Australian whiskies have picked up 39 medals in The World Whiskies Awards.
The global awards, presented by The Drinks Report, select the very best in all internationally recognised styles of whiskies.
“It’s pretty much the Olympic Games of the whiskey world,” said Mark Watkins, from Tropical North Queensland distillers Mt Uncle Distillery.
Mt Uncle’s The Watkins was named the finest in the ’12 Years and Under’ malt whisky category.”
“Performing well here is epic for us, a great testament to the team and we’re stoked to put Walkamin on the map,” Watkins added.
In Round 1 of the World Whiskies Awards, the panel of experts blind tasted entries by their style and in their region. These were also grouped by age statement in order to determine the best whiskies by overall category.
In Round 2 of the World Whiskies Awards, style winners will be tasted against each other to identify the ‘Best’ whisky in each category. In Round 3, the ‘Best’ whisky in each category will then tasted against each other one last time to select the World’s Best whisky.
The Aussie Round 1 World Whiskies Awards winners were:
BLENDED AUSTRALIAN
No Age Statement Category Winner: Starward Two-Fold
FLAVOURED WHISKY – GRAIN AUSTRALIAN
12 Years & Under Category Winner: Native Grain
No Age Statement Category Winner: Tiger Snake Whiskey Cask Strength
NEW MAKE AUSTRALIAN
Category Winner: Archie Rose Six Malt New Make
RYE AUSTRALIAN
12 Years & Under Category Winner: Archie Rose Rye Malt Whisky
No Age Statement – Gold: Tiger Snake Whiskey Rye of the Tiger
SINGLE CASK SINGLE MALT AUSTRALIAN
12 Years & Under Category Winner: Sullivans Cove French Oak Single Cask
Gold: Nant Whisky Sherry Cask Matured Cask Strength
Silver: Nant Whisky Port Cask Matured
Silver: Overeem Whisky Port Cask Matured
Silver: Overeem Whisky Sherry Cask Matured
Cask Strength –
Silver: Spring Bay Single Malt Sherry Cask Matured
Bronze: Mackey Apera Cask 144
Bronze: Rochfort Distillery Muscat Cask
Bronze: Sullivans Cove American Oak Tawny Single Cask
13 to 20 Years –
Category Winner: Hellyers Road Distillery Master Series Original 2241.03
Gold: Hellyers Road Distillery Master Series Peated 4032.07
Silver: Sullivans Cove Old & Rare French Oak Single Cask
Bronze: Hellyers Road Distillery Master Series Slightly Peated 4085.11
No Age Statement –
Category Winner: Chief’s Son 900 Standard Barrel 001
Gold: Iniquity Gold Label Batch 004
Silver: Limeburners Port Cask Strength
Bronze: Sullivans Cove Double Cask Special Edition
SINGLE MALT AUSTRALIAN
12 Years & Under Category Winner: Watkins Whiskey Co. Single Malt Hybrid Cask
Gold: Archie Rose 2 Years Old Single Malt Whisky
Silver: Archie Rose 3 Years Old Single Malt Whisky
Bronze: Old Kempton Distillery Small Cask, Classic Port
13 to 20 Years –
Category Winner: Hellyers Road Distillery 15 Years Old
Original Single Malt 21 Years & Over –
Category Winner: Sullivans Cove 25th Anniversary Edition
No Age Statement –
Category Winner: Lark Whisky Classic Cask
Gold: Mackey Tawny Release 4 (R4)
Gold: Starward Solera
Silver: Chief’s Son 900 Standard
Silver: Hobart Whisky American Oak, Ex-Bourbon
Silver: Hobart Whisky Winter Feast Exclusive – Rum Maple Cask
Silver: Lark Whisky Distiller’s Selection
Bronze: Launceston Distillery Cask Strength, Bourbon Cask Matured
Bronze: Mackey Apera Release 3 (R3)
