Awarded by Whisky Magazine each year through a panel of industry insiders and experts, here is part of the list of 2023 winners.
WORLD WHISKIES AWARDS
| BEST JAPANESE BLENDED Single Blended Japanese Whisky Fuji (Kirin) | BEST AMERICAN BLENDED High Proof Bourbon Whiskey (Brekenridge Distllery) | BEST IRISH BLENDED Red Locks Blended Straight Irish Whiskey | BEST LIMITED EDITION BLENDED Ichiro’s Malt & Grain | BEST BLENDED SCOTCH Dewar’s French Smooth 8yo | BEST BLENDED MALT Taketsuru Pure Malt |
| BEST AMERICAN WHISKEY Side Gig Whiskey (Storm Killing Distilling Co.) | BEST BOURBON The Representative Small Batch Bourbon | BEST CORN Upshot Red Corn Whiskey | BEST GRAIN Hwayo X. Premium | BEST RYE Millstone 100 rye | BEST POT STILL Macaloney’s Island Distillery Kildara Signature Selection |
| BEST NEW MAKE Niigata Kameda Newpot Peated | BEST SINGLE MALT M&H Elements Sherry Cask | BEST SINGLE MALT SINGLE CASK Glen Scotia Fist Fill Bourbon Cask No. 372 | BEST SINGLE GRAIN SINGLE CASK Rare Auld Grain Invergordon 32yo | BEST BOURBON SINGLE CASK Tumblin’ Dice Single Barrel | BEST SINGLE RYE SINGLE CASK Stauning Whisky Rye Maple Syrup Single Cask No. 517 |
| BEST SINGLE MALT SMALL BATCH JJ Corry Irish Whiskey The Flintlock No. 3 | BEST BOURBON SMALL BATCH Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C922 | BEST TENNESSEE WHISKEY Jack Daniel’s Bonded | BEST BOTTLE DESIGN Cù Bòcan 15yo | BEST LABEL DESIGN The Whistler Imperial Stout Cask Finish Batch 002 | BEST NEW LAUNCH DESIGN Bird Creek Distillery Single Cask |
| BEST RELAUNCH / REDESIGN Sonoma Distilling Co. Straight Bourbon Whiskey | BEST TRAVEL RETAIL EXCLUSIVE Jura Islanders’ Expression No.2 |
ICONS OF WHISKY
| GLOBAL | SCOTLAND | IRELAND | USA | REST OF THE WORLD | |
| CRAFT PRODUCER | Chattanooga Whiskey | Nc’Nean | Blackwater Distillery | Chattanooga Whiskey | M&H Distillery |
| SINGLE ESTATE | Lochlea | Lochlea | Thy Whisky Distillery | ||
| DISTILLERY MANAGER | Tyler Pederson (Westland Distillery) | Mark Watson (Holyrood) | Michelle Guilfoyle (Dingle) | Tyler Pederson | Heather Tillott (Sullivans Cove) |
| DISTILLATOR | Heaven Hill Distillery | Glenfarclas | Irish Distillers | Heaven Hill | Kavalan |
| SUSTAINABLE | Stauning | Tomatin | Midleton | Heaven Hill | Stauning |
| INDEPENDENT BOTTLER | Lost Lantern Spirits | Lady of the Glen | Two Stacks Whiskey | Lost Lantern Spirits | Master of Malt |