Best Whiskies of the Year
The New York International Spirits Competition received over 600 whiskies from around the world. Here are the results from our trade buyer judging panel who blind tasted the whiskies by category and price.
Whiskies of the Year
Aberlour 18 Year Single Malt Scotch Whiskey
Angel’s Envy Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Port Wine Barrels
Ardbeg Uigeadail
Balcones Lineage
Bernheim Original Wheat Whiskey
Breckenridge Whiskey Port Cask Finish
Crown Royal Aged 30 Years
Forty Creek Barrel Select Whiskey
Garrison Brothers Single Barrel Cask Strength Bourbon
Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban
Glendalough 7YR Irish Single Malt Mizunara Finish
Highland Park 15 Year Old
Paul John Oloroso Select Cask
Rabbit Hole Mizunara
Sagamore Cask Strength Rye Whiskey
Savage & Cooke Bloody Butcher Bourbon
Stauning Rye
Stranahan’s Diamond Peak
The Glen Grant 25 Year
Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition-Batch 032
Individual Winners
The 15th edition of the New York International Spirits Competition has unveiled the top whiskeys from over 600 global entries, expertly judged by a panel of trade buyers. From exceptional Scottish single malts to award-winning American bourbons, and many outstanding selections in between, these whiskies were blind-tasted and recognized for their remarkable quality across various categories. Below, you’ll find a detailed breakdown of the winners across dozens of prestigious categories!
Scotland Individual Winners of 2024
10 Year Islay Single Malt of the Year
Ardbeg 10 Year
12 Year Single Malt Scotch of the Year
Glenmorangie 12 Year
14 Year Highland Single Malt Scotch of the Year
Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban
15 Year Highland Single Malt Scotch of the Year
Highland Park 15 Year
15 Year Islay Single Malt Scotch of the Year
The Scotch Malt Whiskey Society Cask 53.466 Crunchy Munchies
16 Year Speyside Single Malt Scotch of the Year
The Scotch Malt Whiskey Society Cask 41.163 Quite Unusual
18 Year Blended Scotch of the Year
Old Parr 18 year
18 Year Speyside Single Malt Scotch of the Year
Aberlour 18 Year
18 Year Highlands Single Malt Scotch of the Year
Highland Park 18 Year
19 Year Speyside Single Malt Scotch of the Year
The Scotch Malt Whiskey Society Cask 9.273 Fun and Frolics
21 Year Highlands Single Malt Scotch of the Year
Highland Park 21 Year
21 Year Speyside Single Malt Scotch of the Year
Glen Grant 21 Year
25 Year Speyside Single Malt Scotch of the Year
Glen Grant 25 Year
Islay Distillery of the Year
Ardbeg
Scotland Agave Distillery of the Year
Dark Art Distillery
Flavored Scotch of the Year
Buchanan’s Pineapple
Independent Bottler of the Year
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Single Malt Scotch NAS (No Age Statement)
Aberlour A’bunadh – 95
Ardbeg Uigeadail – 96
Glen Moray Classic
Glen Moray Port Cask Finish – 96
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask No. 53.428 Scents of a Haunted Mansion – 94
Best Single Malt Scotch 10 Year Old and Under
Ardbeg 10 YR – 96
Ardbeg Wee Beastie – 94
Glenmorangie 10 YR – 95
Best Single Malt Scotch 12 Year Old
Glenmorangie 12 YR Lasanta – 95
Highland Park 12 Year Old – 94
Best Single Malt Scotch 13-14 Year Old
Glenmorangie Quinta ruban – 96
Best Single Malt Scotch 15 Year Old
Highland Park 15 Year – 96
Best Single Malt Scotch 18 Year Old
Aberlour 18 Year Single Malt Whiskey
Glenmorangie 18 Year Single Malt Whiskey – 95
Highland Park 18 Year Single Malt Whiskey – 95
Best Single Malt Scotch 19-24 Year Old
Glen Grant 21 Year Single Malt Whiskey
Highland Park 21 Year Single Malt Whiskey – 95
Best Single Malt Scotch 25 Year Old
Glen Grant 25 Year Old – 96
Best Blended Scotch Less Than 12 Years
Monkey Shoulder Whiskey – 95
