vintage (85.9 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 21-24 Year Old-2020

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double 21 Year Old (91.9 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 25 Year Old And Over-2020

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double 32 Year Old (96.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Double Double 27 Year Old (92.9 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s 25 Year Old The Signature (92.8 pts)

USA

Best American Whiskey-2020

  1. 1st Place: Eagle Rare 10 Year Old (93.0 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: 1792 12 Year Old (92.8 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: 1792 Bottled-in-Bond (92.0 pts)

Best Straight Bourbon Whiskey-2020

  1. 1st Place: Eagle Rare 10 Year Old (93.0 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: 1792 12 Year Old (92.8 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: 1792 Bottled-in-Bond (92.0 pts)

Best Bourbon Whiskey-2020

  1. 1st Place: Eagle Rare 10 Year Old (93.0 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: 1792 12 Year Old (92.8 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: 1792 Bottled-in-Bond (92.0 pts)

Best Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey-2020

  1. 1st Place: 1792 Full Proof (91.2 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Old Hamer Straight Bourbon Cask Strength (90.9 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Weller Full Proof (89.9 pts)

Best Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey-2020

  1. 1st Place: 1792 Single Barrel (90.3 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel (89.7 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel (89.5 pts)

Best American Rye Whiskey-2020

  1. 1st Place: Old Elk Straight Rye (87.0 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Old Hamer Straight Rye Cask Strength
  3. 3rd Place: Old Hamer Straight Rye 90 Proof

Best American Single Malt-2020

  1. 1st Place: Old 55 Single Barrel American Single Malt (87.4 pts
  2. 2nd Place: Uprising Bottled-in-Bond

Best Micro Distillery Whiskey-2020

(Under 150,000 bottles & scoring over 85 points)

  1. 1st Place: Old Hamer Straight Bourbon Cask Strength (90.9 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Old 55 Single Barrel Bourbon Bottled-in-Bond (87.7 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Old 55 Single Barrel American Single Malt (87.4 pts)

Best Moonshine - White Lightning - New Make-2020

  1. 1st Place: The Mob Museum Moonshine (85.67 pts)

Best Flavored Whiskey-2020

*Awards By U.S. States (Only for Whiskeys Scoring Over 85 Points)

  1. 1st Place: Bowen Grapesky (89.9 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Old Elk PB & Whiskey
  3. 3rd Place: Feisty Maple + Cinnamon Whiskey

Best Colorado Whiskey-2020

  1. 1st Place: Old Elk Blended Straight Bourbon (90.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Old Elk Straight Rye (87.0 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Old Elk Wheated Straight Bourbon (85.9 pts)

Best Indiana Whiskey-2020

  1. 1st Place: Old Hamer Straight Bourbon Cask Strength (90.9 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Remus Repeal Reserve Series III (90.1 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Old 55 Single Barrel Bourbon Bottled-in-Bond (87.7 pts)

Best Kentucky Whiskey-2020

  1. 1st Place: Eagle Rare 10 Year Old (93.0 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: 1792 12 Year Old (92.8 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: 1792 Bottled-in-Bond (92.0 pts)

Best Tennessee Whiskey-2020

  1. 1st Place: Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium (90.9 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch – V. Eady Butler Batch (89.4 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Uncle Nearest 1820 Single Barrel US-28

Best Virginia Whiskey-2020

  1. 1st Place: Bowman Brothers Small Batch (88.8 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Isaac Bowman Port Finished (88.3 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: John J. Bowman Single Barrel

JAPAN

Best Japanese Whisky-2020

  1. 1st Place: The Kurayoshi 12 Year Old (91.3 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Kaiyō Whisky The Sheri (90.5 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Kaiyō Whisky The Peated (90.4 pts)

Best Japanese Whisky NAS (No Age Statement)-2020

  1. 1st Place: Kaiyō Whisky The Sheri (90.5 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Kaiyō Whisky The Peated (90.4 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: The Matsui Mizunara Cask (90.2 pts)<

Best Blended Japanese Whisky-2020

  1. 1st Place: The Matsui Tottori (90.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: The San-in Bourbon (88.5 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: The San-in (86.5 pts)

Best Pure Malt Japanese Whisky-2020

  1. 1st Place: The Kurayoshi 12 Year Old (91.3 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Kaiyō Whisky The Peated (90.4 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: The Kurayoshi 18 Year Old (90.3 pts)

Best Japanese Whisky 12 Year Old-2020

  1. 1st Place: The Kurayoshi 12 Year Old (91.3 pts)

Best Japanese Whisky 18 Year Old-2020

  1. 1st Place: The Kurayoshi 18 Year Old (90.3 pts)

CANADA

Best Canadian Whisky-2020

  1. 1st Place: Royal Canadian Small Batch (85.7 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: High River
  3. 3rd Place: Caribou Crossing Single Barrel

ENGLAND

Best English Whisky-2020

  1. 1st Place: Cotswolds Peated Cask Single Malt (91.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Cotswolds Founder’s Choice Single Malt (87.2 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Cotswolds Single Malt (87.1 pts)

IRELAND

Best Irish Whiskey-2020

  1. 1st Place: Matt D’Arcy & Co. Ltd. 17 Year Old Rum Finished Single Malt (89.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Paddy
  3. 3rd Place: Kinahan’s Single Malt Irish

Best Single Malt Irish Whiskey-2020

  1. 1st Place: Matt D’Arcy & Co. Ltd. 17 Year Old Rum Finished Single Malt (89.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Kinahan’s Single Malt Irish

Best Blended Irish Whiskey-2020

  1. 1st Place: Paddy
  2. 2nd Place: Matt D’Arcy & Co. Ltd. 10 Year Old Port Finished Blended

WORLD

Best World Whisky*-2020

  1. 1st Place: Cotswolds Peated Cask Single Malt (91.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Cotswolds Founder’s Choice Single Malt (87.2 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Cotswolds Single Malt (87.1 pts)

2020 Whiskies Scoring Over 90 Points

  1. Dewar’s Double Double 32 Year Old (96.4 pts)
  2. Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  3. Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition (94.2 pts)
  4. Ardbeg Blaaack (94.2 pts)
  5. Ardbeg Supernova (93.5 pts)
  6. Ardbeg Uigeadail (93.1 pts)
  7. Eagle Rare 10 Year Old (93.0 pts)
  8. Dewar’s Double Double 27 Year Old (92.9 pts)
  9. 1792 12 Year Old (92.9 pts)
  10. Dewar’s 25 The Signature (92.8 pts)
  11. Kilchoman Machir Bay (92.7 pts)
  12. Ardbeg Wee Beastie (92.6 pts)
  13. The Glenlivet 18 Year Old (92.6 pts)
  14. Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1996 (92.4 pts)
  15. Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old (92.2 pts)
  16. Kilchoman Sanaig (92.1 pts)
  17. 1792 Bottled in Bond (92.0 pts)
  18. Ardbeg An Oa (92.0 pts)
  19. [Requested Not to Be Disclosed] (92.0 pts)
  20. Dewar’s Double Double 21 Year Old (91.9 pts)
  21. Glenmorangie Lasanta 12 Year Old (91.8 pts)
  22. Kilchoman Loch Gorm (91.8 pts)
  23. Glenmorangie 18 Year Old (91.7 pts)
  24. Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch (91.6 pts)
  25. Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1995 (91.4 pts)
  26. Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old (91.4 pts)
  27. The Kurayoshi 12 Year Old (91.3 pts)
  28. Glenmorangie 19 Year Old (91.2 pts)
  29. 1792 Full Proof (91.2 pts)
  30. Weller 12 Year Old (91.1)
  31. Cotswolds Peated Cask Single Malt Whisky (91.1 pts)
  32. Weller Antique (91.0 pts)
  33. [Requested Not to Be Disclosed] (91.0 pts)
  34. Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium (90.9 pts)
  35. Old Hamer Straight Bourbon Cask Strength (90.9 pts)
  36. [Requested Not to Be Disclosed] (90.6 pts)
  37. Kaiyō Whisky The Sheri (90.5 pts)
  38. Weller C.Y.P.B. (90.5 pts)
  39. Kaiyō Whisky The Peated (90.4 pts)
  40. Dewar’s 12 The Ancestor (90.4 pts)
  41. Glenmorangie The Accord (90.4 pts)
  42. 1792 Single Barrel (90.3 pts)
  43. The Kurayoshi 18 Year Old (90.3 pts)
  44. The Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve (90.2 pts)
  45. The Matsui Mizunara Cask (90.2 pts)
  46. The Matsui Tottori (90.1 pts)
  47. The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask (90.1 pts)
  48. Aberlour A’Bunadh (90.1 pts)
  49. Remus Repeal Reserve Series III (90.1 pts)
  50. Old Elk Blended Straight Bourbon (90.1 pts)
  51. The Kurayoshi 8 Year Old (90.0 pts)
  52. Edradour 10 Year Old (90.0 pts)
  53. Kilchoman Single Farm Single Malt (90.0 pts)

Acknowledgments

The International Whisky Competition Committee would like to thank its judges for their professionalism and hard work as well as our official sponsor Le Nez du Whisky – USA (Wine Aromas Inc) for its ongoing support.

Special thanks to Thomas Cox for assisting in the last minute relocation of the competition and to the Fall River Village & Skyview event center for hosting the competition in Estes Park, CO during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Their staff (Luke, Tess & Amy) did an incredible job creating a socially distant environment for our judges.

We would also like to thank all staff members (Patrick, Samantha, Leif, Ian, Mitch, Hannah) and our independent consultants (designers, auditors and film crew) for the hard work they put into it making it possible under these complicated circumstances.

Contact Information

USA - Max A. Solano - Competition Director
info@whiskycompetition.com

International Whisky Competition® is a registered Trademark

2021 International Whisky
Competition Official Results

Thank You for making the International Whisky Competition® The World's most-followed Whisky Competition.

The 12th Edition of the International Whisky Competition took place in the beautiful mountain town of Estes Park, Colorado.

Only one Gold, one Silver, and one Bronze per category unless tied.

Results presented by: Le Nez du Whisky & Le Nez du Bourbon

Whisky of the Year

Ardbeg Uigeadail (95.9 points)

TOP AWARDS

Master Distiller of the Year
Dr. Bill Lumsden
Glenmorangie & Ardbeg Distillery

Golden Barrel Trophy
Ardbeg Distillery (Scotland)

Distillery of the Year
Kavalan Distillery (Taiwan)

Master Blender of the Year
Stephanie Macleod
John Dewar & Sons

TOP 15 Whiskies of 2021

  1. Ardbeg Uigeadail - 95.9 Pts (Islay, Scotland)
  2. Glenmorangie Vintage 1997 - 95.1 Pts (Highland, Scotland)
  3. Dewar's Double Double 32 Year Old - 95 Pts (Scotland)
  4. Kavalan Artist Series: Paul Chiang Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 94.6 Pts (Taiwan)
  5. King Car 40th Anniversary Selected Wine Cask Matured Single Malt Whisky – 94 Pts (Taiwan)
  6. Black Bourbon Society's Maker's Mark Private Selection: Recipe 2. – 93.8 Pts (Kentucky, USA)
  7. Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 93.7 Pts (Taiwan)
  8. Dewar's Double Double 21 Year Old – 93.6 Pts (Scotland)
  9. Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old (Batch 2) - 9.4 Pts (Scotland)
  10. Glenmorangie Signet – 93.1 Pts (Highland, Scotland)
  11. Kavalan Solist (Oloroso) Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 93 Pts (Taiwan)
  12. Kilchoman Machir Bay – 92.97 Pts (Islay, Scotland)
  13. Ardbeg An Oa – 92.87 Pts (Islay, Scotland)
  14. Aberlour A'Bundah – 92.73 Pts (Speyside, Scotland)
  15. Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old – 92.67 Pts (Highland, Scotland)

Note: We do not list whiskies that scored under 85 points unless requested by the competing distillery.

