2024 International Whisky
Competition Official Results

Thank You for making the International Whisky Competition® The World's Most-Followed Whisky only Competition.
The 15th Edition of the International Whisky Competition took place in Scotland & Kentucky.
Just like the Olympics, only one Gold, one Silver, and one Bronze medal are awarded per category (unless tied)
All distilleries are welcome to sign up.

 

Le Nez du Whisky is the Official Tasting Kit of the 2024 International Whisky Competition.

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Whisky of the Year

 

Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 25 Years Old – 46% ABV – (98.31 points)

 

Aultmore Distillery (Bacardi) will be the custodian of the Golden Barrel trophy for winning Whisky of the Year until next year’s winner is announced.

TOP 2024 AWARDS

Whisky of the Year
Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 25 Years Old – 46% ABV – (98.31 Pts)

Master Blender of the Year
Stephanie Macleod
Bacardi

Golden Barrel Trophy
Aultmore Distillery - Bacardi (Scotland)

Distiller of the Year
Bacardi (Scotland) – 91.50 Avg/Pts (Scotland)

TOP 15 Whiskies of 2024

  1. Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 25 Years Old – 46% ABV – 98.31 Pts (Speyside, Scotland)
  2. The Glenlivet Sample Room Collection 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 96.95 Pts (Speyside, Scotland)
  3. Dewar's Double Double 37 Years Old - 46% ABV – 96.37 Pts (Scotland)
  4. The Glenlivet Sample Room Collection 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 95.52 Pts (Speyside, Scotland)
  5. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old - 46% ABV – 95.46 Pts (Scotland)
  6. Dewar's Double Double 32 Years Old - 46% ABV – 95.36 Pts (Scotland)
  7. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old Magma Toast level 1 finished in French oak casks – 95.22 Pts (Scotland)
  8. Indri Founder's Reserve 11 YO Wine Cask - 46% ABV – 95.09 Pts (India)
  9. George T. Stagg – 67.5% ABV - 94.98 Pts (Kentucky, USA)
  10. Dewar's Double Double 26 Years Old - 46% ABV – 94.95 Pts (Scotland)
  11. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old Magma Toast level 1 finished in American Oak - 46% ABV – 94.86 Pts (Scotland)
  12. NOCO Distillery - Founders Reserve - Single Barrel Bourbon - Mash Bill #: II - Cask Strength – 94.49 Pts (CO, USA)
  13. Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 94.39 Pts (Taiwan)
  14. Dewar's Double Double 30 Years Old - 46% ABV – 94.34 Pts (Scotland)
  15. Aberlour A'bunadh Single Malt Scotch Whisky - 94.32 Pts (Speyside, Scotland)

*Note: We do not list or feature whiskies that scored under 85 points unless requested by the competing distillery.

SCOTLAND

Best Single Malt Scotch-2024

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition (94.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack (94.20 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch NAS (No Age Statement)-2024

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition (94.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack (94.20 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch Under 10 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Wee Beastie (92.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glen Turner Rum Cask Finish

Best Single Malt Scotch 10 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Edradour 10 Year Old (90.0 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg 10 Year Old (89.1 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: The Cooper (88.5 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 12 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Lasanta 12 Year Old (91.8 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie The Accord (90.4 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour 12 Year Old (88.7 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 13-14 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old (92.2 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie The Elementa (86.7 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: The Glenlivet 14 Year Old (85.7 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 15 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: The Glenlivet 15 Year Old (89.9 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie Cadboll Estate (87.7 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 16-17 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Aberlour 16 Year Old (89.7 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie The Tribute (89.1 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 18 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: The Glenlivet 18 Year Old (92.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie 18 Year Old (91.7 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour 18 Year Old (89.9 pts)

Best Single Malt Scotch 19-25 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1996 (92.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1995 (91.40 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old (91.37 pts)

Best Islay Single Malt-2024

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition (94.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack (94.20 pts)

Best Highland Single Malt-2024

  1. 1st Place: Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1996 (92.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old (92.2 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Glenmorangie Lasanta 12 Year Old (91.8 pts)

Best Speyside Single Malt-2024

  1. 1st Place: The Glenlivet 18 Year Old (92.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: The Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve (90.2 pts
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour A’Bunadh (90.1 pts)

Best Lowland Single Malt-2024

  1. 1st Place: 1770 Glasgow Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Peated Release No.1 (87.9 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: 1770 Glasgow Single Malt Scotch Whisky – The Original 2019 Release
  3. 3rd Place: Auchentoshan American Oak Single Malt Scotch Whiskey