SIA Blended Scotch Whiskey – 95
Sir Edwards Finest – 96
Sir Edward’s Beer – 94
Best Blended Scotch 12 Year Old
Buchanan Deluxe 12 Year
Best Blended Scotch 13-19 Year Old
Buchanan 18 Year Special Reserve – 93
Old Parr 18 Year – 96
Best Blended Flavored Scotch
Buchanan Pineapple
Best American Whiskies
Best Bourbon Blend Whiskey
The Kiawah Blend – 96
Best Straight Bourbon Up to 10 Years
1845 Distilling Co. Preemption Reserve Texas Straight Wheated Bourbon – 96
Ammunition Cask Strenght Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 95
Augusta Distillery Buckners 10 YR – 96
Augusta Distillery Old Route 8 – 95
Blue Run High Rye – 95
Brothers Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 95
Evan Williams – 95
Great Jones Scotch Cask Bourbon – 95
Great Jones Straight Bourbon – 94
Pinhook Cask Strength Bourbon 5 Year – 95
RD1 Whiskey Counsel Private Select – 95
Savage & Cooke Bloody Butcher Bourbon – 96
Savage & Cooke Howling Mob Bourbon – 94
Smooth Ambler Old Scout 7 – 94
Still Austin Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey – 95
The Whiskey Blendery Old School Oak – 95
Wild Turkey Longbranch – 96
Wood Duck High Rye Bourbon – 95
Best Straight Bourbon 11-20 Years
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof A124
Best Bourbon Finishes
Angel’s Envy Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Port Wine Barrels – 96
Rabbit Hole Distillery Mizunara – 96
Best Flavored Bourbon
BAR Brands Pitch – 95
Best Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey Up to 10 Years
Wilderness Trail Bourbon High Rye – 96
Garrison Brothers Lady Bird – 96
Garrison Brothers Single Barrel Cask Strength Bourbon
Larceny Kentucky Straight Bourbon – 95
Nashville Barrel Co. Cask Batch Bourbon – 95
Best Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey 11-20 Years
Heaven’s Door Bootleg Series Volume V – 95
Best Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon Whiskey
Brother’s Bond Bottled-In-Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 96
Heaven Hill Bottled-In-Bond – 95
Best American Single Malt Whiskey
10th Street Port Cask Finish Distillers Cut Peated Single Malt – 94
Balcones Cataleja
Balcones Lineage – 96
Balcones Mirador Eclipse – 95
Bird Creek Whiskey Cask Strength Full Pint – 96
Bulleit American Single Malt – 96
Headframe Spirits Kelley Distiller’s Select American Single Malt Whiskey – 95
High Peaks Distilling Cloudsplitter – 95
Restless Spirits Distilling Company Gullytown American Single Malt – 95
Stranahan’s Diamond Peak – 96
Tenmile Distillery Little Rest American Single Malt – 95
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask No. 149.19 – 95
Virginia Distillery Co. Cider Cask Finish – 95
Virginia Distillery Co. Port Cask Reserve – 96
Westland Distillery Cask Exploration: Beer Cask Finish – 96
Westland Distillery Cask Exploration Wine Cask Finish – 95
Wiggly Bridge Distillery New England Single Malt – 95
Best American Bonded Rye
New York Distillery Jaywalk Bonded Rye – 95
Best American Straight Rye Whiskey
Angel’s Envy 2023 Cask Strength Rye Whiskey Finished in Sauternes and Toasted Oak Barrels – 95
10th Mountain Whiskey and Spirit Co. Rye Whiskey – 96
Blue Run Emerald – 96
Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Rye 12 Year Old – 95
Company Distilling Straight Rye Whiskey Finished with Cherry Wood – 94
Dad’s Hat Prime Barrel Rye Blend – 95
Doc Swinson’s Exploratory Cask Tres Amigos – 96
Doc Swinson’s Exploratory Cask Golden Hour – 95
Elijah Craig Straight Rye – 96
Finger Lakes Distilling McKenzie Rye Bottled in Bond – 95
Hard Truth Distilling Company High Road Rye – 94
Hard Truth Distilling Company Sweet Mash Rye – 95
Judson & Moore Distillery Rye Whiskey – 95
New York Distilling Jaywalk Straight Rye – 96