SCOTLAND

Best Single Malt Scotch

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Uigeadail - 95.9 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie Vintage 1997 - 95.1 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old (Batch 2) - 93.4 Pts

Best Single Malt Scotch NAS (No Age Statement)

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Uigeadail – 95.9 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie Signet – 93.1 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Kilchoman Machir Bay – 92.97 Pts

Best Single Malt Scotch 10 Year Old and Under

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Wee Beastie – 91.67 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Ten – 91.17 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Glenmorangie The Original – 89.93 Pts

Best Single Malt Scotch 12 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Glenlivet 12 Year Old – 90.93 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie Nectar d'Or 12 Year Old – 90.53 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour 12 Year Old – 89.47 Pts

Best Single Malt Scotch 13-14 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old – 92.67 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie The Elementa 14 Year Old – 89.77 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: The Glenlivet 14 Year Old – 89.07 Pts

Best Single Malt Scotch 15 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Cadboll Estate Batch No. 2 – 89.67 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: The Glenlivet 15 Year Old – 89.5 Pts

Best Single Malt Scotch 16-17 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Aberlour 16 Year Old – 92.33 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie The Tribute 16 Year Old – 92.23 Pts

Best Single Malt Scotch 18 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie 18 Year Old – 92.37 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: The Glenlivet 18 Year Old – 92 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour 18 Year Old – 87.53 Pts

Best Single Malt Scotch 19-25 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1997 – 95.1 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old (Batch 2) – 93.4 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Glenmorangie 19 Year Old– 90.97 Pts

Best Islay Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Uigeadail - 95.9 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old (Batch 2) – 93.4 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Kilchoman Machir Bay – 92.97 Pts

Best Highland Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1997 – 95.1 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie Signet – 93.1 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old – 92.67 Pts

Best Speyside Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Aberlour A’Bunadh – 92.73 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Aberlour 16 Year Old – 92.33 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: The Glenlivet 18 Year Old – 92 Pts

Best Lowland Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Glasgow 1770 Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Peated – 88.67 Pts

Best Cask Strength Scotch

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg An Oa – 92.87 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Aberlour A’Bunadh – 92.73 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan - 89.67 Pts

Best Peated Scotch

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Uigeadail – 95.9 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old (Batch 2) – 93.4 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Kilchoman Machir Bay – 92.97 Pts

Best Blended Scotch

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double 32 Year Old – 95 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Double Double 21 Year Old – 93.6 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s Double Double 27 Year Old – 92.37 Pts

Best Blended Scotch 10 Year and Under

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Portuguese Smooth - 8 Year Old– 90.23 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Japanese Smooth - 8 Year Old – 87.97 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s Ilegal Smooth - 8 Year Old - 87.6 Pts

Best Blended Scotch 12-15 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s 12 Year Old The Ancestor – 89.6 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s 15 Year Old The Monarch – 88.2 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Imperial 12 Year Old Blended Scotch – 86.2 Pts

Best Blended Scotch 16-20 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s 18 Year Old The Vintage – 90.4 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Chivas 18 Year Old – 88.3 Pts

Best Blended Scotch 21-24 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double 21 Year Old – 93.6 Pts

Best Blended Scotch 25 Year Old And Over

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double 32 Year Old – 95 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Double Double 27 Year Old – 92.37 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s 25 Year Old The Signature – 90.03 Pts

Best New Scotch Release 2021

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Scorch 2021 Committee Release – 91.63 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar's Portuguese Smooth - 8 Year Old – 90.23 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Scorch 2021 Limited Edition – 90.13 Pts

USA

Best American Whiskey (All Categories)

  1. 1st Place: Black Bourbon Society's Maker's Mark Private Selection: Recipe 2. – 93.8 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Weldon Mills Reserve – 92.1 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Thomas S. Moore Cabernet Sauvignon Finished Kentucky Straight Bourbon – 92.03 Pts

Best Bourbon Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Black Bourbon Society's Maker's Mark Private Selection: Recipe 2. – 93.8 Pts
  2. <2nd Place: Weldon Mills Reserve – 92.1 Pts/li>
  3. 3rd Place: Thomas S. Moore Cabernet Sauvignon Finished Kentucky Straight Bourbon – 92.03 Pts

Best Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey (Full Proof)

  1. 1st Place: Weldon Mills Reserve – 92.1 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Old Hamer Cask Strength Bourbon – 92 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: 1792 Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 90.63 Pts

Best Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Old Weller Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 91.17 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: John J. Bowman Single Barrel Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 91.07 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Old Hamer Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey - 90.63 Pts

Best Bottled in Bond Bourbon Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: 1792 Bottled in Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 88.4 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Early Times Bottled in Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 88.2 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: TX Bottled in Bond Single Barrel Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 85.43 Pts

Best American Rye Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Old Overholt 114 Proof Straight Rye – 90 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Old Overholt Straight Rye – 89.47 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Colonel E.H. Taylor Rye Kentucky Straight Whiskey – 88.63 Pts

Best American Single Malt Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Rogue Single Malt Cabernet Finish - 85.1 Pts

Best Micro Distillery Whiskey

(Under 150,000 bottles)

  1. 1st Place: Weldon Mills Reserve – 92.1 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Old Hamer Cask Strength Bourbon – 92 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Sisterdale Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 89.6 Pts

Best Indiana Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Old Hamer Cask Strength Bourbon – 92 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Remus – 90.8 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Hugh Hamer Double Oaked 103 – 90.07 Pts

Best Kentucky Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Black Bourbon Society's Maker's Mark Private Selection: Recipe 2. – 93.8 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Thomas S. Moore Cabernet Sauvignon Finished Kentucky Straight Bourbon – 92.03 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Thomas S. Moore Chardonnay Finished Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 91.83 Pts

Best Tennessee Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Uncle Nearest 1820 Premium Single Barrel Whiskey - US-21 – 91.07 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition – 90.37 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Aged Whiskey – 90.33 Pts

Best Texas Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: TX Texas Stright Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Tawny Port Casks – 90.17 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Sisterdale Stright Bourbon Whiskey – 89.6 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: TX Texas Stright Bourbon Whiskey – 88.37 Pts

Best Virginia Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: John J. Bowman Single Barrel Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 91.07 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Bowman Brothers Small Batch Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 89.2 Pts

JAPAN

Best Japanese Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Matsui Pure Malt Whisky The Kurayoshi 18 Years – 91.77 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Matsui Single Malt Whisky The Matsui Mizunara Cask – 91.17 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: The Kyoto Bourbon Barrel – 90.7 Pts

Best Japanese Whisky NAS (No Age Statement)

  1. 1st Place: Matsui Single Malt Whisky The Matsui Mizunara Cask – 91.17 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: The Kyoto Bourbon Barrel – 90.7 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Matsui Blended Whisky The San-in Bourbon Barrel – 90.67 Pts

Best Blended Japanese Whisky

  1. 1st Place: The Kyoto Bourbon Barrel – 90.7 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Matsui Blended Whisky The San-in Bourbon Barrel – 90.67 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Matsui Blended Whisky The Tottori Bourbon Barrel – 89.63 Pts

Best Pure Malt Japanese Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Matsui Pure Malt Whisky The Kurayoshi 18 Years – 91.77 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Matsui Pure Malt Whisky The Kurayoshi 12 Years – 90.67 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Matsui Pure Malt Whisky The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask - 87.33 Pts

Best Japanese Whisky 12 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Matsui Pure Malt Whisky The Kurayoshi 12 Years – 90.67 Pts

Best Japanese Whisky 18 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Matsui Pure Malt Whisky The Kurayoshi 18 Years – 91.77 Pts

CANADA

Best Canadian Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Alberta Premium Cask Strength – 90.67 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Alberta Premium 20 Year Old – 89.8 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Canadian Club 43 Year Old – 89.03 Pts

Best Canadian Blended Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Canadian Club 43 Year Old – 89.03 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: High River Canadian Whisky – 87.7 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Canadian Club Classic 12 Year Old – 87.43 Pts

Best Canadian Rye Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Alberta Premium Cask Strength – 90.67 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Alberta Premium 20 Year Old – 89.8 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Canadian Club 100% Rye – 87.83 Pts

IRELAND

Best Irish Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Paddy Irish Whiskey – 88.53 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Michael Collins Irish Whiskey – 88.27 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Grace O'Malley Blended Irish Whiskey – 87.4 Pts

WORLD

Best World Whisky*

  1. 1st Place: Kavalan Artist Series: Paul Chiang Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 94.6 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Kavalan King Car 40th Anniversary Selected Wine Cask Matured Single Malt Whisky – 94 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 93.7 Pts

*All countries not represented in the above categories

Best Australian Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Morris Muscat Barrel Australian Single Malt Whisky – 90.3 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Morris Signature Australian Single Malt Whisky – 89.17 Pts

Best Austrian Whisky

  1. 1st Place: GLATZL GOLD Haiminger BIO-Whiskey – 85.33 Pts

Best English Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Cotswolds Hearts & Crafts Sauternes Cask Single Malt Whisky – 89.27 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Cotswolds Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky – 88.2 Pts

Best Indian Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Mithuna by Paul John Indian Single Malts – 90.7 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Paul John Nirvana Unpeated Indian Single Malt Whisky – 89.73 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Paul John P.X. Select Cask Indian Single Malt – 89.1 Pts

Best Malaysian Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Timah Double Peated Blended Whiskey – 89.9 Pts

Best Myanmar Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Grand Royal - Special Reserve – 85.6 Pts

OTHER WHISKIES

Best Flavored Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Glacier Distilling Trapline Rock and Rye Whiskey
  2. 2nd Place: Canadian Club Apple
  3. 3rd Place: Southern Comfort

Acknowledgments

The International Whisky Competition Committee would like to thank its judges for their professionalism and hard work as well as our official sponsor Le Nez du Whisky – Le Nez du Bourbon (Wine Aromas Inc) for their ongoing support.

Special thanks to Thomas Cox for arranging the competition to be held in Estes Park, CO at the Fall River Village & Skyview event center. A big thank you to their staff which did an incredible job creating a socially distant environment for our judges.

Special thanks to Thomas Cox for arranging the competition to be held in Estes Park, CO at the Fall River Village & Skyview event center. A big thank you to their staff which did an incredible job creating a socially distant environment for our judges.

The International Whisky Competition Committee.

Contact Information

International Whisky Competition
E: info@whiskycompetition.com | T: +1 702 234 3602
International Whisky Competition® is a registered Trademark

2022 International Whisky
Competition Official Results

Thank You for making the International Whisky Competition® The World's Most-Followed Whisky Competition.

The 13th Edition of the International Whisky Competition took place in the beautiful mountain town of Estes Park, Colorado.

Only one Gold, one Silver, and one Bronze medal are awarded per category (unless tied)

Results presented by: Le Nez du Whisky & Le Nez du Bourbon

Scroll down for results or download here: IWC 2022 Official Results

Whisky of the Year

 
 

TOP AWARDS

Whisky of the Year
Aberlour A’bunadh - Batch #70 – (95.8 points)

Master Distiller of the Year
Graeme Cruickshank
Aberlour Distillery (Speyside, Scotland)

Golden Barrel Trophy
Aberlour Distillery (Speyside, Scotland)

Distillery of the Year
Ardbeg Distillery – 92.59 Avg/Pts (Islay, Scotland)

Master Blender of the Year
Stephanie Macleod
John Dewar & Sons (Scotland)

TOP 15 Whiskies of 2022

  1. Aberlour A'Bundah - Batch #70 – 95.8 Pts (Speyside, Scotland)
  2. Ardbeg Ardcore – 94.9 Pts (Islay, Scotland)
  3. Dewar's Double Double 32 Year Old – 94.4 Pts (Scotland)
  4. Dewar's Double Double 36 Year Old – 94.3 Pts (Scotland)
  5. Ardbeg Corravreckan – 93.8 Pts (Islay, Scotland)
  6. Ardbeg Uigeadail – 93.6 Pts (Islay, Scotland)
  7. Dewar's Double Double 27 Year Old – 93.55 Pts (Scotland)
  8. W.L. Weller Special Reserve – 93.48 Pts (Kentucky, USA)
  9. Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 93.43 Pts (Taiwan)
  10. Starward Unexpeated – 93.4 Pts (Australia)
  11. MORRIS Australian Single Malt Whisky Muscat Barrel – 92.9 Pts (Australia)
  12. Glenmorangie Lasanta - 12 Year Old – 92.8 Pts (Highland, Scotland)
  13. Ardbeg For Discussion - 8 Year Old – 92.8 Pts (Islay, Scotland)
  14. Kavalan Solist Madeira Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 92.7 Pts (Taiwan)
  15. Glenmorangie Signet – 92.65 Pts (Highland, Scotland)

Note: We do not list whiskies that scored under 85 points unless requested by the competing distillery.