Best Cask Strength Scotch (Over 57% ABV)-2024

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Aberlour A’Bunadh (90.1 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Aberlour A’Bunadh Alba (87.9 pts)

Best Peated Scotch-2024

  1. 1st Place: Ardbeg Corryvreckan (96.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition (94.23 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Ardbeg Blaaack (94.20 pts)

Best Blended Scotch-2024

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double 32 Year Old (96.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Double Double 27 Year Old (92.9 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s 25 Year Old The Signature (92.8 pts)

Best Blended Scotch Under 10 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Caribbean Smooth (88.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Ilegal Smooth (87.9 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 12-15 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s 12 Year Old The Ancestor (90.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Imperial 12 Year Old (89.2 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s 15 Year Old The Monarch (88.0 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 16-20 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s 18 Year Old The Vintage (85.9 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 21-24 Year Old-2024

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double 21 Year Old (91.9 pts)

Best Blended Scotch 25 Year Old And Over-2024

  1. 1st Place: Dewar’s Double Double 32 Year Old (96.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Dewar’s Double Double 27 Year Old (92.9 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Dewar’s 25 Year Old The Signature (92.8 pts)

USA

Best American Whiskey (All Categories)-2024

  1. 1st Place: George T. Stagg (94.98 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: NOCO Distillery – Founders Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon – Mash Bill #: II – Cask Strength (94.49 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: W. L. Weller Antique 107 (94.07 pts)

Best Bourbon Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: George T. Stagg (94.98 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: NOCO Distillery – Founders Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon – Mash Bill #: II – Cask Strength (94.49 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: W. L. Weller Antique 107 (94.07 pts)

Best Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey (Full Proof)-2024

  1. 1st Place: George T. Stagg (94.98 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: NOCO Distillery – Founders Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon – Mash Bill #: II – Cask Strength (94.49 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Old Hamer Straight Bourbon Cask Strength (92.49 pts)

Best Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: 1792 Small Batch (89.93 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Elijah Craig Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (89.89 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Larceny Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (88.75 pts)

Best Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: 1792 Bottled in Bond (93.95 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Buzzard's Roost – Bottle-In-Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey (92.04 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey (89.83 pts)

Best Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: NOCO Distillery – Founders Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon – Mash Bill #: II – Cask Strength (94.49 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: 1792 Single Barrel (91.77 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Benchmark Single Barrel (91.13 pts)

Best American Cask Finish-2024

  1. 1st Place: RD1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished With Brazilian Amburana Wood (93.03 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: RD1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished In French Oak (91.67 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Hugh Hamer Straight Bourbon Double Oak 103 proof (91.42 pts)

Best American Single Malt Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Bear Fight – American Single Malt – Triple Oak Finished (91.48 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Bird Creek – Single Malt – Cask Strength – Baronesse Barley (90.14 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Bird Creek – Single Malt – Cask Strength – Full Pint Barley (89.59 pts)

Best American Rye Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Buzzard's Roost – Straight Rye Whiskey (93.7 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Rare Character Straight Rye Whiskey – TKO-027 Selected by Grapevine Lakeland (92.93 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Hard Truth – Sweet Mash Rye (91.61 pts)

Best Cask Strength American Rye Whiskey (Full Proof)-2024

  1. 1st Place: Rare Character Straight Rye Whiskey – TKO-027 Selected by Grapevine Lakeland (92.93 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Hard Truth – Sweet Mash Rye (91.61 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Lasso 8 Year Cask Strength Rye Whiskey (91.55 pts)

Best American Rye Bottled-In-Bond Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Jack Daniel’s Bonded Rye Tennessee Whiskey (88.96 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Rittenhouse Bottled-In-Bond Straight Rye Whiskey (88.23 pts)

Best American Wheat Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Bernheim Barrel Proof A224 Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey (90.8 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Lasso 6 Year Wheated Whiskey (85.87 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey (85.43 pts)

Best American Blended Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Traveller Whiskey (85.08 pts)

Best American Corn Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Rockfish Whiskey

Best Micro Distillery Whiskey-2024
(Under 100,000 bottles / based on highest scoring whiskey)

  1. 1st Place: NOCO Distillery (CO, USA)
  2. 2nd Place: Buzzard's Roost Spirits (KY, USA)
  3. 3rd Place: West Fort Whiskey Co. (IN, USA)

Best California Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Wolves – American Single Malt, 11 Year (86.62 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Wolves – American Single Malt, 7 Year (85.12 pts)

Best Colorado Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: NOCO Distillery – Founders Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon – Mash Bill #: II – Cask Strength (94.49 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Lasso 8 Year Cask Strength Rye Whiskey (91.55 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Stranahan's Blue Peak – Solera Finish (90.27 pts)