Sagamore Cask Strength Rye Whiskey – 96
Smooth Ambler Contradiction Rye – 95
Southern Star Hunting Creek – 95
The Whiskey Blendery Risen Rye – 96
Rittenhouse Straight Rye – 96
Uncle Nearest Uncut & Unfiltered Straight Rye Whiskey Batch 009 – 95
Uncle Nearest Straight Rye Whiskey – 95
Wilderness Trail Rye – 95
Wild Turkey Rare Breed Bourbon – 95
Best American Rye Finish
Smooth Ambler Old Scout Rye Port Cask Finish – 96
Best American Wheat Whiskey
Bendt Distilling Bendt No. 5 American Blended Whiskey – 95
Breckenridge Distillery High Proof 105 Blended Whiskey – 95
Breckenridge Distillery Whiskey Port Cask Finish – 96
Breckenridge Distillery PX Sherry Cask Finish – 95
Du Nord Social Spirits Mixed Blood – 95
Heaven’s Door Revelation Double Barrel Whiskey – 96
Jacob’s Pardon Small Batch #3 – 95
Laissez Bersez Straight Bourbon Whiskey Reserve – 95
Litchfield Distillery Port Cask Finished Bourbon
Best Straight American Whiskey
Branch Point TRIT Straight Whiskey
Best Single Barrel American Whiskey
Danzig Malt Whiskey – 95
Forbidden Bourbon Single Barrel – 96
Paragon Cask Strength Single Barrel Wheated Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 94
Rabbit Hole Heigold Single Barrel – 95
Best Tennessee Whiskey
Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition-Batch 032
Best American Tricilate Whiskey
Dry Fly Distilling Straight Tricilate Whiskey
Best Unaged Whiskey
Ole Smoky Moonshine 94
Individual American Whiskies Awards
California
California Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Savage & Cooke
California American Single Malt Port Cask Finish Distillery
10th Street Distillery
Colorado
Colorado American Straight Rye Distillery of the Year
10th Mountain Whiskey and Spirit Co
Colorado American Blended Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Breckenridge Distillery
Colorado American Single Malt Distillery of the Year
Stranahan’s
Connecticut
Connecticut Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Litchfield Distillery
Florida
Florida Straight Bourbon of the Year
Oceanside Distillery
Georgia
Georgia Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Stonecrest Distillery
Indiana
Indiana Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Hard Truth Distilling
Illinois
Illinois Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Judson & Moore Distillery
Maine
Maine Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Wiggle Bridge Distillery
Maryland
Maryland Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Sagamore Spirits
Minnesota
Minnesota Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Du Nod Social Spirits
Missouri
Missouri Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Restless Spirits Distilling Company
Montana
Montana Aged Whiskey of the Year
Blackfoot River Bourbon
Montana American Single Malt Distillery of the Year
Headframe Spirits
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska Whiskey Producer of the Year
Prevail Distillery
New York
New York American Single Malt Distillery of the Year
High Peaks Distilling
New York American Straight Rye Whiskey
Jaywalk Straight Rye
New York Bottled In Bond Rye
McKenzie Whiskey
New York Spiced Whiskey of the Year
Weppon Spiced Whiskey
North Carolina
North Carolina Bourbon Distillery of the Year
Weldon Mills Distillery
North Carolina Rye Distillery of the Year
Southern Distilling Company
Oregon
Oregon American Single Malt Distillery of the Year
Bird Creek Distillery
Tennessee
Tennessee Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Uncle Nearest
Texas
Texas American Single Malt Distillery of the Year
Balcones
Texas American Blended Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Bendt Distillery
Texas Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon Distillery of the Year