SCOTLAND

Best Single Malt Scotch

  1. 1st Place: Aberlour A'Bundah – 95.8 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Ardcore – 94.9 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Corravreckan – 93.8 Pts

Best New Scotch Release

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Ardcore – 94.9 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Double Double - 36 Year Old – 94.3 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg For Discussion - 8 Year Old – 92.8 Pts

Best Single Malt Scotch NAS (No Age Statement)

  1. 1st Place: Aberlour A'Bundah – 95.8 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Ardcore – 94.9 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Corravreckan – 93.8 Pts

Best Single Malt Scotch 10 Year Old and Under

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg For Discussion - 8 Year Old – 92.8 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Wee Beastie - 5 Year Old – 92.3 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Glenmorangie The Original - 10 Year Old – 91.6 Pts

Best Single Malt Scotch 12 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Lasanta 12 Year Old – 92.8 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie The Accord 12 Year Old – 91.7 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour 12 – 90.9 Pts

Best Single Malt Scotch 13-14 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old – 92.2 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Fermutation 13 Year Old – 90.8 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Glenmorangie Elementa 14 Year Old – 89.7 Pts

Best Single Malt Scotch 15 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Cadboll Estate Batch No. 2 - 15 Year Old – 91 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: The Glenlivet 15 Year Old – 87.7 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Bowmore 15 Year Old – 87.5 pts

Best Single Malt Scotch 16-17 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie The Tribute 16 Year Old – 90.9 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Aberlour 16 – 88.9 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Glenfarclas 17 Year Old – 87.5 Pts

Best Single Malt Scotch 18 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Aberlour 18 – 90.7 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: The Glenlivet 18 Year Old – 90.3 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Glenmorangie 18 Year Old - Extremely Rare – 89.8 Pts

Best Single Malt Scotch 19-25 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg 25 Year Old – 92.45 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old (Batch 3) – 91.8 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Glenmorangie 19 Year Old - Finest Reserve – 90 Pts

Best Peated Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Ardcore – 94.9 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Corravreckan – 93.8 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Uigeadail – 93.6 Pts

Best Islay Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Ardcore – 94.9 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Corravreckan – 93.8 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Uigeadail – 93.6 Pts

Best Highland Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Lasanta 12 Year Old – 92.8 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie Signet – 92.7 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old – 92.2 Pts

Best Speyside Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Aberlour A’Bunadh – 95.8 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Aberlour A’Bunadh Alba - Batch 4 – 92.5 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour Casg Annamh - Batch 5 – 91.4 Pts

Best Lowland Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Glasgow 1770 Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Peated – 89.1 Pts

Best Cask Strength Scotch

  1. 1st Place: Aberlour A’Bunadh– 95.8 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan – 93.8 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Uigeadail – 93.6 Pts

Best Blended Scotch

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double - 32 Year Old – 94.4 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Double Double - 36 Year Old – 94.3 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s Double Double - 27 Year Old – 93.55 Pts

Best Blended Scotch 10 Year and Under

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Ilegal Smooth - 8 Year Old – 91.9 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Portuguese Smooth - 8 Year Old– 91 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s Japanese Smooth - 8 Year Old – 90 Pts

Best Blended Scotch 12-15 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s 15 Year - Old The Monarch – 89.1 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s 12 Year - Old The Ancestor – 87.5 Pts

Best Blended Scotch 16-20 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s 18 Year Old - The Vintage – 89.6 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Chivas 18 Year Old – 88.2 Pts

Best Blended Scotch 21-24 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double - 21 Year Old – 91.43 Pts

Best Blended Scotch 25 Year Old And Over

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double - 32 Year Old – 94.4 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Double Double - 36 Year Old – 94.3 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s Double Double - 27 Year Old – 93.6 Pts

Best Blended Scotch - NAS

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s White Label – 87.5 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: William Lawson's Blended Scotch Whisky – 86.7 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Cutty Sark Blended Scotch Whisky – 85.1 Pts

USA

Best American Whiskey (All Categories)

  1. 1st Place: W.L. Weller Special Reserve – 93.48 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Jefferson's Reserve - Very Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon – 92.15 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Maker's Mark Private Selection - Rico's #4 – 92.1 Pts

Best Bourbon Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: W.L. Weller Special Reserve – 93.48 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Jefferson's Reserve - Very Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon – 92.15 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Maker’s Mark Private Select - Rico’s #4 – 92.1 Pts

Best Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey (Full Proof)

  1. 1st Place: Stagg Jr. Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 92.03 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Maker's Mark Cask Strength – 91.37 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Mad Paddle Bourbon - Single Barrel - Cask Strength – 90.8 Pts

Best Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: W.L. Weller Single Barrel – 91.3 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Mad Paddle Bourbon - Single Barrel - Cask Strength – 90.8 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel – 89.4 Pts

Best American Single Malt Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Courage & Conviction - American Single Malt – 91.69 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Courage & Conviction - American Single Malt - Cuvée Cask – 91.2 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Hood River Distillery - McCarthy's Single Malt Whiskey – 90.5 Pts

Best American Corn Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Stilhouse 100% Corn Whiskey – 88.2 Pts

Best Rye Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Roaming Man Tennessee Straight Rye Whiskey – 89.6 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: MB Rye - Single Barrel – 89.1 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Jefferson’s Ocean Aged at Sea Rye Whiskey – 87.2 Pts

Best Micro Distillery Whiskey (Under 150,000 bottles)

  1. 1st Place: Courage & Conviction - American Single Malt – 91.69 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Mad Paddle Bourbon - Single Barrel - Cask Strength – 90.8 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: McCarthy's Single Malt Whiskey – 90.5 Pts

Best Idaho Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Warfield Organic American Whiskey – 86.4 Pts

Best Indiana Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Mad Paddle Bourbon - Single Barrel - Cask Strength – 90.8 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Mad Paddle Bourbon - Single Barrel – 89.1 Pts

Best Kentucky Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Weller Special Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 93.48 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Jefferson's Reserve - Very Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon – 92.15 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Maker's Mark Private Selection - Rico's #4 – 92.1 Pts

Best North Carolina Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Weldon Mills Reserve Bourbon –

CANADA

Best Canadian Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Canadian Club 100% Rye – 92.1 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Dunrobin Canadian Rye Whisky – 91.1 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Bearface Canadian Whisky Wilderness Series 01 – 91 Pts

Best Canadian Blended Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Seagram's 83 – 89.8 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Seagram's VO – 89.6 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Canadian Club Classic - 12 Year Old – 89.3 Pts

Best Canadian Rye Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Canadian Club 100% Rye – 92.1 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Dunrobin Canadian Rye Whisky – 91.1 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Alberta Premium Cask Strength – 90.1 Pts

IRELAND

Best Irish Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Athrú Annacoona – 91.2 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Lost Irish Whiskey – 89.5 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Grace O'Malley Blended Irish Whiskey – 89.4 Pts

Best Single Malt Irish Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Athrú Annacoona – 91.2 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Athrú Keshcorran – 88.6 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Athrú Knocknarea – 86.8 Pts

Best Blended Irish Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Lost Irish Whiskey – 89.5 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Grace O'Malley Blended Irish Whiskey – 89.4 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Proclamation Blended Irish Whiskey – 85.4 Pts

WORLD

Best World Whisky*

  1. 1st Place: Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 93.43 Pts (Taiwan)
  2. 2nd Place: Starward Unexpeated – 93.4 Pts (Australia)
  3. 3rd Place: MORRIS Australian Single Malt Whisky Muscat Barrel – 92.9 Pts (Australia)

Best World Whisky - Cask Strength*

  1. 1st Place: Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 93.43 Pts (Taiwan)
  2. 2nd Place: Kavalan Solist Madeira Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 92.7 Pts (Taiwan)
  3. 3rd Place: Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 92.3 Pts (Taiwan)

* All countries not represented in the above categories. Must score 85 Pts and above to be listed.

Best Australian Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Starward Unexpeated – 93.4 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: MORRIS Australian Single Malt Whisky Muscat Barrel – 92.9 Pts (Australia)
  3. 3rd Place: Starward Twany #2 – 92.05 Pts

Best Indian Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Indri - Single Malt - The Three Wood – 89.2 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Amrut Indian Single Malt Whisky – 87.2 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Amrut Peated Indian Single Malt Whisky – 86.7 Pts

Best Myanmar Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Glan Master Finest – 91.54 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Glan Master Smooth – 91.2 Pts

OTHER WHISKIES

Best Flavored Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Just Ledoux it - Cinnamon Clove Honey Flavored Whiskey
  2. 2nd Place: Dough Ball - Cookie Dough Whiskey
  3. 3rd Place: Devil's Sister - Peach

WHISKY BASED RTDs

Best Whisky Based RTD Cocktail

  1. 1st Place: Curation Bev Co - Sweet Tea Old-Fashioned (USA)
  2. 2nd Place: Wabasso - Whis Key Lime Whisky Beverage (Canada)
  3. 3rd Place: Just Le Doux It - Smoke & Spiced Old Fashioned (USA)

2022 Whiskies Scoring Over 90 Points

  1. Aberlour A'bundah Batch - #70 – 95.8 Pts
  2. Ardbeg Ardcore – 94.9 Pts
  3. Dewar's Double Double 32-Year-Old – 94.4 Pts
  4. Dewar's Double Double 36-Year-Old – 94.3 Pts
  5. Ardbeg Corryvreckan – 93.8 Pts
  6. Ardbeg Uigeadail – 93.6 Pts
  7. Dewar's Double Double 27-Year-Old – 93.55 Pts
  8. W.L. Weller Special Reserve – 93.48 Pts
  9. Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 93.43 Pts
  10. Starward Unexpeated – 93.4 Pts
  11. MORRIS Australian Single Malt Whisky Muscat Barrel – 92.9 Pts
  12. Glenmorangie The Lasanta – 92.8 Pts
  13. Ardbeg 8 Years Old For Discussion – 92.8 Pts
  14. Kavalan Solist Madeira Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 92.7 Pts
  15. Glenmorangie Signet – 92.65 Pts
  16. Ardbeg 25 Years Old – 92.45 Pts
  17. Aberlour A'bunadh Alba - Batch #4 – 92.43 Pts
  18. Ardbeg Wee Beastie – 92.3 Pts
  19. Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength – 92.3 Pts
  20. Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban – 92.2 Pts
  21. Jefferson's Reserve - Very Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon – 92.15 Pts
  22. Maker's Mark Private Selection - Rico's #4 – 92.1 Pts
  23. Starward Tawny #2 – 92.05 Pts
  24. Canadian Club 100% Rye – 92.03 Pts
  25. Stagg Jr. – 92.02 Pts
  26. Kilchoman Machir Bay – 92 Pts
  27. Dewar's Ilegal Smooth Mezcal Cask Finish – 91.9 Pts
  28. Ardbeg AN OA – 91.8 Pts
  29. Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 years old Batch No. 3 – 91.8 Pts
  30. Glenmorangie The Accord – 91.7 Pts
  31. Courage & Conviction American Single Malt Whisky – 91.69 Pts
  32. Glenmorangie The Original – 91.6 Pts
  33. Ardbeg Ten Years Old – 91.55 Pts
  34. Glan Master Finest – 91.54 Pts
  35. Jefferson's Ocean Aged at Sea Bourbon – 91.53 Pts
  36. Kavalan Concertmaster Sherry Cask Finish – 91.5 Pts
  37. Kavalan Solist Port Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 91.5 Pts
  38. Aberlour Casg Annamh - Batch #5 – 91.38 Pts
  39. Maker's Mark Cask Strength – 91.37 Pts
  40. Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition – 91.35 Pts
  41. Starward Ginger Beer Cask Projects Batch #6 – 91.34 Pts
  42. W.L. Weller Single Barrel – 91.3 Pts
  43. Starward Solera – 91.29 Pts
  44. Kavalan Podium Single Malt Whisky – 91.25 Pts
  45. Glan Master Smooth – 91.2 Pts
  46. Courage & Conviction American Single Malt Whisky Cuvee Cask – 91.2 Pts
  47. Athrú Annacoona – 91.15 Pts
  48. Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series 2021 Limited Release: FAE-02 – 91.15 Pts
  49. X by Glenmorangie – 91.10 Pts
  50. Dunrobin Canadian Rye Whisky – 91.10 Pts
  51. BEARFACE Canadian Whisky Wilderness Series 01 – 91 Pts
  52. Glenmorangie Cadboll Estate - Batch 2 - 15 YO – 91 Pts
  53. Glenmorangie Cake – NAS – 91 Pts
  54. Dewar’s 8 YO Port Cask finish – 91 Pts
  55. King Car Conductor Single Malt Whisky – 90.9 Pts
  56. Glenmorangie The Tribute - 16 Year Old – 90.9 Pts
  57. Aberlour 12 – 90.9 Pts
  58. Ardbeg Fermutation - 13 Year Old – 90.8 Pts
  59. Mad Paddle Bourbon - Single Barrel - Cask Strength – 90.8 Pts
  60. Aberlour 18 – 90.7 Pts
  61. W.L Weller Full Proof - 90.6 Pts
  62. McCarthy's Single Malt Whiskey – 90.5 Pts
  63. W.L Weller CYPB – 90.4 Pts
  64. Kavalan Classic Single Malt Whisky – 90.4 Pts
  65. Starward Two-Fold – 90.3 Pts
  66. The Glenlivet 18 Year Old – 90.3 Pts
  67. MB Single Malt – 90.2 Pts
  68. W.L. Weller Antique – 90 Pts
  69. Glenmorangie 19 Year Old - Finest Reserve – 90 Pts
  70. Dewar’s 8 YO Mizunara Cask finish – 90 Pts

Acknowledgments

The International Whisky Competition Committee would like to thank its judges for their professionalism and hard work as well as our official sponsor Le Nez du Whisky – Le Nez du Bourbon (Wine Aromas Inc) for their ongoing support.

Special thanks to Thomas Cox for arranging the competition to be held in Estes Park, CO at the Fall River Village & Skyview event center.

We would also like to thank all staff members (Mo, Samantha, Leif, Shane, Ian, Wilhem, and Scott) and our independent consultants (designers, auditors and our TTB, FDA & Import specialist: Mark Newman) for the hard work they put into it making it possible.

The International Whisky Competition Committee.

