The 2024 World Whiskies Awards winners have been announced in London across 23 categories, including single malt, bourbon, blended, rye, pot still and design.
While there are many familiar names in the mix, the winner of the World’s Best Single Malt has generated in a few headlines.
A single malt From England won the World’s Best Single Malt: The English Sherry Cask, from England’s oldest whisky distillery. (English whisky distilling is a relatively recent phenomenon, The English was established in 2006. The Scotch have been distilling whisky since 1494.)
The English said: “We are honoured and utterly thrilled to have been awarded ‘The World’s Best Single Malt Whisky’ for The English Sherry Cask in the 2024 World Whiskies Awards.
“Whilst one hopes to win an award, winning the big one is the realisation of our founder’s sole goal. The English Sherry Cask is a superb single malt whisky that fulfils our founder’s single ambition when building The English Distillery – to make world-class whisky. This is a super way to celebrate our 18th year of whisky distilling and a testament to our distillers work.
“As the English Whisky category continues to grow with pace, this award is another milestone for our whisky industry.
“The English sherry cask is one for your whisky shelf.”
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 expert judges from around the globe assess more than 1500 different whiskies from more than 40 countries.
Here are the whiskies that triumphed in 2024:
World’s Best Single Malt
The English, Sherry Cask
World’s Best Small Batch Single Malt
Mosgaard, Moscatel Cask
World’s Best Single Cask Single Malt
Glen Scotia, Cask 637 Refill Bourbon Barrel
World’s Best Blended
Ballantine’s, 30 Years Old
World’s Best Canadian Blended
Gibson’s Finest, Venerable
World’s Best Blended Limited Release
Three Ships, Master’s Collection 12 Years Old Double Wood Blend
World’s Best Blended Malt
Dewar’s, Double Double 37 Years Old
World’s Best Pot Still
Redbreast, 21 Years Old
World’s Best Bourbon
1792, 12 Years Old
World’s Best Finished Bourbon
Breckenridge, Port Cask Finish
World’s Best Small Batch Bourbon
Laws Whiskey House, Four Grain Bourbon Cask Strength
World’s Best Single Barrel Bourbon
Four Roses, Single Barrel
World’s Best Tennessee Whiskey
Uncle Nearest, 1856 Premium Aged Whiskey
World’s Best American Style Whiskey
FEW, American Straight Whiskey
World’s Best Grain
Bain’s, Founders Collection 15 Years Old
World’s Best Single Cask Single Grain
The Octave Premium, Strathclyde
World’s Best Rye
Millstone, Founders Reserve 10 Years Old Rye
World’s Best Single Cask Single Rye
Proof and Wood, Tumblin’ Dice Single Barrel Rye
World’s Best Corn
Ironroot Republic, Hubris
World’s Best Wheat
Lone Elm, Single Barrel
World’s Best New Make & Young Spirit
Anohka, This is Not Whisky Heavily Peated Single Malt Spirit
World’s Best Flavoured
Stillhouse, Peanut Butter S’mores Whiskey
World’s Best Design
Shirakawa, 1958
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