Best Indiana Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Old Hamer Straight Bourbon Cask Strength (92.49 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Hard Truth – Sweet Mash Rye (91.61 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Hugh Hamer Straight Bourbon Double Oak 103 proof (91.42 pts)

Best Kentucky Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: George T. Stagg (94.98 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: W. L. Weller Antique 107 (94.07 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: 1792 Bottled in Bond (93.95 pts)

Best Nevada Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Team Whiskey – The Sportsmen's Whiskey (86.81 pts)

Best North Carolina Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Olde Raleigh – Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in a Honey Barrel (89.86 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Weldon Mills – Batch #41 – Barrel Proof (88.84 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Olde Stogie – Straight Bourbon Whiskies finished in Armagnac & Tawny Port Casks (88.28 pts)

Best Tennessee Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Jack Daniel’s 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey – Batch 2 (91.6 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Jack Daniel's American Single Malt Whiskey (89.5 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey Single Barrel – Batch 90 (89.46 pts)

*Note: We do not list or feature whiskies that scored under 85 points unless requested by the competing distillery.

CANADA

Best Canadian Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: Côte des Saints Prestige Oloroso Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (87.43 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Côte des Saints Premium Single Malt Whisky (86.33 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Côte des Saints Prestige Pedro Ximenez Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (86.02 pts)

Best Canadian Rye Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: Royal Canadian Small Batch (85.11 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Pendleton 1910 Rye (85.05 pts)

Best Canadian Blended Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: Caribou Crossing (85.1 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Pendleton Midnight (85.06 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Red Bank Whisky (85 pts)

Best Canadian Whisky Based RTD Cocktail-2024

  1. 1st Place: Southern State Tennessee Lemonade
  2. 2nd Place: inversion nitro winter SPICE Whiskey sour
  3. 3rd Place: inversion nitro Whiskey sour

IRELAND

Best Irish Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Bushmills 25 (92.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Redbreast 21 Year Old (91.74 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Redbreast 27 Year Old (91.3 pts)

Best Single Malt Irish Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Bushmills 25 (92.4 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Bushmills 21 (89.28 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Bushmills 30 (88.26 pts)

Best Pot Still Irish Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Redbreast 21 Year Old (91.74 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Redbreast 27 Year Old (91.3 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Red Spot Aged 15 Years (90.19 pts)

Best Blended Irish Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Paddy’s Irish Whiskey (85.76 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Roe & Co - Blended (85.18 pts)

JAPAN

Best Japanese Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: KANOSUKE DOUBLE DISTILLERY (90.51 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: KANOSUKE HIOKI POT STILL (89.19 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Hatozaki Small Batch Whisky (89.16 pts)

Best Pure Malt Japanese Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: Hatozaki Small Batch Whisky (89.16 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Tenjaku Pure Malt Whisky (87.9 pts)

Best Blended Japanese Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: Tenjaku Blended Whisky (89.08 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Hibiki Japanese Harmony (87.4 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Hatozaki Finest Whisky (85.04 pts)

WORLD

Best World Whisky*-2024

  1. 1st Place: Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (94.39 pts) - Taiwan
  2. 2nd Place: Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (93.48 pts) - Taiwan
  3. 3rd Place: King Car Conductor Single Malt Whisky (93.3 pts) - Taiwan

Best World Whisky - Cask Strength*-2024

  1. 1st Place: Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (94.39 pts) - Taiwan
  2. 2nd Place: Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (93.48 pts) - Taiwan
  3. 3rd Place: Kavalan Solist PX Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (90.81 pts) - Taiwan

Best World Blended Malt Whisky*-2024

  1. 1st Place: Hibernicus Blended Malt Whisky (90.8 pts) - Ireland/Scotland

Best European Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: DYC Whisky 8 Year Old (88.35 pts) - Spain
  2. 2nd Place: PAPROCKY SINGLE BARREL (87.91 pts) - Poland
  3. 3rd Place: DYC Whisky 20 Year Old (87.77 pts) - Spain

Best Indian Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: Indri Founder's Reserve 11 YO Wine Cask (95.09 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Indri Diwali Collector's Edition 2024 (93.74 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Paul John Indian Single Malt Whisky Oloroso Select Cask (93.8 pts)

Best Single Malt Indian Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: Indri Founder's Reserve 11 YO Wine Cask (95.09 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Indri Diwali Collector's Edition 2024 (93.74 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: Paul John Indian Single Malt Whisky Oloroso Select Cask (93.8 pts)

Best Blended Indian Whisky-2024

  1. 1st Place: X&O Premium Whisky (90.46 pts)
  2. 2nd Place: Sterling Reserve B7 (88.67 pts)
  3. 3rd Place: ICONiQ White Whisky (88.16 pts)

