The winners of the Whisky Magazine Awards Scotland 2024 have been revealed at a ceremony in Edinburgh.
The Scottish regional results of the Icons of Whisky Awards and World Whiskies Awards were announced at a gala dinner at the Signet Library on Thursday 7 December.
In the Icons of Whisky, Diageo was named as distiller of the year and Stephen Woodcock, of Glen Moray owner La Martiniquaise-Bardinet, was announced as master distiller/master blender of the year. The sustainable distillery of the year title went to Ardnamurchan, and the newly renovated Single of Glen Ord Distillery was named visitor attraction of the year.
Meanwhile, in the World Whiskies Awards, the round one category winners for Scotland were announced. Among the winners in the single malt category were Ardbeg, East Asia Whisky Company, GlenAllachie, Glen Scotia, Holyrood, Lagavulin, and That Boutique-y Whisky Company, while winners in the blended whisky categories included Adelphi, Ballantine's, Chivas Regal, and Dewar's.
The evening also saw two new industry figures inducted into the Whisky Magazine Hall of Fame: Jackie Thomson, visitor centre manager at Ardbeg Distillery; and Stanley (Tim) Morrison, chairman of A. D. Rattray and Morrison Glasow Distillers, the company behind Clydeside Distillery.
It follows the announcement of the Irish regional results in the 2024 Icons of Whisky awards at an event in Dublin in November.
The regional winners will now go forward to compete against those in other regions for the global titles in the Icons of Whisky and World Whiskies Awards, which will be announced in London in March 2024.
The Whisky Magazine Awards Scotland are sponsored by Brindiamo Group (also principal sponsor of the World Whiskies Awards), Glencairn Crystal, Larkfire, McLaren Packaging, Oakbank Products, and Reflex Label Plus. The Whisky Magazine Hall of Fame is sponsored by Amorim Top Series.
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Icons of Whisky Scotland 2024 Winners and Highly Commended
Advertising Agency
Winner
Northport
Scotch Whisky Brand Ambassador – sponsored by McLaren Packaging
Winner
Iain Allan, Glen Moray Distillery
Highly Commended
Andrew Lennie, Whyte & Mackay
Brand Innovator
Winner
Lochlea Distillery
Communicator
Winner
Kieran Healey-Ryder, Whyte & Mackay
Highly Commended
Jennifer Robertson, Spey
Digital Agency
Winner
Northport
Highly Commended
Spey
Independent Bottler
Winner
Hannah Whisky Merchants
Highly Commended
Caskshare
Master Distiller/Master Blender – sponsored by Brindiamo Group
Winner
Stephen Woodcock, Glen Moray Distillery
Highly Commended
John Campbell, Lochlea Distillery
PR Agency
Winner
Spey
Production Team
Winner
Jura Distillery
Highly Commended
Ardnamurchan Distillery
Sales Team
Winner
Ardnamurchan Distillery
Highly Commended
Lochlea Distillery
Single Estate
Winner
Lochlea Distillery
Highly Commended
Ballindalloch Distillery
Sustainability Officer
Winner
Lucy Armstrong, The Glenturret Distillery
Sustainable Distillery – sponsored by Brindiamo Group
Winner
Ardnamurchan Distillery
Highly Commended
Lochlea Distillery
Visitor Attraction Manager – sponsored by Larkfire
Winner
Robert Maxwell, Johnnie Walker Princes Street
Highly Commended
Emma Ware, Glen Moray Distillery
Visitor Attraction
Winner
The Singleton of Glen Ord Distillery
Highly Commended
The Glenlivet Distillery
Visitor Attraction Team
Winner
Ardnamurchan Distillery
Distillery Manager
Winner
Colin Poppy, Ballindalloch Distillery
Highly Commended
Mhairi Winters, The Cairn Distillery
Marketing Team
Winner
Johnnie Walker Princes Street
