WINNERS OF THE WORLD WHISKIES AWARDS
ICONS OF WHISKY 2023
The Whisky Magazine Awards are designed to commend the
best people, places and products in the world of whisky. The World Whiskies
Awards (part of the World Drinks Awards) commend the best whiskies in the world
while the Icons of Whisky Awards honour those who have worked tirelessly for
the industry's growth. The World Whiskies Awards also names its World’s
Best winners across the breadth of categories within whisky, decided on by an
expert judging panel. The magazine is American and tends to be insular.
The World Whiskies Awards 2023 was announced by Whisky
Magazine on 30 March 2023 in London. Here’s a list of some of the winners of the World Whiskies Awards and Icons of Whisky 2023.
WORLD WHISKIES AWARDS 2023
World’s
Best Blended Whisky
Breckenridge Distillery, High Proof Bourbon Whiskey, USA
World’s
Best Blended Limited Release
Ichiro’s
Malt & Grain, Blended Japanese Whisky 2023, Japan
World’s
Best Blended Malt
Taketsuru Pure Malt, Japan
World’s
Best Bourbon
The Representative Small Batch Bourbon USA
World’s
Best Canadian Blended Whisky
Gibson’s Finest Venerable, Canada
World’s
Best American Whiskey
Storm King Distilling Co., Side Gig Whiskey, USA
World’s
Best Corn Whisky
Upshot Red Corn Whiskey, Australia
World’s
Best Finished Bourbon
Ironroot Republic Apotheosis, USA
World’s
Best Flavoured Whisky
Tullamore D.E.W. Honey, Ireland
World’s
Best Grain
Hwayo
X. Premium, Korea
World’s
Best New Make and Young Spirit
Niigata
Kameda Newpot Peated, Japan
World’s
Best Pot Still
Macaloney’s
Island Distillery Kildara Signature Selection, Canada
World’s
Best Rye
Millstone
100 Rye, Netherlands
World’s
Best Single Barrel Bourbon
Tumblin’
Dice Single Barrel, USA
World’s
Best Single Cask Single Grain
Rare
Auld Grain Invergordon 32 Years Old, Scotland
World’s
Best Single Cask Single Malt
Glen
Scotia First Fill Bourbon Cask No .372, Scotland
World’s
Best Single Cask Single Rye
Stauning
Whisky Rye Maple Syrup Single Cask No. 517, Denmark
World’s
Best Single Malt
M&H
Elements Sherry Cask, Israel
World’s
Best Small Batch Single Malt
JJ
Corry Irish Whiskey The Flintlock No. 3, Ireland
WORLD’S WHISKIES AWARDS DESIGN WINNERS 2023
World’s
Best Design
Cù
Bòcan 15 Years Old, UK
World’s
Best Label Design
The
Whistler Imperial Stout Cask Finish Batch 002, Ireland
World’s
Best Presentation
Lambay
Irish Whiskey Lambay Single Malt 20 Years Old, Ireland
World’s
Best Travel Retail Exclusive
Jura
Islanders’ Expression No.2, Scotland
ICONS OF WHISKY AWARDS 2023
Bartender
of the Year Award
James
Lin
Whisky
Hotel Bar of the Year
Clive’s
Classic Lounge
Supermarket
of the Year
Waitrose
Online
Retailer of the Year
Master
of Malt
Single
Outlet Retailer of the Year
McCallum
and Sons Whisky Co.
Scotch
Whisky Brand Ambassador of the Year
Mark
Thomson, William Grant & Sons
Master
Distiller/Blender of the Year
Gregg
Glass, Master Whisky Maker
Independent
Bottler of the Year
Lost
Lantern Spirits
Distiller
of the Year
Heaven
Hill Distillery
Visitor
Attraction of the Year
Johnnie
Walker Princes Street
Sustainable
Distillery of the Year
Stauning
Whisky
Single Estate
Lochlea
Distillery
THE WORLD’S BEST SINGLE MALT WHISKY
ACCORDING TO THE
2023 WORLD WHISKIES AWARDS
Hundreds of distillers and
industry veterans in attendance that night patiently awaited the big reveal:
World’s Best Single Malt. And many of them were ballroom floored. The grand
prize went not to a producer from the major malt makers Scotland, Ireland,
Japan, Taiwan or India. Instead, it was collected by M&H out of Tel Aviv.
