WHISKY MAGAZINE AWARDS 2024

World Whiskies Awards 2024 | World Drinks Awards

WHISKY MAGAZINE AWARDS 2024

THE BALIVADA XR SHERRY CASK FROM GOA INDIA

The global winners in the World Whiskies Awards 2024 competitions were announced at function in London on 18 March 2024.

Whisky Magazine has been presenting the results of its World Whiskies Awards for 24 years (beginning as the Best of the Best competition in 2001). This year’s announcement represents the culmination of a rigorous blind-judging process that saw more than 200 judges from around the globe assess more than 1,500 different whiskies from more than 40 countries. The competition named its World’s Best winners across 23 categories, including single malt, blended, pot still and others. They were categorized as Best, Gold, Silver and Bronze as rated by the judges.

SINGLE MALT WHISKY

World's Best Single Malt: The English Sherry Cask, 46% ABV, England 

INDIAN SINGLE MALT WHISKY: 

BEST Indian Single Malt: Indri Drú, 57.2% ABV, NAS

Gold: Indri Drú, 57.2% ABV, NAS 

Silver: Indri Diwali Collector's Edition 2023, 60.5% ABV, NAS

Bronze: The Kadamba XR Sherry Cask Collection 42.80% ABV, NAS 

SCOTCH SINGLE MALT WHISKY:

BEST Overall Scotch Single Malt, Glen Moray Phoenix Rising, 40% ABV, NAS

BEST Scotch Speyside: Glen Moray Phoenix Rising, 40% ABV, NAS

BEST Scotch Speyside By Age

• 12 Years & Under, GlenAllachie 12 YO, 48% ABV

• 13 to 20 Years, GlenAllachie 15 YO, 48% ABV

• 21 Years & Older, Aultmore 21 YO , 46% ABV

GlenAllachie has been a single malt standout of late, consistently garnering awards in international whisky competitions.

BEST Scotch Highlands: Glencadam, Reserva PX Cask, NAS, 46% ABV

• 12 Years & Under Cu Bocan, Batch #1, 12 YO, 46% ABV,

• 13 to 20 Years, Old Pulteney, 18 YO, 46% ABV,

• 21 Years & Over, Royal Brackla, 21 YO, Oloroso, Palo Cortado and Pedro Ximénez Finish, 46% ABV 
  

BEST Scotch Campbeltown Glen Scotia Victoriana, NAS, 54.2% ABV

• 12 Years & Under: Glen Scotia Icons of Campbeltown: The Mermaid, 54.1% ABV

• 13 to 20 Years: Glen Scotia, 15 YO, 46% ABV.

BEST Scotch Islands: Arran, Quarter Cask, The Bothy, NAS, 56.1% ABV

• 13 to 20 Years: Jura, 15 YO Sherry Cask, 42.8% ABV.

BEST Scotch Islay, 21 Years & Over:  Ardbeg, 25 YO, 46% ABV.

• Gold: Ardbeg Uigeadail, NAS, 54.2% ABV;

• 12 Years & Under, Bowmore, 12 YO, 40% ABV,

• 13 to 20 Years, Bowmore 15 YO, 43% ABV.

BEST Scotch Islay Small Batch Single Malt: That Boutique-y Whisky Company Islay 8 Years Old

BEST Scotch Lowlands: Auchentoshan, Three Woods, NAS, 43% ABV 

• 13 to 20 Years: Bladnoch, 19 YO, 46.7% ABV.

JAPANESE SINGLE MALT

BEST Japanese Single Malt: Yoichi 10 YO

BEST Japanese Single Malt

• 12 Years & Under: Yoichi 10 YO

• Gold: Ichiro's Malt Chichibu Red Wine Cask

• Silver: Yoichi 10 Years Old

TAIWANESE SINGLE MALT

BEST Taiwanese Single Malt:Kavalan Distillery Select No.2 NAS Taiwan

SINGLE CASK SINGLE MALT WHISKY

BEST Scotch Campbeltown Single Cask Single Malt

Glen Scotia, Cask 637 Refill Bourbon Barrel, Scotland

BEST Scotch Highlands Single Cask Single Malt 21 Years & Over

Loch Lomond, Cask 57 Refill American Oak Hogshead, Scotland

 BLENDED WHISKY

BEST BLENDED SCOTCH : Ballantine's 30 Years Old

GOLD:

• Chivas Regal 18 Years Old

• Ballantine's  21 Years Old

• Hankey Bannister 12 Years Old Regency

• NAS: Ardnamurchan Maclean's Nose

BLENDED MALT

BEST Scotch Blended Malt: Dewar's Double Double 37 Years Old

GOLD:

• The Lost Distillery Company Towiemore Archivist Micro-Batch Selection

• Chivas Regal Ultis XX

• Royal Salute 21 Years Old The Malts Blend

INTERNATIONAL BLENDED

BEST International Blended: Migita, Japan, Blended Bourbon Style 

GOLD:

• Kaichi Blended Whisky, Japan, NAS, 43% ABV 

SILVER:

• St. Kilian Distillers:Terence Hill - The Hero - Whisky Mild, NAS, 46% ABV, Germany

 
                                                                        

 

PRIZE WINNING SINGLE MALTS FROM GOA INDIA

 

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