World Whiskies Awards 2020 results
The World Whiskies Awards annually reawards the world's best whiskies from internationally recognized categories, styles and manufacturing processes.
During the first round of the World Whiskies Awards 2020, a panel of experts blind tasted the different whiskies by style (Blended, Single Malt...) and by region (American, Japanese, Scottish...). These have also been grouped by age statement to determine the best whiskies by overall category (for example: Best Blended Japanese No Age Statement).
The competition aims to reward the best whiskies in the world in order to promote them to amateurs and professionals internationally. It comes in 3 steps:
1/ Each whisky is tasted by category in order to identify and select the winners.
2/ The winners are compared to each other to identify the "best" whiskies in each category.
3/ The "best" whiskies in each category are then compared to each other one last time to select The best whisky in the world in each category. A panel of major distillers and experts from the whisky sector join the judges of the first and second stages.
Discover the big winners of the Worlds Whiskeys Awards 2020. The jury for this international competition is made up of around thirty international experts: renowned journalists, retailers specializing in beverages and industry experts.
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Intense, round and generous, this ambitious blend with a high degree of alcohol, shows perfectly mastered strength and has been recognised for its originality.
This 12 years old Single Malt whisky is matured for 80% in Bourbon barrels of 2nd filling and 20% in re-burnt Bourbon barrels.
Teeling brings a refreshing experience with this Single Grain that turns out to be a beautiful amber spirit with lush fruit notes.
Discover Teeling Stout Cask, a blend of the two famous irish alcohols: the irish whiskey and the irish stout (dark beer).
This small batch of The Irishman Single Malt has been triple-distilled. It unveils cracking notes of red fruits and vanilla on a very smooth overall, for a whisky repeatedly acclaimed by critics.
Best pick The Breton distillery Armorik presents its 10-year-old Single Malt edition aged in Bourbon barrels then refined in Oloroso Sherry casks.
With Toiteach A Dhà, the Bunnahabhain Distillery continues its foray into the world of peated whisky with a new aromatic complexity.
Best pick Single pot still whiskey has been labeled as the "Irish nectar" and is deemed one of the best Irish whiskey in the world.
Archive Kavalan Sherry Cask is a rich, exotic and complex Single Malt. It was elected Best Rest of the World Single Malt aux World Whisky Awards 2011.


