The prestigious Drammys - New Zealand's Whisk(e)y Awards. 2018 saw 110 entrants from around the globe! An expert panel of judges, distillers and international brand ambassadors assembled in August 2018 to fuel their senses and decide which of the 110 whiskies would take home a medal from The Drammys.
And the winners are...
Category: Scotland Peated
GOLD MEDAL
Lagavulin Single Malt
Lagavulin Single Malt Scotch Whisky is created atop a beautiful, weather-beaten and wildly romantic island, deriving character from the rough conditions, peaty water supply and the heavily peated barley. An unusually long fermentation and maturation and the slowest distillation of any Islay malt delivers a full intense experience.
SILVER MEDALS
Kilchoman Sanaig
Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2011
Laphroaig Select Cask
Laphroaig Quarter Cask
BRONZE MEDALS
Benriach Birnie Moss
Benriach 10YO Curiositas
Port Charlotte 10 Scottish Barley
Category: Scotland 15+
GOLD MEDAL
GlenDronach Parliament 21YO
Named “parliament” after the colony, or “parliament” of rooks that nest in the trees overlooking the distillery for almost 200 years. Created by combining the finest Oloroso Sherry butts and Pedro Ximenez Sherry puncheons, this sublime Sherried single malt is bottled at 48%abv
BRONZE MEDALS
Johnnie Walker Platinum
Balblair 1991 Vintage
GlenDronach 18YO Allardice
The Balvenie Doublewood 17 YO
Glenfarclas 21YO
Benromach 15YO
Category: Scotland Blended
SILVER MEDAL
Johnnie Walker Black
BRONZE MEDALS
Chivas Mizunara
Category: Scotland Single Malt
BRONZE MEDALS
Glen Grant 10YO
Tamnavulin Double Oak
Glenfiddich Project XX
Category: International Irish
SILVER MEDALS
Bushmills 10YO
BRONZE MEDALS
Jameson Black Barrel
Jameson Caskmates IPA
Jameson Cooper’s Croze
Glendalough Double Barrel Irish Whisky
Connemara Original
Category: International USA
BRONZE MEDALS
Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel
Maker’s Mark 46
Woodford Reserve Double Oak
Woodford Reserve Rye
Category: International Aged
BRONZE MEDAL
The Quiet Man Single Malt 12YO
Category: International World
SILVER MEDALS
Thomson Two Tone
Thomson Manuka Smoke Single Malt
BRONZE MEDALS
Crown Royal
Mars Iwai
Mars Iwai Tradition
23rd Street Hybrid Whisky
Thomson South Island Peat Single Malt