Whiskies of the World, one of the premier whiskey tasting events in the United States, has announced the winners of the 2018 Whiskies of the World Awards. This annual competition is the forerunner for multiple tasting events held across the United States, with events scheduled for the Texas cities of Austin on Thursday, September 20th, Dallas on Friday, September 21st and Houston on Saturday September 22nd. Whiskies of the World is best known as a whiskey- sampling occasion but it is also a competition that pits some of the finest whisky, scotch, and bourbon against each other for taste supremacy.
Whiskies at this competition are judged on a 100 point basis and the judging takes into account such qualities as aromatics, taste, and finish. A panel of experts blind taste- tests the entrants and awards points in each category, which are then tallied. Douglas Smith, Whiskies of the World Event Director, says the judges strive for excellence and even talk amongst themselves as they evaluate each of the entries.
“The judges are extremely talented with sensitive palates and work hard to evaluate each product,” explains Smith. “The evaluation of whiskies is taken very seriously. Our judges not only taste and make notes, but also discuss and consider many angles. We are proud that our awards reflect the experience and integrity of our excellent judging panel.”
Here is a full listing of the 2018 Whiskies of the World Award Winners:
The 2018 Best in Show Winner (Tie):
- Sons of Liberty Uprising American Single Malt – Pedro Ximénez Finish (Malt American > 2 Years)
- Whip Saw Rye Whiskey (Whiskey Rye >4 Years)
The 2018 Best in Class Winners:
- Bourbon < 3 years: Balcones Texas High Rye Bourbon
- Bourbon 3-6 years: Bower Hill Barrel Strength Bourbon
- Bourbon > 6 years: Old Forester Birthday Bourbon
- Bourbon Wheated: Balcones Texas Wheated Bourbon
- Corn Whiskey: Ironroot Hubris Corn Whiskey
- Irish Blended: Bogart’s Blended Irish Whiskey
- Malt American < 2 years: 10th Street Single Malt Whisky
- Malt American Smoked < 2 years: Westland Peated
- Malt Bourbon Cask: Glenmorangie 18 Year Old
- Malt Non-Bourbon Cask: Penderyn Myth
- Malt Peated Medium: The English Smokey Single Malt
- Malt Peated Heavy: Port Charlotte 10
- Rye < 2 years: Minor Case Rye
- Whiskey: FEW American Whiskey
The 2018 Gold Outstanding Recipients:
- Old Forester Birthday Bourbon: Bourbon > 6 Years
- Trail’s End Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey: Bourbon > 6 Years
- Bower Hill Barrel Strength: Bourbon 3 to 6 Years
- Ardbeg An Oa: Single Malt Scotch Peated Heavy
- Ardbeg Corryvreckan: Single Malt Scotch Peated Heavy
- Port Charlotte 10: Single Malt Scotch Peated Heavy
The 2018 Gold Recipients:
- Bower Hill Single Barrel: Bourbon 3 to 6 Years
- Law’s Whiskey House Four Grain Bourbon: Bourbon 3 to 6 Years
- The Burning Chair Bourbon: Bourbon 3 to 6 Years
- Blood Oath P4: Bourbon > 6 Years
- Widow Jane 10 Year Old Bourbon: Bourbon > 6 Years
- Bogart’s Irish Whiskey: Irish Blended
- The Quiet Man Traditional Irish Blended Whiskey: Irish Blended
- 10th Street Single Malt Whisky: Malt American < 2 Years
- Kurayoshi 12 year: Malt Non-Bourbon Cask
- Penderyn Myth: Malt Non-Bourbon Cask
- Amrut Fusion Single Malt: Malt Peated Light
- Black Adder Chimera: Malt Peated Light
