The Scottish regional results from the World Whiskies Awards and Icons of Whisky 2025 have been revealed. The winners were announced at a ceremony held at Scotland's Signet Library, a historic library and events venue in the heart of Edinburgh.
The event featured talks from Damian Riley-Smith, founder of Whisky Magazine, and Tony Singh, award-winning chef and restauranteur, as well as words from the World Whiskies Awards team. The event also marked the return of sponsors Brindiamo, Glencairn, Rankin, and Amorim Top Series, alongside several new sponsors joining the awards this year.
A variety of individuals, brands, and teams were named Icons in the 2025 Scotland awards, including Holyrood Distillery for Distiller of the Year, Laura Sharp of Cardhu Distillery for Visitor Attraction Manager of the Year, and Allan Bartlett of Tomatin Distillery for Cooper of the Year.
In the World Whiskies Awards, category winners in the first round of the competition were revealed, including the regional results for best single malt and best blended whisky. Awardees included Rosebank, Craigellachie, the GlenAllachie, Ardbeg, Bonnington, and many more.
Winners of the World Whiskies Awards Scotland will go on to compete against other winners from the France, Ireland, Canada, Japan, US, and Rest of World categories in March 2025, where winners of the World’s Best awards for 2025 will be revealed.
The event also saw two members of the Scotch industry inducted into the Whisky Magazine Hall of Fame: Stephanie Macleod, master blender at John Dewar & Sons, and Leonard Russell, managing director of Ian Macleod Distillers.
Icons of Whisky Scotland 2025 — Winners and Highly Commended
Sponsored by Brindiamo and Glencairn
Advertising Agency of the year
Winner
Northport
Brand Ambassador of the year — Sponsored by McLaren Packaging
Winner
Andrew Lennie, Whyte and Mackay
Cooper of the Year
Winner
Allan Bartlett, Tomatin Distillery
Cooperage of the year
Winner
Alba Cooperage
Craft Producer of the year
Winner
Isle of Raasay Distillery
Digital Agency of the year
Winner
Northport
Distiller of the year — Sponsored by Glencairn
Winner
Holyrood Distillery
Distillery Manager of the year — Sponsored by McLaren Packaging
Winner
Roselyn Burnett, Cardhu Distillery
Independent Bottler of the year
Winner
Caskshare
Highly Commended
Brave New Spirits
Master Distiller/Master Blender of the year — Sponsored by Brindiamo
Winner
Stephanie Macleod, Dewar’s
Highly Commended
Alasdair Day, R&B Distillers
Emma Walker, Johnnie Walker
PR Agency of the year
Winner
Spey
Sales Team of the year
Winner
The Team, Isle of Raasay Distillery
Single Estate of the year
Winner
Arbikie Highland Estate
Highly Commended
Lochlea Distillery
Sustainable Distillery of the year — Sponsored by IPL Packaging
Winner
Nc'nean Distillery
Visitor Attraction Manager of the year — Sponsored by Larkfire
Winner
Laura Sharp, Cardhu Distillery
Visitor Attraction of the year
Winner
The Scotch Whisky Experience
Highly Commended
The Port of Leith Distillery
Visitor Attraction Team of the year
Winner
The Team, Johnnie Walker Princes Street
Highly Commended
The Team, Isle of Raasay Distillery Borodale House
World Whiskies Awards Scotland 2025 — Category Winners
New Make & Young Spirit — Sponsored by Brindiamo
New Make
Stirling, New Make Spirit
Rye
No Age Statement