C’est vrai.
The distillery, formerly Milk & Honey, won the accolade for its Sherry Cask expression—non-chill filtered and bottled at 46% ABV. The man responsible for crafting it was head distiller Tomer Goren.
What does this now-iconic liquid taste like? Initially released in mid-2020, M&H Sherry Cask is part of the brand’s Elements series which focuses on unique components of maturation. To wit, it is the first whisky ever to be aged in Kosher sherry casks from the Jerez region of Spain. In the hot and arid Middle Eastern climate, the application of this cooperage has imbued the underlying whisky with a thumping melody of red fruit, dark chocolate and, ultimately, tobacco. It’s a complicated symphony that lingers on the palate for far longer than you might suspect from a non-age-statement offering.
Though exactly how old
this whisky has yet to be discovered, M&H only started laying down liquid back in 2014.
So, at the absolute oldest it’s still under a decade. This sort of depth
detected after relatively few years in the cask is a testament to the benefits
of accelerated ageing experienced in this particular part of the world. Best of
all, it is on American shelves for a retail price of $65 per bottle, but there
is no guarantee that price will hold after the news of this past week.
DETAILS
WORLD'S BEST BLENDED WHISK(E)Y: BRECKENRIDGE HIGH PROOF BOURBON
Best AMERICAN
Blended
Breckenridge Distillery
High
Proof Bourbon Whiskey
United
States
Best IRISH Blended
Red
Locks Irish Whiskey
Blended
Straight Irish Whiskey
Republic
Of Ireland
Best SCOTCH Blended
Dewar's French
Smooth 8 Years Old
Scotland
Best
INTERNATIONAL Blended
Saburomaru
Whisky 2022 The Sun
No Age Statement
Best
GERMAN Blended
St.
Kilian Distillers
Terence
Hill The Hero Whisky Rauchig
Best
JAPANESE Blended
Kirin
Single Blended Japanese Whisky Fuji
No
Age Statement
WORLD'S
BEST BLENDED MALT
Taketsuru
Pure Malt 43% ABV No Age Statement
Best
JAPANESE Blended Malt
Company:
The Nikka Whisky Distilling Co., Ltd
Best
INTERNATIONAL Blended Malt
Nikka
Session No Age Statement 43% ABV
The
Nikka Whisky Distilling Co., Ltd, JAPAN
Best
SCOTCH Blended Malt
Cambridge
Circus, 32 Years Old Oloroso Sherry
Single
& Single Whisky 47.3%
Walking
Back The Cat Limited
Royal Salute 21 Years Old
The Malts Blend
Blended Malt, 700 ml ABV: 40%
Chivas Brothers, Pernod Ricard
BEST SCOTCH WHISKY BY REGION
Best SCOTCH Islands (Non-Islay) Single Malt 12 Years & Under
Tobermory 12 Years Old ABV 46.3% 700 ml
Distell International Holdings Limited
Best SCOTCH Lowlands Single Malt
21 Years & Over
Rosebank 31 Years Old ABV 48.1%
Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd.
Best SCOTCH Islay Single Malt
Ardbeg 25 Years Old ABV 46% 700 ml
The Glenmorangie Company
Best SCOTCH Highlands Single Malt
No Age Statement
Glenmorangie Signet ABV 46% 700 ml
The Glenmorangie Company
Best SCOTCH Speyside Single Malt
The Glenlivet Archive 21 Years Old ABV 43% 700 ml
Chivas Brothers
Pernod Ricard
Best SCOTCH Campbeltown Single Malt
Glen Scotia Double Cask No Age Statement
ABV 46% 700 ml
Glen Scotia Distillery
Best INDIAN Single Malt
Amrut Indian Single Malt No Age Statement ABV 62.8% 700ml
Peated Indian Single Malt Whisky
Amrut Distilleries
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