Contact Information

International Whisky Competition®
E: info@whiskycompetition.com | T: +1 702 234 3602

International Whisky Competition® is a registered Trademark

 2023 International Whisky
Competition Official Results

Thank You for making the International Whisky Competition® The World's Most-Followed Whisky Competition.

The 14th Edition of the International Whisky Competition took place in Bardstown, KY.

Just like the Olympics, only one Gold, one Silver, and one Bronze medal are awarded per category (unless tied)

Results presented by
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Whisky of the Year

Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 1989 Mortlach 31-Year-Old – 54.2% ABV – (97.1 points)

Gordon & MacPhail will be the custodian of the Golden Barrel trophy for winning Whisky of the Year until next year’s winner is announced.

TOP AWARDS

Whisky of the Year
Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 1989 Mortlach 31-Year-Old – 54.2% ABV – (97.1 points)

Master Distiller of the Year
Bob Christine - 1989
Mortlach Distillery (Speyside, Scotland)

Golden Barrel Trophy
Gordon & MacPhail (Elgin, Scotland)

Distillery of the Year
Kavalan Distillery – 92.45 Avg/Pts (Taiwan)

Master Blender of the Year
Stephanie Macleod
John Dewar & Sons (Scotland)

TOP 15 Whiskies of 2023

  1. Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 1989 Mortlach 31-Year-Old - 54.2% ABV – 97.1 Pts (Speyside, Scotland)
  2. Kavalan Solist Port Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 96.95 Pts (Taiwan)
  3. Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Caol Ila 1997 23-Year-Old - 59.9% ABV – 95.9 Pts (Islay, Scotland)
  4. Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky – 95.5 Pts (Taiwan)
  5. George T. Stagg – 95.3 Pts (Kentucky, USA)
  6. Kavalan Distillery Reserve Madeira Cask Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 94.9 Pts (Taiwan)
  7. Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 94.8 Pts (Taiwan)
  8. Glenmorangie The Accord - 12 Year Old – 94.6 Pts (Highland, Scotland)
  9. Stagg - Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 94.4 Pts (Kentucky, USA)
  10. Ardbeg BizzareBQ – 94.2 Pts (Islay, Scotland)
  11. Kavalan Classic Single Malt Whisky – 94 Pts (Taiwan)
  12. Dewar's Double Double - 37 Years Old – 93.8 Pts (Scotland)
  13. Stauning KAOS - Triple Malt Whisky – 93.75 Pts (Denmark)
  14. Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 93.75 Pts (Taiwan)
  15. Ardbeg Corryvreckan – 93.65 Pts (Islay, Scotland)

At the bottom of this page, we have featured all the whiskies which scored 90 points and above.

Note: We do not list or feature whiskies that scored under 85 points unless requested by the competing distillery.

SCOTLAND

Best Single Malt Scotch

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition (94.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack (94.20 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch NAS (No Age Statement)

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition (94.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack (94.20 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch Under 10 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Wee Beastie (92.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glen Turner Rum Cask Finish

Best Single Malt Scotch 10 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Edradour 10 Year Old (90.0 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg 10 Year Old (89.1 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: The Cooper (88.5 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 12 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Lasanta 12 Year Old (91.8 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie The Accord (90.4 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour 12 Year Old (88.7 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 13-14 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old (92.2 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie The Elementa (86.7 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: The Glenlivet 14 Year Old (85.7 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 15 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: The Glenlivet 15 Year Old (89.9 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie Cadboll Estate (87.7 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 16-17 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Aberlour 16 Year Old (89.7 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie The Tribute (89.1 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 18 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: The Glenlivet 18 Year Old (92.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie 18 Year Old (91.7 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour 18 Year Old (89.9 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 19-25 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1996 (92.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1995 (91.40 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old (91.37 pts)

Best Islay Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition (94.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack (94.20 pts)

Best Highland Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1996 (92.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old (92.2 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Glenmorangie Lasanta 12 Year Old (91.8 pts)

Best Speyside Single Malt:

  1. 1st Place: The Glenlivet 18 Year Old (92.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: The Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve (90.2 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour A’Bunadh (90.1 pts)

Best Lowland Single Malt:

  1. 1st Place: 1770 Glasgow Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Peated Release No.1 (87.9 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: 1770 Glasgow Single Malt Scotch Whisky – The Original 2019 Release
  3. 3rd Place: Auchentoshan American Oak Single Malt Scotch Whiskey

Best Cask Strength Scotch (Over 57% ABV)

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Aberlour A’Bunadh (90.1 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour A’Bunadh Alba (87.9 pts)

Best Peated Scotch

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition (94.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack (94.20 pts)

Best Blended Scotch

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double 32 Year Old (96.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Double Double 27 Year Old (92.9 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s 25 Year Old The Signature (92.8 pts)

Best Blended Scotch Under 10 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Caribbean Smooth (88.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Ilegal Smooth (87.9 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 12-15 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s 12 Year Old The Ancestor (90.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Imperial 12 Year Old (89.2 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s 15 Year Old The Monarch (88.0 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 16-20 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s 18 Year Old The Vintage (85.9 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 21-24 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double 21 Year Old (91.9 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 25 Year Old And Over

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double 32 Year Old (96.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Double Double 27 Year Old (92.9 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s 25 Year Old The Signature (92.8 pts)

USA

Best American Whiskey (All Categories)

  1. 1st Place: George T. Stagg – 95.3 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Stagg - Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 94.4 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Stranahan's Sherry Cask – 93.33 Pts

Best Bourbon Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: George T. Stagg – 95.3 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Stagg - Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 94.4 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: William Larue Weller – 93.28 Pts

Best Bourbon Whiskey 10 Year and Over

  1. 1st Place: Eagle Rare 10 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 90.5 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Eagle Rare 17 Year Old - Fall 2022 – 90.3 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Sazerac 18 Year Old - Fall 2022 – 90.2 Pts

Best Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey (Full Proof)

  1. 1st Place: George T. Stagg – 95.3 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Stagg - Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 94.4 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: William Larue Weller – 93.28 Pts

Best Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: 1792 Small Batch – 90 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Good Trouble Bourbon - Small Batch – 89.13 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Jefferson's Very Small Batch – 89.1 Pts

Best American Blended Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Five Trail Cask Finish – 91.6 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Five Trail Barrel Proof – 89.5 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery Series #10 – 88.8 Pts

Best Barrel Finish / Special Cask Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Stranahan's Sherry Cask – 93.33 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Olde Stogie - Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in Armagnac & Tawny Port Casks – 92.8 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Olde Raleigh Whiskey Society Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in a Honey Barrel – 92.75 Pts

Best Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Maker's Mark Private Select Mustang's #5 – 91.6 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Paul Sutton Bourbon – 91.3 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel – 87.8 Pts

Best American Single Malt Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Stranahan's Sherry Cask – 93.33 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Stranahan's Mountain Angel 10 year – 92.9 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Brother Justus American Single Malt Cold-Peated Whiskey – 90.88 Pts

Best American Corn Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Rockfish Whiskey

Best Rye Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Rye Whiskey - Barrel #002 - 87.63 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Uncle Nearest Uncut & Unfiltered Straight Rye Whiskey - Batch 001 – 87.18 Pts
  3. 3rd Place (tie): Uncle Nearest Straight Rye Whiskey – 86.55 Pts
  4. 3rd Place (tie): Defiant 100% Rye Whisky – 86.55 Pts

Best Micro Distillery Whiskey
(Under 150,000 bottles/based on highest scoring whiskey)

  1. 1st Place: Olde Raleigh Distillery
  2. 2nd Place: Giant Texas Distillers
  3. 3rd Place: Paul Sutton Bourbon

Best Colorado Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Stranahan's Sherry Cask – 93.33 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Stranahan's Mountain Angel 10 year – 92.9 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Five Trail Cask Finish – 91.6 Pts

Best Florida Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Horse Soldier Straight Bourbon Whisky – 88.68 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Horse Soldier Reserve Barrel Strength – 88.65 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Horse Soldier Signature Small Batch – 87.65 Pts

Best Kentucky Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: George T. Stagg – 95.3 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Stagg - Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 94.4 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: William Larue Weller – 93.28 Pts

Best Minnesota Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Brother Justus American Single Malt Cold-Peated Whiskey – 90.9 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Keeper's Heart - Irish + American 110 Proof – 88.5 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Brother Justus Brigid's First Batch (American Single Malt Whiskey) – 87.5 Pts

Best Missouri Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: West Bottoms - Kansas City Whiskey – 86.9 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Missouri Ridge - Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey – 85.95 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Missouri Ridge - American Single Malt Whiskey

Best Nevada Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Frey Ranch 100% Wheat Bourbon Whiskey – 88.8 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Frey Ranch Four Grain Straight Bourbon – 87.75 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Frey Ranch Farm Strength Uncut Bourbon – 87.43 Pts

Best North Carolina Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Olde Stogie - Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in Armagnac & Tawny Port Casks – 92.8 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Olde Raleigh Whiskey Society Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in a Honey Barrel – 92.75 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Olde Raleigh Whiskey Society Blended Bourbon – 87.83 Pts

Best Oregon Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Hood River Distillery - McCarthy's Single Malt Whiskey – 85 Pts

Best Tennessee Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey - Barrel #028 – 92.7 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition Batch 017 – 91.1 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Aged Whiskey – 89.8 Pts

Best Texas Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Giant Texas Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 91.3 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Giant Texas Cask Strength Wheated Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 90 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Giant Texas 100 Proof Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 88.7 Pts

CANADA

Best Canadian Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Diony Canadian Whisky - Campfire – 89.3 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Diony Canadian Whisky - Port Cask Finish – 86.5 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Artist in Residence - Whisky Canadien – 85 Pts

Best Canadian Blended Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Royal Canadian Small Batch
  2. 2nd Place: Pendleton Original
  3. 3rd Place: Pendleton Midnight

IRELAND

Best Irish Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: The Taoscán by The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. – 90.4 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Bushmills Black Bush – 90 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Bushmills 16 Year Old – 89.8 Pts

Best Single Malt Irish Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: The Taoscán by The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. – 90.4 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Bushmills 16 Year Old – 89.8 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Bushmills 12 Year Old – 88.3 Pts

Best Blended Irish Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Bushmills Black Bush – 90 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Bushmills Original – 89.4 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: UAIS Irish Whiskey – 85 Pts

JAPAN

Best Japanese Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Hatozaki Small Batch – 91.05 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Tenjaku Blended Whisky – 90.2 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Hatozaki Finest – 87.9 Pts

Best Pure Malt Japanese Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Hatozaki Small Batch – 91.05 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Hatozaki Finest – 87.9 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Tenjaku Pure Malt Whisky – 87.6 Pts

Best Blended Japanese Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Tenjaku Blended Whisky – 90.2 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Hibiki Japanese Harmony – 87.4 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Suntory Toki – 87.25 Pts

WORLD

Best World Whisky
* All countries which are not represented with their own categories. Must score 85 Pts and above to be listed.

  1. 1st Place: Kavalan Solist Port Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 96.95 Pts (Taiwan)
  2. 2nd Place: Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky – 95.5 Pts (Taiwan)
  3. 3rd Place: Kavalan Distillery Reserve Madeira Cask Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 94.9 Pts (Taiwan)

Best World Whisky - Cask Strength

  1. 1st Place: Kavalan Solist Port Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 96.95 Pts (Taiwan)
  2. 2nd Place: Kavalan Distillery Reserve Madeira Cask Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 94.9 Pts (Taiwan)
  3. 3rd Place: Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 94.8 Pts (Taiwan)

Best European Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Stauning KAOS - Triple Malt Whisky – 93.75 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Stauning Bastard - Rye Whisky Mezcal Cask Finish – 86.35 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Stauning Smoke - Single Malt Whisky – 85.73 Pts

Best Indian Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Amrut Indian Single Malt Whisky Cask Strength – 91.3 Pts
  2. 2nd Place: Godawan Single Malt Rich and Rounded Artisan Whisky – 90.8 Pts
  3. 3rd Place: Amrut Fusion Single Malt Whisky – 89.1 Pts

Best Malaysia Whisky

  1. 1st Place: Timah Double Peated Blended Whiskey – 93.4 Pts

OTHER WHISKIES

Best Flavored Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Proper No. Twelve Apple
  2. 2nd Place: Feisty Maple + Cinnamon Whiskey
  3. 3rd Place: Forthwest Spice of Life Whisky