Brother’s Bond Bourbon
Texas Flavored Bourbon Distillery of the Year
Devils River Bourbon
Texas Small Batch Bourbon Distillery of the Year
Garrison Brothers
Texas Wheated Bourbon Distillery of the Year
1845 Distilling Co.
Texas Rye Distillery of the Year
The Whiskey Blendery
Virginia
Virginia Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Virginia Distillery
Washington
Washington American Single Malt Distillery of the Year
Westland Distillery
Washington Blended Whiskey of the Year
Doc Swinson’s
Washington Flavored Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Pursuit Distilling
Best Canadian Whiskies of 2024
Best Canadian Whisky
Forty Creek Barrel Select Whiskey
Canadian Rye of the Year
Crown Royal 30 Year
Best Canadian Blended Whisky
Bearface Triple Oak – 94
Crown Royal 30 Year – 96
Forty Creek Barrel Select – 96
Forty Creek Copper Bold Reserve Whiskey – 95
Forty Creek Maplewood Select – 95
Pendleton Original – 95
Windsor Canadian Whiskey – 94
Best Canada Single Malt Whiskey
Eau Claire Distillery Batch No. 7 Single Malt Whiskey – 95
Best Canadian Flavored Whiskey
Crown Royal Royal Golden Apple Whiskey 23 YR Old – 95
Best Danish Whiskies of 2024
Denmark Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Stauning Whiskey
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Best Irish Whiskies of 2024
Ireland Distillery of the Year
Glendalough Distiller
Ireland Blended Whiskey Producer of the Year
Kinsale Spirits
Ireland Organic Whiskey of the Year
Waterford Organic Cuvee Gaia
Irish Single Malt Distillery of the Year
Crolly Distillery
Poitin of the Year
Mad March Hare
Best Irish Whiskey
Waterford Organic Cuvee Gaia – 96
Best Irish Single Malt Whiskey
Ballykeefe Single Malt Irish Whiskey – 94
The Crolly Distillery Croithi Quercus Alba Oak Cask Finish – 96
Egan’s Irish Whiskey Fortitude – 95
Glendalough 7YR Irish Single Malt Finish – 96
Best Irish Single Malt Whiskey
Skellig Six18 95
The Busker Single Pot Still Small Batch Irish Whiskey 95- Skellig Six18 95
The Busker Single Pot Still Small Batch Irish Whiskey 95
Best Pot Still Irish Whiskey
Glendalough Double Barrel Irish Whiskey – 95
Kinsale Wild Atlantic Way IPA – 94
Red Earl Irish Whiskey
Titanic Distillers Premium Irish Whiskey – 95
Best of Rest of the World’s Whiskey
Africa Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Erongo Mountain Winery
Best Australian Whiskey
Heaven’s Door Rare Hare Spirits 95
Best European Whiskey
Nestville Distillery Single Barrel Rye – 95
P&M Signature – 95
Stauning Rye – 95
Stauning Smoke – 95
Best Indian Whiskies
India Distillery of the Year
John Distilleries
India Whiskey Producer of the Year
Godawan
Best Indian Whiskies
The Kadamba Indian Single Malt Whisky Sherry Cask Collection – 95
Paul John Indian Single Malt Oloroso Select Cask – 96
Paul John Indian Single Malt Classic Select Cask – 95
Godawan Single Malt Fruit and Spice – 95
Best Japanese Whiskies
Japan Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Kanosuke
Best Japanese Whiskey
Kanosuke Hioki Pot Still – 95
Hatozaki Small Batch Whiskey – 95
Other Award Winning Whiskies
Best Multi Country Blended Whiskey
Keeper’s Heart Whiskey Irish + Bourbon – 95
Slovakia
Slovakia Whiskey Distillery of the Year
Nestville Distillery
Other Whiskies Scoring over 92 Points
10th Mountain Whiskey And Spirits Co Single Barrel Bourbon – 93
10th Street American Whiskey STR Single Malt Triple Cask Dragon Release – 93
1845 Distilling Co. Preemption Reverence Texas Straight Four Grain Bourbon
2XO American Oak
Ammunition Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 93
Angels Envy Rye Whiskey Finished in Caribbean Rum Casks – 93
Ardbeg Corryvreckan – 93
Balcones Texas Rye BIB – 93
Ballykeefe Distillery Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey – 92
Bar Brands Montana Whiskey Company – 93
Bearface Wilderness Series 2 Mitlenatch Island Release – 93
Bendt Distilling UNBendt Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Bird Creek Whiskey Cask Strength Baronesse – 93
Black Velvet Reserve
Boulder Spirits Boulder American Single Malt Whiskey- The 10 Essentials – 93
Brothers Bond American Blended Rye Whiskey – 93