- The English Single Malt Smokey: Malt Peated Medium
- Fukano 2018: Rice Whisky
- Axe and the Oak Colorado Mountain Incline: Rye < 2 Years
- Minor Case Rye: Rye < 2 Years
- Bower Hill Reserve Rye: Rye > 4 Years
- Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2010: Single Malt Scotch
- Glencadam 10 Year Old: Single Malt Scotch Bourbon Cask
- Glenmorangie 18 Year Old: Single Malt Scotch Bourbon Cask
- Glengoyne Sherry Cask: Single Malt Scotch Non-Bourbon Cask
- Glenmorangie Lasanta: Single Malt Scotch Non-Bourbon Cask
- Glenmorangie Nectar D’Or: Single Malt Scotch Non-Bourbon Cask
- Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban: Single Malt Scotch Non-Bourbon Cask
- Glenmorangie Tayne: Single Malt Scotch Non-Bourbon Cask
- The GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice: Single Malt Scotch Non-Bourbon Cask
- The Glenlivet 18 Year Old: Single Malt Scotch Non-Bourbon Cask
- Ardbeg 10 Years Old: Single Malt Scotch Peated Heavy
- Ardbeg Grooves – General Release: Single Malt Scotch Peated Heavy
- The Glenlivet Nadura: Single Malt Scotch Peated Heavy
- Ardmore Peated Single Malt: Single Malt Scotch Peated Medium
- Dry Fly Cask Strength Wheat Whiskey: Wheat > 2 Years
- Dry Fly Straight Wheat Whiskey: Wheat > 2 Years
- FEW American Whiskey: Whiskey
- Dry Fly Straight Triticale Whiskey: Whiskey Creative
- The 2018 Silver Outstanding Recipients:
- Balcones Texas High Rye Bourbon: Bourbon < 3 Years
- Bio Whisky: Bourbon < 3 Years
- Ironroot Harbinger XC Straight Bourbon: Bourbon < 3 Years
- Bower Hill Barrel Reserve: Bourbon 3 to 6 Years
- Ezra Brooks Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey: Bourbon 3 to 6 Years
- FEW Bourbon: Bourbon 3 to 6 Years
- Garrison Brothers Balmorhea Bourbon: Bourbon 3 to 6 Years
- Garrison Brothers Small Batch (2018 Release): Bourbon 3 to 6 Years
- Iron Wolf Select Bourbon: Bourbon 3 to 6 Years
- Old Forester 86 proof: Bourbon 3 to 6 Years
- Yellowstone Select: Bourbon 3 to 6 Years
- David Nicholson Reserve: Bourbon > 6 Years
- Uncle Nearest Premium 1856 Aged Whiskey: Bourbon > 6 Years
- Balcones Texas Wheated Bourbon: Bourbon Wheated
- Lambay Whiskey Small Batch Blend: Irish Blended
- Alley 6 Single Malt Whiskey: Malt American < 2 Years
- Sons of Liberty Wheated American Single Malt: Malt American < 2 Years
- Whiskey Del Bac Classic: Malt American < 2 Years
- Westland American Oak: Malt American > 2 Years
- Westland Sherry wood: Malt American > 2 Years
- Whiskey Del Bac Distiller’s Cut: Malt American > 2 Years
- Westland Sherry Wood: Malt American Smoked < 2 Years
- Whiskey Del Bac Dorado: Malt American Smoked < 2 Years
- Amrut Classic Single Malt: Malt Bourbon Cask
- The English Single Malt Original: Malt Bourbon Cask
- Penderyn Madeira: Malt Non-Bourbon Cask
- The Quiet Man Single Malt Irish Whiskey: Malt Non-Bourbon Cask
- Amrut Peated Cask Strength Indian Single Malt: Malt Peated Heavy
- Alley 6 Rye Whiskey: Rye < 2 Years
- Corsair Ryemaggedon: Rye < 2 Years
- FEW Rye: Rye < 2 Years
- Title No 21 Rye: Rye < 2 Years
- Law’s Whiskey House Secale Straight Rye: Rye > 4 Years
- Glenmorangie 19 Year Old: Single Malt Scotch Bourbon Cask
- Glenmorangie Signet: Single Malt Scotch Bourbon Cask
- Glenmorangie Cadboll: Single Malt Scotch Non-Bourbon Cask