WHISKY BASED RTDs

Best Whisky Based RTD Cocktail

  1. Fall 2023

2023 Whiskies Scoring Over 90 Points

  1. Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 1989 Mortlach 31-Year-Old - 54.2% ABV - 97.1 Pts
  2. Kavalan Solist Port Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky - 96.95 Pts
  3. Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Caol Ila 1997 23-Year-Old - 59.9% ABV - 95.9 Pts
  4. Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky - 95.5 Pts
  5. George T. Stagg - 95.3 Pts
  6. Kavalan Distillery Reserve Madeira Cask Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky - 94.9 Pts
  7. Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky - 94.8 Pts
  8. Glenmorangie The Accord - 12 Year Old - 94.6 Pts
  9. Stagg - Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey - 94.4 Pts
  10. Ardbeg BizzareBQ - 94.2 Pts
  11. Kavalan Classic Single Malt Whisky - 94 Pts
  12. Dewar's Double Double - 37 Years Old - 93.8 Pts
  13. Stauning KAOS - Triple Malt Whisky - 93.75 Pts
  14. Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky - 93.75 Pts
  15. Ardbeg Corryvreckan - 93.7 Pts
  16. Timah Double Peated Blended Whiskey - 93.4 Pts
  17. Kavalan Podium Single Malt Whisky - 93.38 Pts
  18. Whisky entered for evaluation purpose only - 93.35 Pts
  19. Stranahan's Sherry Cask - 93.33 Pts
  20. Whisky entered for evaluation purpose only - 93.28 Pts
  21. William Larue Weller - 93.28 Pts
  22. Royal Brackla OLOROSO - 12 Year Old - 93.2 Pts
  23. Stranahan's Mountain Angel 10 year - 92.9 Pts
  24. Dewar's Double Double - 21 Years Old - 92.85 Pts
  25. Olde Stogie - Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in Armagnac & Tawny Port Casks - 92.8 Pts
  26. Maker's Mark 101 - 92.77 Pts
  27. Olde Raleigh Whiskey Society Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in a Honey Barrel - 92.75 Pts
  28. Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey - Barrel #028 - 92.68 Pts
  29. Dewar's Double Double - 32 Years Old - 92.63 Pts
  30. The Glenlivet 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch; The Sample Room Collection - 92.58 Pts
  31. Dewar's Portuguese Smooth - 8 Years Old - 92.53 Pts
  32. Benromach 15 - 92.53 Pts
  33. Glenmorangie The Tribute - 92.45 Pts
  34. Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban - 92.45 Pts
  35. Aberlour Casg Annamh - 92.4 Pts
  36. Ardbeg An Oa - 92.3 Pts
  37. Aberlour A'Bundah - 92.28 Pts
  38. Aberfeldy 21 - Red Wine Cask St. Emillion - 92.15 Pts
  39. Aberlour 18 - 92.13 Pts
  40. Aberfeldy Madeira Cask - 21 Year Old - 92.08 Pts
  41. Aberlour 12 - 92 Pts
  42. Imperial 12 Year Old Blended Scotch - 91.95 Pts
  43. Ardbeg Wee Beastie - 5 Year Old - 91.93 Pts
  44. Glenmorangie Nectar d'Or - 12 Year Old - 91.88 Pts
  45. Kavalan Concertmaster Sherry Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky - 91.88 Pts
  46. Dewar's French Smooth - 8 Years Old - 91.83 Pts
  47. 1792 Full Proof - 91.73 Pts
  48. Five Trail Cask Finish - 91.6 Pts
  49. Maker's Mark Private Select Mustang's #5 - 91.6 Pts
  50. Hatozaki Small Batch - 91.50 Pts
  51. Ardbeg 8 Year Old for Discussion - 91.43 Pts
  52. Amrut - Indian Single Malt Cask Strength - 91.33 Pts
  53. Giant Texas Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey - 91.33 PtsPaul Sutton Bourbon - 91.33 PtsDewar's White Label - 91.3 Pts
  54. Kavalan Distillery Select No.1 Single Malt Whisky - 91.25 PtsGlenmorangie The Cadboll Estate Batch #3 - 91.2 Pts
  55. Dewar's Double Double - 36 Years Old - 91.18 Pts
  56. Ardbeg Uigeadail - 91.1 Pts
  57. King Car Conductor Single Malt Whisky - 91.08 Pts
  58. Ardbeg Heavy Vapours Committee Release - 91.05 Pts
  59. Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition Batch 017 - 91.05 Pts
  60. Dewar's 19 Years Old - The Champions Edition - 123 U.S Open - 91 Pts
  61. Dewar's Double Double 30 - 30 Years Old - 90.93 Pts
  62. Brother Justus American Single Malt Cold-Peated Whiskey - 90.88 Pts
  63. The Glenlivet 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch; The Sample Room Collection - 90.85 Pts
  64. Glenmorangie Lasanta - 90.85 Pts
  65. Ardbeg Heavy Vapours General Release - 90.8 Pts
  66. Aberlour A'bunadh Alba - 90.78 Pts
  67. The Glenlivet 14 Year Old Single Malt Scotch - 90.78 Pts
  68. Godawan Single Malt Rich and Rounded Artisan Whisky - 90.75 Pts
  69. Royal Brackla OLOROSO - PALO CORTADO & PERDO XIMENEZ - 21 Year Old - 90.7 Pts
  70. Dewar's Ilegal Smooth - 8 Years Old - 90.7 Pts
  71. Dewar's Japanese Smooth - 8 Years Old - 90.48 Pts
  72. Whisky entered for evaluation purpose only - 90.48 Pts
  73. W.L. Weller C.Y.P.B. - Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey - 90.45 Pts
  74. Eagle Rare 10 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey - 90.45 Pts
  75. The Glenlivet 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch - 90.43 Pts
  76. The Taoscán by The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. – 90.4 Pts
  77. Ardbeg Smoketrails Batch #1 - 90.25 Pts
  78. Eagle Rare 17 Year Old - Fall 2022 - 90.25 Pts
  79. Dewar's Caribbean Smooth - 8 Years Old - 90.23 Pts
  80. Dewar's 15 Years Old - 90.2 Pts
  81. Sazerac 18 Year Old - Fall 2022 - 90.18 Pts
  82. Aberlour 16 - 90.15 Pts
  83. Tenjaku Blended Whisky - 90.15 Pts
  84. W.L. Weller Antique - Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey - 90.13 Pts
  85. Stranahan's Diamond Peak - 90.08 Pts
  86. Dewar's Double Double 26 - 26 Years Old - 90.05 Pts
  87. Glenmorangie Elementa - 90.03 Pts
  88. 1792 Small Batch - 90.03 Pts
  89. Bushmills Black Bush - 90 Pts
  90. Ardbeg 25 Year Old - 90 Pts
  91. Aberfeldy Madeira Cask - 16 Year Old - 90 Pts

Acknowledgments

The International Whisky Competition Committee would like to thank its international judges for their professionalism and hard work as well as our official sponsor Le Nez du Whisky – Le Nez du Bourbon (Wine Aromas Inc) for their ongoing support.

Special thanks to Marci Palatella (Preservation Distillery), and Brandon Smith (The Bardstown Bourbon Company) for hosting the 2023 Edition of the International Whisky Competition in Bardstown, KY.

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 2024 International Whisky
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Whisky of the Year

 

Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 25 Years Old – 46% ABV – (98.31 points)

 

Aultmore Distillery (Bacardi) will be the custodian of the Golden Barrel trophy for winning Whisky of the Year until next year’s winner is announced.

TOP 2024 AWARDS

Whisky of the Year
Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 25 Years Old – 46% ABV – (98.31 Pts)

Master Blender of the Year
Stephanie Macleod
Bacardi

Golden Barrel Trophy
Aultmore Distillery - Bacardi (Scotland)

Distiller of the Year
Bacardi (Scotland) – 91.50 Avg/Pts (Scotland)

TOP 15 Whiskies of 2024

  1. Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 25 Years Old – 46% ABV – 98.31 Pts (Speyside, Scotland)
  2. The Glenlivet Sample Room Collection 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 96.95 Pts (Speyside, Scotland)
  3. Dewar's Double Double 37 Years Old - 46% ABV – 96.37 Pts (Scotland)
  4. The Glenlivet Sample Room Collection 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 95.52 Pts (Speyside, Scotland)
  5. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old - 46% ABV – 95.46 Pts (Scotland)
  6. Dewar's Double Double 32 Years Old - 46% ABV – 95.36 Pts (Scotland)
  7. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old Magma Toast level 1 finished in French oak casks – 95.22 Pts (Scotland)
  8. Indri Founder's Reserve 11 YO Wine Cask - 46% ABV – 95.09 Pts (India)
  9. George T. Stagg – 67.5% ABV - 94.98 Pts (Kentucky, USA)
  10. Dewar's Double Double 26 Years Old - 46% ABV – 94.95 Pts (Scotland)
  11. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old Magma Toast level 1 finished in American Oak - 46% ABV – 94.86 Pts (Scotland)
  12. NOCO Distillery - Founders Reserve - Single Barrel Bourbon - Mash Bill #: II - Cask Strength – 94.49 Pts (CO, USA)
  13. Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 94.39 Pts (Taiwan)
  14. Dewar's Double Double 30 Years Old - 46% ABV – 94.34 Pts (Scotland)
  15. Aberlour A'bunadh Single Malt Scotch Whisky - 94.32 Pts (Speyside, Scotland)

*Note: We do not list or feature whiskies that scored under 85 points unless requested by the competing distillery.

SCOTLAND

Best Single Malt Scotch-2024

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition (94.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack (94.20 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch NAS (No Age Statement)-2024

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition (94.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack (94.20 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch Under 10 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Wee Beastie (92.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glen Turner Rum Cask Finish

Best Single Malt Scotch 10 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Edradour 10 Year Old (90.0 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg 10 Year Old (89.1 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: The Cooper (88.5 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 12 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Lasanta 12 Year Old (91.8 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie The Accord (90.4 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour 12 Year Old (88.7 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 13-14 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old (92.2 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie The Elementa (86.7 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: The Glenlivet 14 Year Old (85.7 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 15 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: The Glenlivet 15 Year Old (89.9 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie Cadboll Estate (87.7 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 16-17 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Aberlour 16 Year Old (89.7 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie The Tribute (89.1 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 18 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: The Glenlivet 18 Year Old (92.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie 18 Year Old (91.7 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour 18 Year Old (89.9 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 19-25 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1996 (92.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1995 (91.40 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old (91.37 pts)

Best Islay Single Malt-2024

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition (94.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack (94.20 pts)

Best Highland Single Malt-2024

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1996 (92.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old (92.2 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Glenmorangie Lasanta 12 Year Old (91.8 pts)

Best Speyside Single Malt-2024

  1. 1st Place: The Glenlivet 18 Year Old (92.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: The Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve (90.2 pts
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour A’Bunadh (90.1 pts)

Best Lowland Single Malt-2024

  1. 1st Place: 1770 Glasgow Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Peated Release No.1 (87.9 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: 1770 Glasgow Single Malt Scotch Whisky – The Original 2019 Release
  3. 3rd Place: Auchentoshan American Oak Single Malt Scotch Whiskey

Best Cask Strength Scotch (Over 57% ABV)-2024

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Aberlour A’Bunadh (90.1 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour A’Bunadh Alba (87.9 pts)

Best Peated Scotch-2024

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition (94.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack (94.20 pts)

Best Blended Scotch-2024

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double 32 Year Old (96.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Double Double 27 Year Old (92.9 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s 25 Year Old The Signature (92.8 pts)

Best Blended Scotch Under 10 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Caribbean Smooth (88.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Ilegal Smooth (87.9 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 12-15 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s 12 Year Old The Ancestor (90.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Imperial 12 Year Old (89.2 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s 15 Year Old The Monarch (88.0 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 16-20 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s 18 Year Old The Vintage (85.9 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 21-24 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double 21 Year Old (91.9 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 25 Year Old And Over-2024

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double 32 Year Old (96.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Double Double 27 Year Old (92.9 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s 25 Year Old The Signature (92.8 pts)

USA

Best American Whiskey (All Categories)-2024

  1. 1st Place: George T. Stagg (94.98 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: NOCO Distillery – Founders Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon – Mash Bill #: II – Cask Strength (94.49 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: W. L. Weller Antique 107 (94.07 pts)

Best Bourbon Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: George T. Stagg (94.98 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: NOCO Distillery – Founders Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon – Mash Bill #: II – Cask Strength (94.49 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: W. L. Weller Antique 107 (94.07 pts)

Best Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey (Full Proof)-2024

  1. 1st Place: George T. Stagg (94.98 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: NOCO Distillery – Founders Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon – Mash Bill #: II – Cask Strength (94.49 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Old Hamer Straight Bourbon Cask Strength (92.49 pts)

Best Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: 1792 Small Batch (89.93 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Elijah Craig Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (89.89 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Larceny Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (88.75 pts)

Best Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: 1792 Bottled in Bond (93.95 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Buzzard's Roost – Bottle-In-Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey (92.04 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey (89.83 pts)

Best Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: NOCO Distillery – Founders Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon – Mash Bill #: II – Cask Strength (94.49 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: 1792 Single Barrel (91.77 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Benchmark Single Barrel (91.13 pts)

Best American Cask Finish-2024

  1. 1st Place: RD1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished With Brazilian Amburana Wood (93.03 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: RD1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished In French Oak (91.67 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Hugh Hamer Straight Bourbon Double Oak 103 proof (91.42 pts)

Best American Single Malt Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Bear Fight – American Single Malt – Triple Oak Finished (91.48 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Bird Creek – Single Malt – Cask Strength – Baronesse Barley (90.14 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Bird Creek – Single Malt – Cask Strength – Full Pint Barley (89.59 pts)