Craft Producer – sponsored by Oakbank Products
Winner
Ardnamurchan Distillery
Highly Commended
The Glenturret Distillery
Distiller of the Year– sponsored by Glencairn Crystal
Winner
Diageo
Highly Commended
Whyte & Mackay
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World Whiskies Awards 2024: Category Winners, Round 1, Scotland
Blended
12 Years & Under
Hankey Bannister – 12 Years Old Regency
13 to 20 Years
Chivas Regal – 18 Years Old
21 Years & Over
Ballantine’s – 30 Years Old
No Age Statement
Ardnamurchan – Maclean’s Nose
Blended Limited Release
21 Years & Over
Dewar’s – Double Double 21 Years Old Mizunara
No Age Statement
Woven – Experience N. 17 Synchronicity
Blended Malt
12 Years & Over
Lum Reek – 10 Years Old Cask Strength Batch 3
13 to 20 Years
Rhythm and Booze Records – 13 Years Old Single Sherry Butt
21 Years & Over
Dewar’s – Double Double 37 Years Old
No Age Statement
The Lost Distillery Company – Towiemore Archivist Micro-Batch Selection
Grain – sponsored by Oakbank Products
12 Years & Under
InchDairnie – RyeLaw 17/22
13 to 20 Years
Whisky of Voodoo – Blood Moon
No Age Statement
Loch Lomond – Single Grain
New Make & Young Spirit
New Make
The Borders – WS:00 New Make Spirit
Single Cask Single Grain – sponsored by Reflex Label Plus
21 Years & Over
The Octave Premium – Strathclyde
Single Cask Single Malt
Scotch Campbeltown
12 Years & Under
Glen Scotia – Cask 21/950-3 Exclusive Cask – First Fill Oloroso Hogshead
21 Years & Over
Glen Scotia – Cask 637 Refill Bourbon Barrel
Scotch Highlands
12 Years & Under
Stalla Dhu – Glen Garioch 10 Years Margaux Cask Strength
13 to 20 Years
Olympian Series – Athena
21 Years & Over
Loch Lomond – Cask 57 Refill American Oak Hogshead
Scotch Islay
12 Years & Under
Cask Noir – Hector’s Sound of Islay
13 to 20 Years
The Octave Premium – Caol Ila
21 Years & Over
East Asia Whisky Company – Bowmore Mizunara PX Cask Finish
Scotch Lowland
21 Years & Over
Malts of Scotland – Auchentoshan 2000 MoS 22040
Scotch Speyside
12 Years & Under
Stalla Dhu – Benriach 12 Years Old Rum Wood Single Cask
13 to 20 Years
Paloma – Ardmore
21 Years & Over
Malts of Scotland – Mortlach 1992 MoS 22043
Single Malt
Scotch Campbeltown
12 Years & Under
Glen Scotia – Icons of Campbeltown: The Mermaid
13 to 20 Years
Glen Scotia – 15 Years Old
No Age Statement
Glen Scotia – Victoriana
Scotch Highlands
12 Years & Under
Cù Bòcan Single Malt – 12 Years Old Batch #1
13 to 20 Years
Old Pulteney – 18 Years Old
21 Years & Over
Royal Brackla – 21 Years Old Oloroso, Palo Cortado and Pedro Ximénez Finish
No Age Statement
Glencadam – Reserva PX Cask Finish
Scotch Islay
12 Years & Under
Bowmore – 12 Years Old
13 to 20 Years
Bowmore – 15 Years Old
21 Years & Over
Ardbeg – 25 Years Old
No Age Statement
Ardbeg – Uigeadail
Scotch Lowlands
13 to 20 Years
Bladnoch Distillery – 19 Years Old
No Age Statement
Auchentoshan – Three Wood
Scotch Islands (Non-Islay)
13 to 20 Years
Jura – 15 Years Old Sherry Cask
No Age Statement
Arran Single Malt – Quarter Cask – The Bothy
Scotch Speyside
12 Years & Under
The GlenAllachie – 12 Years Old
13 to 20 Years
The GlenAllachie – 15 Years Old
21 Years & Over
Aultmore – 21 Years Old
No Age Statement
Glen Moray – Phoenix Rising
Small Batch Single Malt
Scotch Islay
12 Years & Under
That Boutique-y Whisky Company – Islay Whisky 8 Years Old
13 to 20 Years
Lagavulin – Islay Jazz Festival 2023
Scotch Lowland
No Age Statement
Holyrood – Arrival
Scotch Speyside
12 Years & Under
That Boutique-y Whisky Company – Speyside Whisky 12 Years Old
No Age Statement
Spey – Trutina Cask Strength Batch 4