Brothers Bond Regenerative Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 93
Buchanan 18 Year Special Reserve – 93
Celtic Honour Appalachian Bourbon – 93
Coastline Wheated – 93
Coperies Single Malt French Whiskey – 93
Croithli Quercus Robur Oak Cask Finish – 93
Cut Above Whiskey – 93
Dexter Bourbon Company Three Wood Straight Bourbon – 93
Devils River Agave Bourbon – 93
Do Good Spirits Bootlegger New York Craft Bourbon – 93
Doc Swinson’s Exploratory Cask Forest & Fable – 93
Doc Swinson’s Exploratory Cask Moscatel – 93
Drexel Kintra – 93
Egan’s Irish Whiskey Endeavour – 93
Empire Rye Cabernet Sauvignon Barrel Finished – 93
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B523 – 93
Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon – 93
Evan Williams Straight Bourbon – 93
Fierce Whiskers Distillery Texas Straight Rye Whiskey – 93
Five Trail Blended American Whiskey Cask Finish Series Batch 003 – 93
Flatley Irish Whiskey – 93
Forbidden Bourbon Small Batch – 93
Forty Creek Confederation Oak Reserve Whiskey – 93
Forty Creek Double Barrel Reserve Whiskey – 93
Garrison Brothers Small Barch Bourbon – 93
Glen Moray Chardonnay Cask Finish – 93
Glendalough Single Cask Calvados Finish – 93
Glendalough Pot Still Irish Whiskey – 93
Glen Dochus Export – 93
Glenmorangie The Nectar – 93
Godawan Single Mlat Rich and Rounded Artisan Whiskey – 93
Great Earl Irish Whiskey – 93
Great Jones X Wolffer Estate Cask Finished Whiskey – 93
Heaven’s Door Exploration Series I, Calvados – 93
Heaven’s Door Ascension Kentucky Straight Bourbon – 93
Heaven’s Door Single Barrel – 93
Heirloom Rye Whiskey – 93
High Peaks Distilling Landrace Empire Rye – 93
Kanosuke Double Distillery – 93
Kanosuke Single Malt – 93
King Coil Spirits Peaty Poitin-Style Whiskey
Jackson McCrea Rye Whiskey – 93
Jettywave Distillery Maritime Single Malt Whiskey – 93
John Lee Hooker Legacy spirits Boogie Chillen Bourbon – 93
Judson & Moore Distillery Red Corn Bourbon Whiskey – 93
Laissez Versez Straight Bourbon – 93
Larceny Barrel Proof A124
Litchfield Distillery Straight Rye Whiskey – 93
McTAvish Spirits The Warchief – 93
Moses Lake Distillery Wheated Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 92
Murlarkey Birthright Distillers Select Straight Bourbon – 93
Nashville Barrel Company Cask Batch rye – 93
Nestville Distillery Whiskey Single Malt – 93
Ninalys Whisky Ages for 3 Years In Wine Barrels – 93
Oceanside Distillery Single Barrel Bourbon – 93
Oxford Oaks Carolina Whiskey – 93
Prevail Distillery Triad Blended Bourbon Barrel Strength
Pursuit Distilling Co. Cold Brew Coffee Whiskey – 93
Rabbit Hole Distillery American Single Malt – 93
Rabbit Hole Distillery Dareringer – 93
Roaming Man Straight Rye Whiskey – 93
Sagamore Double Oak Rye Whiskey – 93
Savage & Cooke Rye Whiskey – 93
Shady Knoll Single Barrel Rye Whiskey
Sir Edwards 12 ANS – 93
Smooth Ambler Contradiction Bourbon – 93
Southern Star Double Rye- 93
Southern Star Straight Bourbon – 93
Spirit Hound Colorado Honey – 93
Stauning Kaos – 93
Still Austin Cask Strength Rye Whiskey – 93
Stranahan’s Original – 93
The Busker Irish Whiskey Single Malt
Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey
Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey Batch 101
Veritable Distillery Ship’s Bell Blended Bourbon Whiskey – 93
Virginia Distillery Cabernet Cask Select – 93
Weldon Mills Reserve – 92
Weppon Whiskey – 93
Westland American Single Malt Whiskey – 93
All Winners
Celebrating Excellence in Whisky Craftsmanship
The 2024 New York International Spirits Competition highlights the world’s finest whiskies, showcasing exceptional talent and craftsmanship from distillers across the globe. Each entry was meticulously blind-tasted by a panel of industry experts, ensuring the awards represent the best in quality and innovation. From classic Scottish single malts to creative American bourbons, these winning whiskies set the bar for excellence. Explore the winners and discover the ultimate expressions of whiskey mastery!
Contact Information
New York International Spirits Competition
C/O Adam Levy
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