Best American Rye Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Buzzard's Roost – Straight Rye Whiskey (93.7 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Rare Character Straight Rye Whiskey – TKO-027 Selected by Grapevine Lakeland (92.93 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Hard Truth – Sweet Mash Rye (91.61 pts)

Best Cask Strength American Rye Whiskey (Full Proof)-2024

  1. 1st Place: Rare Character Straight Rye Whiskey – TKO-027 Selected by Grapevine Lakeland (92.93 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Hard Truth – Sweet Mash Rye (91.61 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Lasso 8 Year Cask Strength Rye Whiskey (91.55 pts)

Best American Rye Bottled-In-Bond Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Jack Daniel’s Bonded Rye Tennessee Whiskey (88.96 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Rittenhouse Bottled-In-Bond Straight Rye Whiskey (88.23 pts)

Best American Wheat Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Bernheim Barrel Proof A224 Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey (90.8 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Lasso 6 Year Wheated Whiskey (85.87 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey (85.43 pts)

Best American Blended Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Traveller Whiskey (85.08 pts)

Best American Corn Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Rockfish Whiskey

Best Micro Distillery Whiskey-2024
(Under 100,000 bottles / based on highest scoring whiskey)

  1. 1st Place: NOCO Distillery (CO, USA)
  2. 2nd Place: Buzzard's Roost Spirits (KY, USA)
  3. 3rd Place: West Fort Whiskey Co. (IN, USA)

Best California Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Wolves – American Single Malt, 11 Year (86.62 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Wolves – American Single Malt, 7 Year (85.12 pts)

Best Colorado Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: NOCO Distillery – Founders Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon – Mash Bill #: II – Cask Strength (94.49 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Lasso 8 Year Cask Strength Rye Whiskey (91.55 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Stranahan's Blue Peak – Solera Finish (90.27 pts)

Best Indiana Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Old Hamer Straight Bourbon Cask Strength (92.49 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Hard Truth – Sweet Mash Rye (91.61 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Hugh Hamer Straight Bourbon Double Oak 103 proof (91.42 pts)

Best Kentucky Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: George T. Stagg (94.98 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: W. L. Weller Antique 107 (94.07 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: 1792 Bottled in Bond (93.95 pts)

Best Nevada Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Team Whiskey – The Sportsmen's Whiskey (86.81 pts)

Best North Carolina Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Olde Raleigh – Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in a Honey Barrel (89.86 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Weldon Mills – Batch #41 – Barrel Proof (88.84 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Olde Stogie – Straight Bourbon Whiskies finished in Armagnac & Tawny Port Casks (88.28 pts)

Best Tennessee Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Jack Daniel’s 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey – Batch 2 (91.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Jack Daniel's American Single Malt Whiskey (89.5 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey Single Barrel – Batch 90 (89.46 pts)

*Note: We do not list or feature whiskies that scored under 85 points unless requested by the competing distillery.

CANADA

Best Canadian Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: Côte des Saints Prestige Oloroso Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (87.43 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Côte des Saints Premium Single Malt Whisky (86.33 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Côte des Saints Prestige Pedro Ximenez Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (86.02 pts)

Best Canadian Rye Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: Royal Canadian Small Batch (85.11 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Pendleton 1910 Rye (85.05 pts)

Best Canadian Blended Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: Caribou Crossing (85.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Pendleton Midnight (85.06 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Red Bank Whisky (85 pts)

Best Canadian Whisky Based RTD Cocktail-2024

  1. 1st Place: Southern State Tennessee Lemonade
  2. 2nd Place: inversion nitro winter SPICE Whiskey sour
  3. 3rd Place: inversion nitro Whiskey sour

IRELAND

Best Irish Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Bushmills 25 (92.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Redbreast 21 Year Old (91.74 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Redbreast 27 Year Old (91.3 pts)

Best Single Malt Irish Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Bushmills 25 (92.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Bushmills 21 (89.28 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Bushmills 30 (88.26 pts)

Best Pot Still Irish Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Redbreast 21 Year Old (91.74 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Redbreast 27 Year Old (91.3 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Red Spot Aged 15 Years (90.19 pts)

Best Blended Irish Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Paddy’s Irish Whiskey (85.76 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Roe & Co - Blended (85.18 pts)

JAPAN

Best Japanese Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: KANOSUKE DOUBLE DISTILLERY (90.51 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: KANOSUKE HIOKI POT STILL (89.19 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Hatozaki Small Batch Whisky (89.16 pts)

Best Pure Malt Japanese Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: Hatozaki Small Batch Whisky (89.16 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Tenjaku Pure Malt Whisky (87.9 pts)

Best Blended Japanese Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: Tenjaku Blended Whisky (89.08 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Hibiki Japanese Harmony (87.4 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Hatozaki Finest Whisky (85.04 pts)

WORLD

Best World Whisky*-2024

  1. 1st Place: Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (94.39 pts) - Taiwan
  2. 2nd Place: Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (93.48 pts) - Taiwan
  3. 3rd Place: King Car Conductor Single Malt Whisky (93.3 pts) - Taiwan

Best World Whisky - Cask Strength*-2024

  1. 1st Place: Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (94.39 pts) - Taiwan
  2. 2nd Place: Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (93.48 pts) - Taiwan
  3. 3rd Place: Kavalan Solist PX Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (90.81 pts) - Taiwan

Best World Blended Malt Whisky*-2024

  1. 1st Place: Hibernicus Blended Malt Whisky (90.8 pts) - Ireland/Scotland

Best European Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: DYC Whisky 8 Year Old (88.35 pts) - Spain
  2. 2nd Place: PAPROCKY SINGLE BARREL (87.91 pts) - Poland
  3. 3rd Place: DYC Whisky 20 Year Old (87.77 pts) - Spain

Best Indian Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: Indri Founder's Reserve 11 YO Wine Cask (95.09 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Indri Diwali Collector's Edition 2024 (93.74 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Paul John Indian Single Malt Whisky Oloroso Select Cask (93.8 pts)

Best Single Malt Indian Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: Indri Founder's Reserve 11 YO Wine Cask (95.09 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Indri Diwali Collector's Edition 2024 (93.74 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Paul John Indian Single Malt Whisky Oloroso Select Cask (93.8 pts)

Best Blended Indian Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: X&O Premium Whisky (90.46 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Sterling Reserve B7 (88.67 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: ICONiQ White Whisky (88.16 pts)

OTHER WHISKIES - HYBRID SPIRITS - RTDs

Best Flavored Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Buffalo Trace Distillery Bourbon Cream
  2. 2nd Place: Duke & Dame - Salted Caramel
  3. 3rd Place: Numb Skull - Chocolate and Cool Mint

Best Hybrid Spirits (min 51% Whiskey)-2024

  1. 1st Place: BHAKTA 1928 Straight Rye Whiskey - Calvados - Armagnac (88.88 pts)

WHISKY BASED RTDs

Best Whisky Based RTD Cocktail-2024

  1. 1st Place: The Glenlivet Twist & Mix Old Fashioned Ready to Serve Cocktail
  2. 2nd Place: The Glenlivet Twist & Mix New Manhattan Ready to Serve Cocktail
  3. 3rd Place: Southern State Tennessee Lemonade

2024 Whiskies Scoring Over 90 Points

  1. Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 25 Years Old – 98.31 Pts
  2. The Glenlivet Sample Room Collection 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 96.73 Pts
  3. Dewar's Double Double 37 Years Old – 96.37 Pts
  4. The Glenlivet Sample Room Collection 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 95.52 Pts
  5. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old – 95.46 Pts
  6. Dewar's Double Double 32 Years Old – 95.36 Pts
  7. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old Magma Toast level 1 finished in French oak casks – 95.22 Pts
  8. Indri Founder's Reserve 11 YO Wine Cask – 95.09 Pts
  9. George T. Stagg – 94.98 Pts
  10. Dewar's Double Double 26 Years Old – 94.95 Pts
  11. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old Magma Toast level 1 finished in American Oak – 94.86 Pts
  12. NOCO Distillery - Founders Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon - Mash Bill #: II - Cask Strength – 94.49 Pts
  13. Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 94.39 Pts
  14. Dewar's Double Double 30 Years Old – 94.34 Pts
  15. Aberlour A'bunadh Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Batch 79 – 94.32 Pts
  16. Royal Brackla Pedro Ximenez 25 Years Old – 94.3 Pts
  17. W. L. Weller Antique 107 – 94.07 Pts
  18. Dewar's Double Double 36 Years Old – 94.01 Pts
  19. 1792 Bottled in Bond – 93.95 Pts
  20. Craigellachie Small Batch 37 Years Old – 93.76 Pts
  21. Indri Diwali Collector's Edition 2024 – 93.74 Pts
  22. Buzzard's Roost - Straight Rye Whiskey – 93.7 Pts
  23. Paul John Indian Single Malt Whisky Oloroso Select Cask – 93.68 Pts
  24. Dewar's Double Double 27 Years Old – 93.54 Pts
  25. Glenmorangie Cadboll Estate Batch 4 – 93.48 Pts
  26. Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 93.48 Pts
  27. Paul John Indian Single Malt Whisky Classic Unpeated Select Cask – 93.4 Pts
  28. Aberlour A’bunadh Alba Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 93.37 Pts
  29. King Car Conductor Single Malt Whisky – 93.3 Pts
  30. Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 12 Years Old – 93.28 Pts
  31. Colonial Spirits: Benrinnes – 93.14 Pts
  32. The Glenlivet Fusion Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 93.1 Pts
  33. Royal Brackla OLOROSO - PALO CORTADO & PERDO XIMENEZ 21 Years Old – 93.04 Pts
  34. RD1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished With Brazilian Amburana Wood – 93.03 Pts
  35. Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 21 Years Old – 92.93 Pts
  36. Rare Character Straight Rye Whiskey - TKO-027 Selected by Grapevine Lakeland – 92.93 Pts
  37. Ardbeg Wee Beastie – 92.9 Pts
  38. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old Mizunara – 92.51 Pts
  39. Old Hamer Straight Bourbon Cask Strength – 92.49 Pts
  40. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C923 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 92.46 Pts
  41. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B524 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 92.44 Pts
  42. Bushmills 25 – 92.4 Pts
  43. Buzzard's Roost - American Whiskey – 92.28 Pts
  44. Buzzard's Roost - Bottle-In-Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 92.04 Pts
  45. 1792 Single Barrel – 91.77 Pts
  46. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof A124 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 91.75 Pts
  47. Redbreast 21 Year Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey – 91.74 Pts
  48. Dewar's Double Double 20 Years Old – 91.68 Pts
  49. RD1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished In French Oak – 91.67 Pts
  50. Hard Truth - Sweet Mash Rye – 91.61 Pts
  51. Jack Daniel’s 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey - Batch 2 – 91.6 Pts
  52. Lasso 8 Year Cask Strength Rye Whiskey – 91.55 Pts
  53. W. L. Weller Full Proof – 91.5 Pts
  54. Ardbeg 25 – 91.49 Pts
  55. Bear Fight - American Single Malt - Triple Oak Finished – 91.48 Pts
  56. "The Hearach" - Isle of Harris Single Malt Whisky – 91.46 Pts
  57. Royal Salute 21 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky - The Signature Blend – 91.46 Pts
  58. Kavalan Master's Select Reserve No.1 Single Malt Whisky – 91.45 Pts
  59. Hugh Hamer Straight Bourbon Double Oak 103 proof – 91.42 Pts
  60. Maker's Mark Cellar Aged – 91.41 Pts
  61. Aultmore 12 Years Old – 91.36 Pts
  62. Redbreast 27 Year Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey – 91.3 Pts
  63. Glenmorangie 16 - Nectar d'Or – 91.27 Pts
  64. Glenmorangie 14 - Quinta Ruban – 91.25 Pts
  65. Maker's Mark Cask Strength – 91.24 Pts
  66. Aberfeldy 21 Years Old – 91.2 Pts
  67. Fortuna Barrel Proof – 91.16 Pts
  68. Benchmark Single Barrel – 91.13 Pts
  69. Pikesville Straight Rye Whiskey – 91.12 Pts
  70. Paul John Single Malt Whisky Brilliance – 91.1 Pts
  71. Kavalan Concertmaster Port Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky – 91.06 Pts
  72. BHAKTA 2014 Bourbon – 91.01 Pts
  73. BHAKTA 2012 Single Malt Indian Whisky – 90.95 Pts
  74. Kavalan Solist PX Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 90.81 Pts
  75. Hibernicus Blended Malt Whisky – 90.8 Pts
  76. Bernheim Barrel Proof A224 Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey – 90.8 Pts
  77. Under Embargo I – 90.74 Pts
  78. Larceny Barrel Proof B524 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 90.74 Pts
  79. Sazerac Rye – 90.65 Pts
  80. The Glenlivet 14 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 90.61 Pts
  81. Benchmark Full Proof – 90.6 Pts
  82. Aultmore Madeira Cask 18 Years Old – 90.59 Pts
  83. 1792 Aged 12 Years – 90.53 Pts
  84. KANOSUKE DOUBLE DISTILLERY – 90.51 Pts
  85. Thomas H. Handy – 90.48 Pts
  86. Benromach - Single Cask 34 – 90.46 Pts
  87. X&O Premium Whisky – 90.46 Pts
  88. Ardbeg Corryvreckan – 90.43 Pts
  89. Kavalan Master's Select Reserve No.2 Single Malt Whisky – 90.4 Pts
  90. Hibernicus Blended Malt Whisky – 90.38 Pts
  91. The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 90.34 Pts
  92. Aberfeldy 16 Years Old – 90.34 Pts
  93. Lodestar Whiskey – 90.29 Pts
  94. Maker's Mark Kentucky Straight Bourbon – 90.29 Pts
  95. Stranahan's Blue Peak - Solera Finish – 90.27 Pts
  96. Torabhaig - Allt Glean – 90.24 Pts
  97. Kavalan Podium Single Malt Whisky – 90.21 Pts
  98. Red Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey – 90.19 Pts
  99. BHAKTA 1928 Straight Rye Whiskey - Calvados - Armagnac – 90.15 Pts
  100. Bird Creek - Single Malt - Cask Strength - Baronesse Barley – 90.14 Pts
  101. The Glenlivet 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 90.11 Pts
  102. Bardstown Amrut Cask Finish – 90.06 Pts

Acknowledgments

The International Whisky Competition Committee extends its gratitude to our international judges for their professionalism and dedication. We also thank our official sponsors, Glencairn Crystal and Le Nez du Whisky – Le Nez du Bourbon, for their continued support.