OTHER WHISKIES - HYBRID SPIRITS - RTDs

Best Flavored Whiskey-2024

  1. 1st Place: Buffalo Trace Distillery Bourbon Cream
  2. 2nd Place: Duke & Dame - Salted Caramel
  3. 3rd Place: Numb Skull - Chocolate and Cool Mint

Best Hybrid Spirits (min 51% Whiskey)-2024

  1. 1st Place: BHAKTA 1928 Straight Rye Whiskey - Calvados - Armagnac (88.88 pts)

WHISKY BASED RTDs

Best Whisky Based RTD Cocktail-2024

  1. 1st Place: The Glenlivet Twist & Mix Old Fashioned Ready to Serve Cocktail
  2. 2nd Place: The Glenlivet Twist & Mix New Manhattan Ready to Serve Cocktail
  3. 3rd Place: Southern State Tennessee Lemonade

2024 Whiskies Scoring Over 90 Points

  1. Aultmore Oloroso Sherry Cask GTR 25 Years Old – 98.31 Pts
  2. The Glenlivet Sample Room Collection 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 96.73 Pts
  3. Dewar's Double Double 37 Years Old – 96.37 Pts
  4. The Glenlivet Sample Room Collection 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 95.52 Pts
  5. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old – 95.46 Pts
  6. Dewar's Double Double 32 Years Old – 95.36 Pts
  7. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old Magma Toast level 1 finished in French oak casks – 95.22 Pts
  8. Indri Founder's Reserve 11 YO Wine Cask – 95.09 Pts
  9. George T. Stagg – 94.98 Pts
  10. Dewar's Double Double 26 Years Old – 94.95 Pts
  11. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old Magma Toast level 1 finished in American Oak – 94.86 Pts
  12. NOCO Distillery - Founders Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon - Mash Bill #: II - Cask Strength – 94.49 Pts
  13. Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 94.39 Pts
  14. Dewar's Double Double 30 Years Old – 94.34 Pts
  15. Aberlour A'bunadh Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Batch 79 – 94.32 Pts
  16. Royal Brackla Pedro Ximenez 25 Years Old – 94.3 Pts
  17. W. L. Weller Antique 107 – 94.07 Pts
  18. Dewar's Double Double 36 Years Old – 94.01 Pts
  19. 1792 Bottled in Bond – 93.95 Pts
  20. Craigellachie Small Batch 37 Years Old – 93.76 Pts
  21. Indri Diwali Collector's Edition 2024 – 93.74 Pts
  22. Buzzard's Roost - Straight Rye Whiskey – 93.7 Pts
  23. Paul John Indian Single Malt Whisky Oloroso Select Cask – 93.68 Pts
  24. Dewar's Double Double 27 Years Old – 93.54 Pts
  25. Glenmorangie Cadboll Estate Batch 4 – 93.48 Pts
  26. Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 93.48 Pts
  27. Paul John Indian Single Malt Whisky Classic Unpeated Select Cask – 93.4 Pts
  28. Aberlour A’bunadh Alba Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 93.37 Pts
  29. King Car Conductor Single Malt Whisky – 93.3 Pts
  30. Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 12 Years Old – 93.28 Pts
  31. Colonial Spirits: Benrinnes – 93.14 Pts
  32. The Glenlivet Fusion Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 93.1 Pts
  33. Royal Brackla OLOROSO - PALO CORTADO & PERDO XIMENEZ 21 Years Old – 93.04 Pts
  34. RD1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished With Brazilian Amburana Wood – 93.03 Pts
  35. Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 21 Years Old – 92.93 Pts
  36. Rare Character Straight Rye Whiskey - TKO-027 Selected by Grapevine Lakeland – 92.93 Pts
  37. Ardbeg Wee Beastie – 92.9 Pts
  38. Dewar's Double Double 21 Years Old Mizunara – 92.51 Pts
  39. Old Hamer Straight Bourbon Cask Strength – 92.49 Pts
  40. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C923 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 92.46 Pts
  41. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B524 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 92.44 Pts
  42. Bushmills 25 – 92.4 Pts
  43. Buzzard's Roost - American Whiskey – 92.28 Pts
  44. Buzzard's Roost - Bottle-In-Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 92.04 Pts
  45. 1792 Single Barrel – 91.77 Pts
  46. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof A124 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 91.75 Pts
  47. Redbreast 21 Year Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey – 91.74 Pts
  48. Dewar's Double Double 20 Years Old – 91.68 Pts
