The winners of Icons of Whisky Awards Australia 2019 were announced on Monday 27 August 2018 at the Icons Dinner held at Adelaide Oval.
Icons of Whisky Awards 2019 – Photo: Supplied
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The Icons of Whisky Awards are nominated and voted for by the industry. This is the second year that Australia has had its own awards. Here is the full list of the winners and highly commended Icons of Whisky Australia 2019.
Icons of Whisky Australia 2019
PEOPLE
Distillery Manager
Winner: John Rochfort, McLaren Vale Distillery
Highly Commended: Peter Bignell, Belgrove Distillery
Visitor Attraction Manager of the Year
Winner: Barry Deimos, Whipper Snapper Distillery
Highly Commended: Emma Alessandrini, Old Kempton Distillery
Scotch Whisky Brand Ambassador of the Year
Winner: Mark Hickey, Spirits Platform
Highly Commended: Ross Blainey, The Balvenie
World Whisky Brand Ambassador of the Year
Winner: Paul Slater, New World Whisky Distillery Starward
Highly Commended: Sneha Rao, Paul John Single Malts
Irish Whiskey Brand Ambassador of the Year
Winner: Martin Lynch, Teeling
Highly Commended: Scott Farrow, Wonderland Drinks
American Whiskey Brand Ambassador of the Year
Winner: Daniele Pirotta, Wild Turkey
Highly Commended: Grant Shearon, Brown Forman
Master Distiller / Master Blender of the Year
Winner: Mark Littler, Hellyers Road Distillery
Highly Commended: Heather Tillot, Sullivans Cove Distillery
RETAIL
Supermarket of the Year
Winner: Dan Murphy’s
Highly Commended: Vintage Cellars
Single Outlet Retailer of the Year
Winner: The Oak Barrel
Highly Commended: Casa de Vinos
Whisky Online Retailer of the Year
Winner: Nick’s Wine Merchants
Highly Commended: Harvest Liquor
Multiple Outlets Retailer of the Year
Winner: Star Liquor
Highly Commended: Chambers Cellars
Travel Retailer Of The Year
Winner: Heinemann, Tax & Duty Free, Sydney
Highly Commended: Aelia, Adelaide
COMPANY
Brand Innovator of the Year
Winner: New World Whisky Distillery
Highly Commended: Belgrove Distillery
Craft Producer of the Year
Winner: Belgrove Distillery
Highly Commended: Tin Shed Distillery
Distiller of the Year
Winner: Great Southern Distilling Company
Highly Commended: Sullivans Cove Distillery
Visitor Attraction of the Year
Winner: New World Whisky Distillery
Highly Commended: Hellyers Road Distillery
BARS
Hotel Bar
Winner: Grain Bar, Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
Highly Commended: Capitol Bar & Grill, QT Canberra
Bar Group
Winner: Speakeasy Group
Highly Commended: Merivale
Whisky Bars
Winner: The Baxter Inn
Highly Commended: Websters Bar
2019 Whisky Hall of Fame Inductee
Patrick Maguire, Sullivans Cove Distillery
You can view last year’s winners here.
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