Special thanks to Scott Davidson and his team at Glencairn Studios, as well as Chloe Leeman and her team at The Isle of Raasay Distillery.

We would also like to extend our gratitude to all staff members, Max A. Solano, the 2023-2024 competition director, and our Panel Chairs Sr. Master of Whisky Stephen Beal and Francesco Lafranconi. Additionally, we thank our independent consultants, including designers, auditors, and specialists in TTB, FDA, and imports, for their hard work and dedication in making this event possible.

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TOP 2025 AWARDS

Whisky of the Year:
Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky - 97.04 Pts
(Kavalan Distillery)

Master Distiller of the Year:
Zerose Yang - Head of R&D
(Kavalan Distillery)

Distillery of the Year:
Kavalan Distillery - 92.78 Pts/Avg
(Taiwan)

Master Blender of the Year:
Drew Mayville - Master Blender
Mister Sam - 96.2 Pts (Sazerac)

Producer of the Year:
Bacardi - 91.45 Pts/Avg

Whisky of the Year Award: Highest scoring whisky of the competition

Distillery of the Year: Awarded to the distillery with the highest overall score, based on a weighted formula that factors in both product quality and portfolio representation. Partial submissions will reduce the final score.

Master Distiller of the Year: Awarded to the distiller of the highest scoring whisky from a single distillery

Master Blender of the Year: Awarded to the blender of the highest scoring blended whisky from two or more distilleries

Producer Award: Awarded to the company with the highest overall score, based on a weighted formula that factors in both product quality and portfolio representation. Partial submissions will reduce the final score.

TOP 15 Whiskies of 2025

  1. Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 97.04 Pts
  2. A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength (Batch #4) – 97.01 Pts
  3. Jack Daniel's 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 3 – 96.50 Pts
  4. Hogback Peated Smoke Single Malt Whiskey – 96.39 Pts
  5. Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey - Batch 3633 – 96.34 Pts
  6. Mister Sam – 96.20 Pts
  7. Whiskey Row Cask Strength – 96.20 Pts
  8. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old – 95.94 Pts
  9. Kavalan Solist Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 95.78 Pts
  10. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B525 – 95.73 Pts
  11. Kavalan Solist Palo Cortado Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 95.68 Pts
  12. 1792 Full Proof – 95.64 Pts
  13. Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition - Batch 032 – 95.32 Pts
  14. Thomas H. Handy – 95.11 Pts
  15. Stagg – 95.05 Pts

SCOTLAND

Best Single Malt Scotch

  1. 1st Place: Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 25 Years Old (95.10 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Raasay - Dun Cana (94.67 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Craigellachie 17 Years Old (94.10 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch NAS (No Age Statement)

  1. 1st Place: Raasay - Dun Cana (94.67 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Uigeadail (93.74 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Raasay - Lightly Peated (93.37 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 10 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Ten Years Old (91.11 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Port Charlotte 10 (90.22 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Benromach 10 Year Old (89.98 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 12 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Royal Brackla OLOROSO 12 Years Old (92.74 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Aberfeldy 12 Years Old (92.15 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 12 Years Old (92.06 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 13-14 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Craigellachie 13 Years Old (89.58 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 15 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie The Lasanta 15 Years Old (90.57 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Benromach 15 Years Old (89.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Old Pulteney 15 Years Old (87.63 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 16-17 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Craigellachie 17 Years Old (94.10 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Aberfeldy 16 Years Old (92.14 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 16 Years Old (91.17 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 18 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Aultmore Madeira Cask GTR 18 Years Old (91.39 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Bruichladdich Eighteen (90.34 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Royal Brackla PALO CORTADO 18 Years Old (90.02 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 19-24 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Aultmore Calvados Cask GTR 21 Years Old (92.52 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Craigellachie 23 Years Old (92.39 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 21 Years Old (92.36 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 25 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 25 Years Old (95.10 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg 25 Years Old (93.98 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Royal Brackla Pedro Ximenez 25 Years Old (92.37 pts)

Best Islay Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg 25 Years Old (93.98 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Uigeadail (93.74 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (92.97 pts)

Best Highland Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Royal Brackla OLOROSO 12 Years Old (92.74 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Royal Brackla Pedro Ximenez 25 Years Old (92.37 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 21 Years Old (92.36 pts)

Best Speyside Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 25 Years Old (95.10 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Aultmore Calvados Cask GTR 21 Years Old (92.52 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Craigellachie 23 Years Old (92.39 pts)

Best Islands Single Malt

  1. 1st Place: Raasay - Dun Cana (94.67 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Raasay - Lightly Peated (92.37 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Arran Barrel Reserve (89.21 pts)

Best Blended Scotch

  1. 1st Place: Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old (95.94 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar's Double Double 32 Years Old (94.29 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar's Double Double 37 Years Old (93.95 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 12 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Imperial Blended Scotch 12 Year-Old (88.45 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar's 12 Years Old (88.14 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Chivas Regal 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whiskey (87.48 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 15 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Chivas Regal XV Blended Scotch Whiskey (88.52 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar's 15 Years Old (87.26 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 16-17 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Dewar's 16 Years Old (89.66 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 18 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Blended Scotch Whiskey (89.50 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar's 18 Years Old (87.92 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 19-24 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old (95.94 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar's Double Double 20 Years Old (93.17 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: DD21 Year Old Magma Toast level 1 American Oak (92.33 pts)

Best Blended Scotch Over 25 Year Old

  1. 1st Place: Dewar's Double Double 32 Years Old (94.29 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar's Double Double 37 Years Old (93.95 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar's Double Double 38 Years Old (93.73 pts)

USA

Best American Whiskey (All Categories)

  1. 1st Place: A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength (Batch #4) (97.01 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Jack Daniel's 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 3 (96.50 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Hogback Peated Smoke Single Malt Whiskey (96.39 pts)

Best Bourbon Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength (Batch #4) (97.01 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Whiskey Row Cask Strength (96.20 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B525 (95.73 pts)

Best Bourbon 10 Year and Older

  1. 1st Place: 1792 Aged Twelve Years (94.51 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Eagle Rare 17 Year-Old - Fall 2024 (92.96 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: BHAKTA 2011 Bourbon - Armagnac Cask Finish (90.99 pts)

Best Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond (91.97 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Rebecca Creek - Texas Straight Bourbon Whisky - Bottled-In-Bond – (91.93 Pts)
  3. 3rd Place: E.H.Taylor Small Batch - Bottled-in-Bond (88.94 pts)

Best Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Rebecca Creek - Spanish Oak Double Barrel Whiskey (93.95 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: 1792 Single Barrel (93.83 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: To be disclosed upon release - Fall 2025 (92.76 pts)

Best American Small Batch Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: NOCO Distillery - Bourbon - Founders Reserve - Small Batch - Cask Strength (92.47 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey (91.94 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: 1792 Small Batch (91.74 pts)

Best American Single Malt Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Hogback Peated Smoke Single Malt Whiskey (96.39 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Root Shoot American Single Malt, 4yr Bottled-in-Bond (93.78 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Stranahan's Diamond Peak (93.58 pts)

Best Single Malt 10 Year and Older Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Stranahan's Mountain Angel 10 year (92.02 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Defiant (1) Whisky (90.89 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Stranahan's Mountain Angel 12 year (90.16 pts)

Best American Rye Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: NOCO Distillery - RYE Whiskey - Founders Reserve - Barrel 354 - PX Finish (94.80 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Larado Whiskey Roper Reserve (94.24 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Rye (2024) (93.96 pts)

Best American Rye Bottled-In-Bond Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Jack Daniel's Bonded Tennessee Rye Whiskey (92.54 pts)

Best American Wheat Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Star Hill Farm - American Wheat Whisky (91.92 pts)

Best American Cask Finish

  1. 1st Place: NOCO Distillery - RYE Whiskey - Founders Reserve - Barrel 354 - PX Finish (94.80 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Rebecca Creek - Spanish Oak Double Barrel Whiskey (93.95 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Whiskey Row Triple Wood (91.15 pts)

Best American Blended Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Mister Sam (96.2 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Early Times - Aged in Oak - American Blended Whiskey (89.97 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: 6666 - (85.76 pts)

Best American Corn Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Weldon Mills - Rockfish Whiskey (85.01 pts)

Best Arizona Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: John Shaw Single Malt Whisky - Mesquite Smoked (89.39 pts)

Best California Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Wolves Whiskey (89.12 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Fog City Bourbon (86.87 pts)

Best Colorado Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Hogback Peated Smoke Single Malt Whiskey (96.39 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: NOCO Distillery - RYE Whiskey - Founders Reserve - Barrel 354 - PX Finish (94.80 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Larado Whiskey Roper Reserve (94.24 pts)

Best Indiana Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Old Hickory Bourbon White Label Straight Bourbon Whiskey (93.11 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Old Hickory Bourbon Hermitage Reserve Barrel Proof (92.01 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: SirDavis American Whisky (90.21 pts)

Best Kentucky Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Whiskey Row Cask Strength (96.20 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B525 (95.73 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: 1792 Full Proof (95.64 pts)

Best North Carolina Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Defiant (1) Whisky (90.89 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Weldon Mills - Soldier's Cut Bourbon Whiskey (90.68 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Weldon Mills - Reserve Bourbon Whiskey - Barrel Proof - Batch #42 (90.58 pts)

Best Michigan Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Walleye Run Malted Rye (91.63 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Walleye Run Malted Rye 2024-1 (89.27 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Walleye Run Malted Rye 2024-2 (85.69 pts)

Best Tennessee Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Jack Daniel's 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 3 (96.50 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey - Batch 3633 (96.34 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition - Batch 032 (95.32 pts)

Best Texas Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Rebecca Creek - Spanish Oak Double Barrel Whiskey (93.95 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Rebecca Creek - Texas Straight Bourbon Whisky - Bottled-In-Bond (91.93 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Rebecca Creek - Fine Texas Small Batch Blended Bourbon Whiskey (87.99 pts)

Best Vermont Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: BHAKTA 2011 Bourbon - Armagnac Cask Finish (90.99 pts)

Best Virginia Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength (Batch #4) (97.01 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Reservoir 140+ (93.86 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: John J. Bowman - Single Barrel (91.23 pts)

Best Washington Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Bird Creek - Cask Strength - Baronesse Barley (91.43 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Bird Creek - Small Batch - The Baronesse & Full Pint - Cask Strength (91.07 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Bird Creek - Small Batch - The Baronesse & Full Pint (90.52 pts)

Best Wisconsin Whiskey

  1. 1st Place: Driftless Glen - The Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey (90.33 pts)

IRELAND

Best Irish Whiskey-2025

  1. 1st Place: Yellow Spot 12 (92.69 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Bushmill 10 Year Old (89.01 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Redbreast 12 Year Old (86.16 pts)

Best Single Malt Irish Whiskey-2025

  1. 1st Place: Bushmill 10 Year Old (89.01 pts)

Best Blended Irish Whiskey-2025

  1. 1st Place: Paddy's Irish Whiskey (85.59 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Michael Collins - The Prediction - Blended Irish Whiskey (85.07 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Roe & Co Blended – (85.03 Pts)

Best Pot Still Irish Whiskey-2025

  1. 1st Place: Yellow Spot 12 (92.69 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Redbreast 12 Year Old (86.16 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Blue Spot 7 - (86.03 Pts)