- Glenmorangie Duthac: Single Malt Scotch Non-Bourbon Cask
- Lambay Whiskey Single Malt: Single Malt Scotch Non-Bourbon Cask
- The Glenivet Nadura Oloroso: Single Malt Scotch Non-Bourbon Cask
- The Glenlivet Code: Single Malt Scotch Non-Bourbon Cask
- Ardbeg Uigeadail: Single Malt Scotch Peated Heavy
- Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2011: Single Malt Scotch Peated Heavy
- Port Askaig 110 Proof: Single Malt Scotch Peated Medium
- Charbay Doubled & Twisted Whiskey: Whiskey
The 2018 Silver Recipients:
- Axe & The Oak Colorado Mountain Bourbon Whiskey: Bourbon < 3 Years
- Ironroot Harbinger: Bourbon < 3 Years
- Ironroot Promethean: Bourbon < 3 Years
- Garrison Brothers Single Barrel Bourbon: Bourbon 3 to 6 Years
- Dry Fly Straight Bourbon 101: Bourbon Wheated
- Rebel Yell Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey: Bourbon Wheated
- Woody Creek Distillers Colorado Straight Bourbon: Bourbon Wheated
- Balcones True Blue 100: Corn Whiskey
- Ironroot Hubris: Corn Whiskey
- Second Glance American Whiskey: Corn Whiskey
- Virginia Distilling Chardonnay Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky: Malt American < 2 Years
- Balcones 1′ Texas Single Malt: Malt American > 2 Years
- Sons of Liberty Battle Cry: American Single Malt – Sauternes Finish, Malt American > 2 Years
- 10th Street Peated Single Malt Whisky: Malt American Smoked < 2 Years
- Corsair Triple Smoke: Malt American Smoked < 2 Years
- Corsair Wildfire: Malt American Smoked < 2 Years
- Fifty Stone American Single Malt Whiskey: Malt American Smoked < 2 Years
- Brenne Estate Cask: Malt Non-Bourbon Cask
- Penderyn Celt: Malt Peated Medium
- Balcones Texas Rye 100: Rye < 2 Years
- Devils River Rye Whiskey: Rye < 2 Years
- Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Rye: Rye > 4 Years
- Bruichladdich Classic Laddie: Single Malt Scotch Bourbon Cask
- Glencadam 13 Year Old: Single Malt Scotch Bourbon Cask
- Glengoyne Bourbon Cask: Single Malt Scotch Bourbon Cask
- Glenmorangie The Original: Single Malt Scotch Bourbon Cask
- The Glenlivet – Founder’s Reserve: Single Malt Scotch Bourbon Cask
- The Glenlivet 12 Year-Old: Single Malt Scotch Bourbon Cask
- Glenmorangie Spios: Single Malt Scotch Non-Bourbon Cask
- The Glenlivet 15 Year Old: Single Malt Scotch Non-Bourbon Cask
- Devils River Barrel Strength Whiskey: Whiskey
The 2018 Bronze Recipients:
- Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Malt: Malt American > 2 Years
- The Glenlivet Nadura: Single Malt Scotch Bourbon Cask
- Rebecca Creek Fine Texas Whiskey: Whiskey
- Rebecca Creek Texas Ranger Whiskey: Whiskey
- Seven Stills Chocasmoke: Whiskey
Category Clarification:
Malt: Includes Single Malt (all from same distillery) and Blended Malts (100% malt but from different distilleries). To help define the product some have been listed as Single Malt Scotch, or Single Malt. However, for Best in Class purposes, these are the same category.
Bourbon Cask: Malt whisky which has been aged in bourbon cask
Non-Bourbon Cask: Malt whisky that has significant influence from casks other than bourbon. Most commonly, sherry casks.
Cask Finished: Either matured in a non-bourbon cask, or finished in a non-bourbon cask or blended with a non-bourbon cask.
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