The 2022 edition of the World Whiskies Awards, an event sponsored by Whisky Magazine, was held in London on 24 March, returning live after two years.
Below are the winners in some categories: how many have you tried or even heard of?
Best single malt:
The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.4 from The Lake Distillery
Best single malt single cask:
Stalla Dhu Caol Ila 11 Years Old Cask Strength
Best single malt small batch:
Notch Nantucket Island 12 Years Old
Best blended:
The Akkeshi Blended Whisky Shosho
Best limited edition blended:
Pike Creek 22 Years Old Pedro Ximénez Cask Finish
Best blended malt:
Yamazakura Blended Malt Asaka
Best bourbon:
Redemption Barrel Proof High Rye Bourbon 10 Years Old
Best single barrel bourbon:
Blanton’s The Original Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey
Best small batch bourbon:
Widow Jane 10 Year Bourbon
Best wheat:
Bainbridge Battle Point Two Islands Hokkaido Cask
Best rye:
Millstone 100 Rye Whisky
Best pot still:
Teeling Whiskey Wonders of Wood Single Pot Still
Best single grain single cask:
Whipper Snapper Australian Wheat Whiskey
Best grain:
The Whistler Mosaic Marsala Cask
Best corn:
Ironroot Republic Icarus
Best new make and young spirit:
Macaloney’s Seaweed-Peated Clearach
Best distillery:
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Best independent bottler:
Lady of the Glen
Best design:
Spirit Thief Distilling
Best craft producer:
Sullivans Cove Distillery
Best sustainable distillery:
Westland Distillery
Best innovative brand:
M&H Whisky Distillery