JAPAN

Best Japanese Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Shibui Whisky Rare Cask Reserve 23YR (90.77 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Sato Shiki Single Grain Aged 21 Years A188 (90.58 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Shibui Whisky Pure Malt 10YR (89.82 pts)

Best Pure Malt Japanese Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Shibui Whisky Pure Malt 10YR (89.82 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: The Shinobu 10 Year Old Pure Malt - (87.51 Pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Bikoku Pure Malt - (85.15 Pts)

Best Japanese Single Grain Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Shibui Whisky Rare Cask Reserve 23YR (90.77 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Sato Shiki Single Grain Aged 21 Years (90.58 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Sato Shiki Single Grain Aged 41 Years (86.92 pts)

CANADA

Best Canadian Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Caribou Crossing (85.86 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Legacy Canadian (85.00 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: 3rd Place: Bearface Triple Oak Elementally Aged Whisky

Best Canadian Blended Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Caribou Crossing (85.86 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Legacy Canadian (85.00 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: 3rd Place: Bearface Triple Oak Elementally Aged Whisky

INDIA

Best Indian Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: DeVANS Gianchand Indian Single Malt Whisky Adambaraa (92.68 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: GODAWAN Single Malt RICH AND ROUNDED ARTISAN Whisky (88.22 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Woodburns Contemporary Indian Whisky (88.09 pts)

Best Single Malt Indian Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: DeVANS Gianchand Indian Single Malt Whisky Adambaraa (92.68 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: GODAWAN Single Malt RICH AND ROUNDED ARTISAN Whisky (88.22 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: GODAWAN Single Malt FRUIT AND SPICE ARTISAN Whisky (87.90 pts)

Best Blended Indian Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Woodburns Contemporary Indian Whisky (88.09 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Seagram's Blenders Pride Four Elements Premium Whisky - (85.33 Pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Sterling Reserve Blend 7 (84.76 pts)

WORLD

Best World Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (97.04 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Kavalan Solist Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (95.78 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Kavalan Solist Palo Cortado Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (95.68 pts)

Best Flavored Whiskey-2025

  1. 1st Place: Mirakel - Natural Flavored Bourbon (89.75 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Buffalo Trace Distillery Bourbon Cream (86.32 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Rebecca Creek - Texas Ranger Coconut Pecan (86.12 pts)

Best World Single Malt Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (97.04 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Kavalan Solist Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (95.78 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Kavalan Solist Palo Cortado Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (95.68 pts)

Best RTD (Ready-to-Drink)-2025

  1. 1st Place: Citrus Tsunami
  2. 2nd Place: Repeal Libations - Old Fashioned
  3. 3rd Place: BLT

AUSTRALIA

Best Australian Whisky-2025

  1. 1st Place: Thieves Collection - Gold Single Malt (86.56 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Morris Rutherglen - Australian Single Malt Whisky (85.02 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Thieves Collection - Gold Bourbon Style

2025 WHISKIES SCORING OVER 90 POINTS

  1. Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 97.04 Pts
  2. A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength (Batch #4) – 97.01 Pts
  3. Jack Daniel's 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 3 – 96.50 Pts
  4. Hogback Peated Smoke Single Malt Whiskey – 96.39 Pts
  5. Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey - Batch 3633 – 96.34 Pts
  6. Mister Sam – 96.20 Pts
  7. Whiskey Row Cask Strength – 96.20 Pts
  8. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old – 95.94 Pts
  9. Kavalan Solist Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 95.78 Pts
  10. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B525 – 95.73 Pts
  11. Kavalan Solist Palo Cortado Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 95.68 Pts
  12. 1792 Full Proof – 95.64 Pts
  13. Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition - Batch 032 – 95.32 Pts
  14. Thomas H. Handy – 95.11 Pts
  15. Stagg – 95.05 Pts
  16. Jack Daniel's 14-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 1 – 94.96 Pts
  17. William Larue Weller – 94.88 Pts
  18. Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky – 94.83 Pts
  19. NOCO Distillery - RYE Whiskey - Founders Reserve - Single Barrel - Barrel 354 - PX Finish – 94.80 Pts
  20. Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 25 Years Old – 94.68 Pts
  21. Raasay - Dun Cana – 94.67 Pts
  22. RCLR STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY BATCH 03 - 2025 – 94.52 Pts
  23. 1792 Aged Twelve Years – 94.51 Pts
  24. Kavalan Master's Select Reserve No.2 Single Malt Whisky – 94.49 Pts
  25. Dewar's Double Double 32 Years Old – 94.29 Pts
  26. Jack Daniel's 10-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 4 – 94.29 Pts
  27. Larado Whiskey Roper Reserve – 94.24 Pts
  28. Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 94.22 Pts
  29. Kavalan Classic Single Malt Whisky – 94.15 Pts
  30. Craigellachie 17 Years Old – 94.10 Pts
  31. Ridge River Barrel Proof Bourbon – 94.08 Pts
  32. Ardbeg 25 Years Old – 93.98 Pts
  33. Heaven Hills Grain to Glass Rye (2024) – 93.96 Pts
  34. Rebecca Creek - Spanish Oak Double Barrel Whiskey – 93.95 Pts
  35. Dewar's Double Double 37 Years Old – 93.95 Pts
  36. Larceny Barrel Proof A125 – 93.92 Pts
  37. Reservoir 140+ – 93.86 Pts
  38. 1792 Single Barrel – 93.83 Pts
  39. Root Shoot American Single Malt, 4yr Bottled-in-Bond – 93.78 Pts
  40. Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Aged Whiskey – 93.77 Pts
  41. Heaven Hills Grain to Glass Wheated (2024) – 93.76 Pts
  42. Ardbeg Uigeadail – 93.74 Pts
  43. Dewar's Double Double 38 Years Old – 93.73 Pts
  44. Stranahan's Diamond Peak – 93.58 Pts
  45. Kavalan Lán Single Malt Whisky – 93.41 Pts
  46. Raasay - Lightly Peated – 93.37 Pts
  47. Square 6 by Evan Williams High-Rye Bourbon – 93.35 Pts
  48. Kavalan 15 Years Old Single Malt Whisky – 93.28 Pts
  49. RCLR STRAIGHT RYE WHISKEY BATCH 03 - 2025 – 93.24 Pts
  50. Dewar's Double Double 20 Years Old – 93.17 Pts
  51. Old Hickory Bourbon White Label Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 93.11 Pts
  52. Kavalan Solist Peated Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 93.05 Pts
  53. Heaven Hills Grain to Glass Bourbon (2024) – 92.99 Pts
  54. Ardbeg Corryvreckan – 92.97 Pts
  55. Eagle Rare 17 Year-Old - Fall 2024 – 92.96 Pts
  56. Kavalan Concertmaster Port Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky – 92.92 Pts
  57. Buzzard's Roost Straight from the Barrel Cask Strength Toasted Rye – 92.77 Pts
  58. To be disclosed upon release - Fall 2025 – 92.76 Pts
  59. Royal Brackla OLOROSO 12 Years Old – 92.74 Pts
  60. Yellow Spot 12 – 92.69 Pts
  61. DEVANS GIANCHAND INDIAN SINGLE MALT WHISKY ADAMBARAA – 92.68 Pts
  62. Jack Daniel's Bonded Tennessee Rye Whiskey – 92.54 Pts
  63. Aultmore Calvados Cask GTR 21 Years Old – 92.52 Pts
  64. NOCO Distillery - Bourbon - Founders Reserve - Small Batch - Cask Strength – 92.47 Pts
  65. Kavalan Wine Oak Single Malt Whisky – 92.45 Pts
  66. Craigellachie 23 Years Old – 92.39 Pts
  67. Early Times Bottled-In-Bond – 92.37 Pts
  68. Royal Brackla Pedro Ximenez 25 Years Old – 92.37 Pts
  69. Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 21 Years Old – 92.36 Pts
  70. Dewar's Double Double 26 Years Old – 92.34 Pts
  71. DD21 Year Old Magma Toast level 1 American Oak – 92.33 Pts
  72. Kavalan Podium Single Malt Whisky – 92.31 Pts
  73. Aberfeldy 12 Years Old – 92.15 Pts
  74. Aberfeldy 16 Years Old – 92.14 Pts
  75. Glenmorangie New Product - Under Embargo A – 92.13 Pts
  76. Dewar's Double Double 27 Years Old – 92.09 Pts
  77. Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 12 Years Old – 92.06 Pts
  78. Stranahan's Mountain Angel 10 year – 92.02 Pts
  79. Old Hickory Bourbon Hermitage Reserve Barrel Proof – 92.01 Pts
  80. Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond – 91.97 Pts
  81. Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey – 91.94 Pts
  82. To be disclosed upon release - Fall 2025 – 91.94 Pts
  83. Rebecca Creek - Texas Straight Bourbon Whisky - Bottled-In-Bond – 91.93 Pts
  84. Star Hill Farm - American Wheat Whisky – 91.92 Pts
  85. Stranahan's Blue Peak – 91.90 Pts
  86. 1792 Small Batch – 91.86 Pts
  87. Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 12 Years Old – 91.85 Pts
  88. Maker's Mark Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky – 91.85 Pts
  89. Jefferson's Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskeys – 91.84 Pts
  90. NOCO Distillery Bourbon II – 91.84 Pts
  91. Glenmorangie Signet Reserve – 91.74 Pts
  92. Buzzard's Roost Straight from the Barrel Cask Strength Bourbon – 91.72 Pts
  93. Craigellachie 19 Years Old – 91.70 Pts
  94. Kavalan Distillery Select No.2 Single Malt Whisky – 91.68 Pts
  95. Maker's Mark Cask Strength – 91.66 Pts
  96. Walleye Run Malted Rye – 91.63 Pts
  97. Aberfeldy 21 Years Old – 91.62 Pts
  98. Kavalan Distillery Select No.1 Single Malt Whisky – 91.48 Pts
  99. Kavalan Master's Select Reserve No.1 Single Malt Whisky – 91.47 Pts
  100. Bird Creek - Cask Strength - Baronesse Barley – 91.43 Pts
  101. Aultmore Madeira Cask GTR 18 Years Old – 91.39 Pts
  102. John J. Bowman - Single Barrel – 91.23 Pts
  103. Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 16 Years Old – 91.17 Pts
  104. Whiskey Row Triple Wood – 91.15 Pts
  105. Jim Beam Black, Aged 7 Years – 91.14 Pts
  106. Aberfeldy Sherry Cask 25 Years Old – 91.14 Pts
  107. Dewar's Double Double 30 Years Old – 91.12 Pts
  108. Ardbeg Ten Years Old – 91.11 Pts
  109. Bird Creek - Small Batch - The Baronesse & Full Pint - Cask Strength – 91.07 Pts
  110. BHAKTA 2011 Bourbon - Armagnac Cask Finish – 90.99 Pts
  111. Stranahan's Original – 90.90 Pts
  112. Kavalan Concertmaster Sherry Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky – 90.89 Pts
  113. Defiant (1) Whisky – 90.89 Pts
  114. Shibui Whisky Rare Cask Reserve 23YR – 90.77 Pts
  115. Royal Brackla OLOROSO - PALO CORTADO & PERDO XIMENEZ 21 Years Old – 90.76 Pts
  116. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old Mizunara – 90.75 Pts
  117. Good Trouble Bourbon - Limited Edition Small Batch – 90.74 Pts
  118. DD21 Year Old Magma Toast level 3 French Oak – 90.73 Pts
  119. King Car Conductor Single Malt Whisky – 90.73 Pts
  120. Weldon Mills - Soldier's Cut Bourbon Whiskey – 90.68 Pts
  121. Stranahan's Sherry Cask – 90.68 Pts
  122. Old Fitzgerald Bottled-In-Bond 9 Year (Spring 2025) – 90.60 Pts
  123. Sato Shiki Single Grain Aged 21 Years – 90.58 Pts
  124. Weldon Mills - Reserve Bourbon Whiskey - Barrel Proof - Batch #42 – 90.58 Pts
  125. Glenmorangie The Lasanta 15 Years Old – 90.57 Pts
  126. Jack Daniel's Bonded Tennessee Whiskey – 90.52 Pts
  127. Bird Creek - Small Batch - The Baronesse & Full Pint – 90.52 Pts
  128. W.L. Weller C.Y.P.B. – 90.37 Pts
  129. Bruichladdich Eighteen – 90.34 Pts
  130. To be disclosed upon release - Fall 2025 – 90.34 Pts
  131. Driftless Glen - The Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 90.33 Pts
  132. Dewar's 19 Years Old – 90.27 Pts
  133. Bird Creek - Full Pint - Cask Strength - Full Pint BarleyB371 – 90.25 Pts
  134. To be disclosed upon release - Fall 2025 – 90.24 Pts
  135. Port Charlotte 10 – 90.22 Pts
  136. SirDavis American Whisky – 90.21 Pts
  137. Stranahan's Mountain Angel 12 year – 90.16 Pts
  138. Glenmorangie The Original 12 Years Old – 90.04 Pts
  139. Royal Brackla PALO CORTADO 18 Years Old – 90.02 Pts