The World Whiskies Awards 2020 were announced by Whisky Magazine on 26 March 2020 at 3pm GMT. Here’s the full list of the winners of World Whiskies Awards, Icons of Whisky and Hall of Fame 2020.
World Whiskies Awards 2020
The awards were due to take place at the Honourable Artillery Company in London but due to COVID-19 pandemic, the winners were announced digitally by Whisky Magazine on Twitter and Facebook.
Here is the list of the winners of the World Whiskies Awards 2020 as well as the Icons of Whisky 2020 and Hall of Fame in the order they were announced.
ICONS OF WHISKY BAR AWARDS 2020
Bar Group of the Year
Seven Grand
Bar of the Year
Jack Rose Dining Saloon
Bar Manager of the Year
Frank Murphy, The Pot Still
Bartender of the Year Award
Cache Bouren, The Haberdasher
Hotel Bar of the Year
The Tack Room, Adare Manor Hotel
ICONS OF WHISKY RETAILER AWARDS 2020
Multiple Outlets Retailer of the Year
Turmeaus Cigars & Whisky
Online Retailer of the Year
La Maison du Whisky
Own Brand Supermarket of the Year
Lidl GB
Single Outlet Retailer of the Year
Whisky Brother, South Africa
Supermarket of the Year
Dan Murphy’s, Australia
Travel Retailer of the Year
Big Five Duty Free
Whisky Buyer of the Year
Pete Newton, Booths Country
ICONS OF WHISKY PEOPLE AWARDS 2020
Visitor Attraction Manager of the Year
Lisa Jameson, Teeling Whiskey Distillery
Irish Whiskey Brand Ambassador of the Year
Avril Hogan, The Dingle Distillery
Scotch Whisky Brand Ambassador of the Year
Georgie Bell, Bacardi Global Brands
World Whisky Brand Ambassador of the Year
Andy Watts, Distell Group
American Whiskey Brand Ambassador of the Year
Thalita Alves, Brown-Forman Corporation
Distillery Manager of the Year
Scott Sell, Westland Distillery
Master Distiller/Blender of the Year
Billy Walker, The GlenAllachie
ICONS OF WHISKY PRODUCER AWARDS 2020
Visitor Attraction of the Year
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Brand Innovator of the Year
Irish Distillers
Award for Sustainable Distillery
The James Sedgwick Distillery
Craft Producer of the Year Award
Dad’s Hat Rye
Distiller of the Year
Irish Distillers
ICONS OF WHISKY COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS 2020
Communicator of the Year
Becky Paskin
Advertising Agency of the Year
TBWA Dublin
PR/ Communications Agency of the Year
Spey
Design Agency of the Year
Stranger & Stranger
WORLD WHISKIES AWARDS 2020
World’s Best Blended Whisky Award
Dewar’s Double Double 32 Years Old
World’s Best Blended Limited Release
Chichibu distillery, Japanese Blended Whisky Limited Edition 2020
World’s Best Blended Malt
MacNair’s Whisky Lum Reek Blended Malt Scotch Whisky, 21 Years Old
World’s Best Corn Whisky
Spirit of Hven Distillery MerCurious
World’s Best Grain Award
Fuji Single Grain 30 Years Old Small Batch
World’s Best New Make
Victoria Caledonian Distillery Peated Mac na Braiche
World’s Best Rye
Archie Rose Distilling Co. Rye Malt Whisky
World’s Best Single Cask Single Malt
Tamdhu Sandy McIntyre’s SC
World’s Best Single Malt Award
House of Suntory Hakushu Single Malt 25 Years Old
World’s Best Canadian Blended Whisky
J.P. Wiser’s Alumni Whisky Series – Darryl Sittler
World’s Best Flavoured
Few Spirits Cold Cut Bourbon
World’s Best Pot Still
Redbreast Whiskey 21 Years Old
World’s Best Wheat
Bainbridge Organic Distillers Two Islands Hokkaido Cask
World’s Best Bourbon
Ironroot Republic Distillery Harbinger
World’s Best Tennessee
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey 1820 Single Barrel
World’s Best Single Barrel Bourbon
Rebel Yell Bourbon Single Barrel 10 Years Old
World’s Best Whisky Design
Jura Whisky 21 Years Old – Tide
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 2020
Daning Hsi
John Glaser, Compass Box
The World Whiskies Awards are presented annually by Whisky Magazine. See last year’s winners here.