Arbikie Highland Rye 1794, The Original
12 Years & Under
Arbikie Highland Rye 1794, Distillers Edition: No 1
Grain
No Age Statement
Loch Lomond, Single Grain
Blended Limited Release — Sponsored by Sarten
No Age Statement
Woven, Project 04 Inverarity Morton
21 Years & Over
Rare Find, Blended Scotch Refill Sherry Butt 34 Years Old
Blended Malt
No Age Statement
Clydebuilt, Draughtsman
12 Years & Under
GreatDrams, Campbeltown
21 Years & Over
Dewar's, Double Double 37 Years Old
Blended
No Age Statement
The Borders Distillery, WS:02 The Long and Short of It
12 Years & Under
Scottish Leader, Original
13–20 Years Old
White Heather, 15 Years Old
21 Years & Older
Dewar's, Double Double 21 Years Old
Small Batch Single Malt — Sponsored by Sarten
Scotch Highlands
12 Years & Under
Glenlaird, Lightly Peated 12 Years Old
Scotch Islay
21 Years & Over
Rare Find, Bunnahabhain 40 Years Old
Scotch Islands (Non-Islay)
No Age Statement
Isle of Raasay, Dùn Cana — Sherry Quarter Cask Release: Second Edition
Scotch Lowlands
No Age Statement
Holyrood Distillery, Ambir
Scotch Speyside
12 Years & Under
Whisky Of Voodoo, Mask Of Death Batch #2
Single Cask Single Malt — Sponsored by IPL Packaging
Scotch Campbeltown
12 Years & Under
Glen Scotia, Exclusive Cask 23/380-4 1st Fill Caribbean Rum
21 Years & Over
Glen Scotia, Exclusive Cask
Scotch Highlands
12 Years & Under
Tri Carragh, Glen Garioch 11 Years Old
13–20 Years Old
Loch Lomond, Exclusive Cask 23/5-4 Cognac Hogshead
Scotch Islands (Non-Islay)
21 Years & Over
Malts of Scotland, 1994 Highland Park MoS24012
Scotch Islay
12 Years & Under
Stalla Dhu, Oran Isla 11 Years Old
21 Years & Over
Malts of Scotland, 1993 Bruichladdich MoS23019
Scotch Speyside
No Age Statement
Stalla Dhu, Saorsa Aois
12 Years & Under
Rare Find, Mortlach Shiraz Finish 10 Years Old
13–20 Years Old
Tri Carragh, Aultmore 16 Years Old
21 Years & Over
Glenburgie, The Collection: Edition One
Scotch Lowlands
No Age Statement
Annandale, 2017 Man O'Sword Cask 374
21 Years & Over
Malts of Scotland, 1998 Auchentoshan MoS24011
Single Malt — Sponsored by Rankin
Scotch Campbeltown
No Age Statement
Glen Scotia, Double Cask Rum Finish
13–20 Years Old
Glen Scotia, Icons of Campbeltown Release No.2
21 Years & Over
Glen Scotia, 25 Years Old
Scotch Highlands
No Age Statement
Glenmorangie, Signet Reserve
12 Years & Under
Loch Lomond, Inchmurrin 12 Years Old
13–20 Years Old
Loch Lomond, Waypoint Series — Falls of Falloch 16 Years Old
21 Years & Over
Royal Brackla, Sherry Cask Finish 25 Years Old
Scotch Islands (Non-Islay)
No Age Statement
Arran, The Bodega — Sherry Cask
12 Years & Under
Arran, 10 Years Old
13–20 Years Old
Jura, 14 Years Old
Scotch Islay
No Age Statement
Ardbeg, Corryvreckan
12 Years & Under
Ben Bracken, Islay Single Malt Scotch
13–20 Years Old
Ardbeg, 17 Years Old
21 Years & Over
Ardbeg, 25 Years Old
Scotch Lowlands
No Age Statement
Holyrood Distillery, Embra
12 Years & Under
Bonnington, Single Malt Scotch Sherry Cask
13–20 Years Old
Bladnoch, 16 Years Old
21 Years & Over
Rosebank, Single Malt Scotch 32 Years Old
Scotch Speyside
No Age Statement
Glen Moray, Phoenix Rising
12 Years & Under
The GlenAllachie, Speyside Single Malt 12 Years Old
13–20 Years Old
Craigellachie, 19 Years Old
21 Years & Over
Secret Speyside, Glen Keith 31 Years Old
For the full list of medallists, visit worldwhiskiesawards.com.
