„Whisky Magazine” ogłosił listę zwycięzców konkursu World Whiskies Awards za 2021 rok. Najbardziej prestiżowy tytuł World’s Best Single Malt otrzymała whisky ze Speyside, Glenallachie 10YO Batch 4. Wśród nagrodzonych są whisky z: Szkocji, Irlandii, USA, Kanady, Australii czy Japonii.
A oto pełna lista laureatów:
Best Blended: Dewar’s Double Double 21 Year Old
Best Blended Limited Release: Ichiro’s Malt & Grain Limited Edition 2021
Best Blended Malt: Chivas Regal Ultis
Best Bourbon: WL Weller CYPB
Best Canadian Blended: Royal Canadian Small Batch Canadian Whisky
Best Corn Whiskey: Ironroot Republic Hubris
Best Flavored Whisky: Bird Dog Peanut Butter Flavored Whiskey
Best Grain: Native Grain Whiskey Weeping Grass
Best New Make & Young Spirit: Boann Distillery New Make Pot Still Spirit
Best Pot Still: Redbreast 21 Year Old
Best Rye: Lot No. 40 Dark Oak
Best Single Barrel Bourbon: Tumblin’ Dice Bourbon Single Barrel – Barrel Proof
Best Single Cask Single Malt: Spey from Speyside Distillery Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival 2020
World’s Best Single Malt: The Glenallachie 10 Year Old Batch 4
Best Tennessee Whiskey: George Dickel Bottled-in-Bond
World’s Best Wheat: Distillery 291 E Batch #7
Przyznano także nagrody Icons of Whisky Global 2021. Są tu m.in.:
Multiple Outlets Retailer of the Year: Binny’s Beverage Depot
Single Outlet Retailer of the Year: Celtic Whiskey Shop
Supermarket of the Year: Tesco
Own Brand Supermarket of the Year: Lidl
Online Retailer of the Year: The Whisky Exchange
Visitor Attraction of the Year: Kavalan Distillery
Brand Innovator of the Year: Waterford Distillery
Sustainable Distillery of the Year: Nc’Nean Distillery
Distillery Manager of the Year: Nicole Austin, George Dickel
Craft Producer of the Year: Ironroot Republic Distilling
Master Distiller/Blender of the Year: Bob Dalgarno
Distiller of the Year: Brown-Forman