  49. RD1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished In French Oak – 91.67 Pts
  50. Hard Truth - Sweet Mash Rye – 91.61 Pts
  51. Jack Daniel’s 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey - Batch 2 – 91.6 Pts
  52. Lasso 8 Year Cask Strength Rye Whiskey – 91.55 Pts
  53. W. L. Weller Full Proof – 91.5 Pts
  54. Ardbeg 25 – 91.49 Pts
  55. Bear Fight - American Single Malt - Triple Oak Finished – 91.48 Pts
  56. "The Hearach" - Isle of Harris Single Malt Whisky – 91.46 Pts
  57. Royal Salute 21 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky - The Signature Blend – 91.46 Pts
  58. Kavalan Master's Select Reserve No.1 Single Malt Whisky – 91.45 Pts
  59. Hugh Hamer Straight Bourbon Double Oak 103 proof – 91.42 Pts
  60. Maker's Mark Cellar Aged – 91.41 Pts
  61. Aultmore 12 Years Old – 91.36 Pts
  62. Redbreast 27 Year Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey – 91.3 Pts
  63. Glenmorangie 16 - Nectar d'Or – 91.27 Pts
  64. Glenmorangie 14 - Quinta Ruban – 91.25 Pts
  65. Maker's Mark Cask Strength – 91.24 Pts
  66. Aberfeldy 21 Years Old – 91.2 Pts
  67. Fortuna Barrel Proof – 91.16 Pts
  68. Benchmark Single Barrel – 91.13 Pts
  69. Pikesville Straight Rye Whiskey – 91.12 Pts
  70. Paul John Single Malt Whisky Brilliance – 91.1 Pts
  71. Kavalan Concertmaster Port Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky – 91.06 Pts
  72. BHAKTA 2014 Bourbon – 91.01 Pts
  73. BHAKTA 2012 Single Malt Indian Whisky – 90.95 Pts
  74. Kavalan Solist PX Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – 90.81 Pts
  75. Hibernicus Blended Malt Whisky – 90.8 Pts
  76. Bernheim Barrel Proof A224 Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey – 90.8 Pts
  77. Under Embargo I – 90.74 Pts
  78. Larceny Barrel Proof B524 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 90.74 Pts
  79. Sazerac Rye – 90.65 Pts
  80. The Glenlivet 14 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 90.61 Pts
  81. Benchmark Full Proof – 90.6 Pts
  82. Aultmore Madeira Cask 18 Years Old – 90.59 Pts
  83. 1792 Aged 12 Years – 90.53 Pts
  84. KANOSUKE DOUBLE DISTILLERY – 90.51 Pts
  85. Thomas H. Handy – 90.48 Pts
  86. Benromach - Single Cask 34 – 90.46 Pts
  87. X&O Premium Whisky – 90.46 Pts
  88. Ardbeg Corryvreckan – 90.43 Pts
  89. Kavalan Master's Select Reserve No.2 Single Malt Whisky – 90.4 Pts
  90. Hibernicus Blended Malt Whisky – 90.38 Pts
  91. The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 90.34 Pts
  92. Aberfeldy 16 Years Old – 90.34 Pts
  93. Lodestar Whiskey – 90.29 Pts
  94. Maker's Mark Kentucky Straight Bourbon – 90.29 Pts
  95. Stranahan's Blue Peak - Solera Finish – 90.27 Pts
  96. Torabhaig - Allt Glean – 90.24 Pts
  97. Kavalan Podium Single Malt Whisky – 90.21 Pts
  98. Red Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey – 90.19 Pts
  99. BHAKTA 1928 Straight Rye Whiskey - Calvados - Armagnac – 90.15 Pts
  100. Bird Creek - Single Malt - Cask Strength - Baronesse Barley – 90.14 Pts
  101. The Glenlivet 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 90.11 Pts
  102. Bardstown Amrut Cask Finish – 90.06 Pts

Acknowledgments

The International Whisky Competition Committee extends its gratitude to our international judges for their professionalism and dedication. We also thank our official sponsors, Glencairn Crystal and Le Nez du Whisky – Le Nez du Bourbon, for their continued support.

Special thanks to Scott Davidson and his team at Glencairn Studios, as well as Chloe Leeman and her team at The Isle of Raasay Distillery.

We would also like to extend our gratitude to all staff members, Max A. Solano, the 2023-2024 competition director, and our Panel Chairs Sr. Master of Whisky Stephen Beal and Francesco Lafranconi. Additionally, we thank our independent consultants, including designers, auditors, and specialists in TTB, FDA, and imports, for their hard work and dedication in making this event possible.

The International Whisky Competition Committee.

Contact Information

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Max A. Solano
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