Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the awards results couldn’t be presented in person this year. Instead, the Icons of Whisky team have hosted virtual presentations to announce the regional winners, broadcast on Facebook.
Winners from America, Australia and Ireland have also been announced this week.
Icons of Whiskies Rest of World 2021 Winners and Highly Commended
Distiller
Winner
Mackmyra
Highly Commended
Distell
Craft Producer
Winner
Milk & Honey Distillery
Highly Commended
Basque Moonshiners
Sustainable Distillery
Winner
Mackmyra
Highly Commended
English Whisky Company
Brand Innovator
Winner
Stauning Whisky
Highly Commended
Copper Republic Distilling
Visitor Attraction
Winner
Kavalan Distillery
Highly Commended
Cotswolds Distillery
Distillery Manager
Winner
Roger Melander, High Coast Whisky
Highly Commended
David Dube, Bains Whisky
Master Distiller / Master Blender
Winner
Dhavall Gandhi, The Lakes Distillery
Highly Commended
David Fitt, English Whisky Company
Scotch Whisky Brand Ambassador
Winner
Nicola Riske, The Macallan
Highly Commended
Dave Worthington, That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Irish Whiskey Brand Ambassador
Winner
Naomi Laurie, Bresser & Timmer (Teeling Whiskey)
World Whisky Brand Ambassador
Winner
Kaitlyn Tsai, Kavalan Distillery
Highly Commended
Shilton Almeida, Paul John
Visitor Attraction Manager
Winner
Simon Dicks, James Sedgwick Distillery
Highly Commended
Isabelle ‘s Heeren, The Owl Distillery
Single Outlet Retailer
Winner
WhiskyBrother
Highly Commended
Whisky Shop Ukraine
Multiple Outlet Retailer
Winner
The Whisky Exchange
Online Retailer
Winner
The Whisky Exchange
Highly Commended
WhiskyBrother
Supermarket
Winner
Aldi
Highly Commended
Booths
Own Brand Supermarket
Winner
Lidl
Highly Commended
Aldi
Whisky Buyer
Winner
Dawn Davies, The Whisky Exchange
Highly Commended
Guy Hodcroft, Master of Malt
Whisky Hotel Bar
Winner
Lobster Bar and Grill, Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong
Highly Commended
Bar The Tailor, Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam
Whisky Bar Group
Winner
Milroy’s of Soho
PR Agency
Winner
Story PR
Design Agency
Winner
Nude Brand Creation
Highly Commended
Stranger and Stranger
Communicator
Winner
Billy Abbott, The Whisky Exchange
Highly Commended
Emma Briones, Todo Whisky