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These 30 whiskeys just took gold at an international spirits competition

These 30 whiskeys just took gold at an international spirits competition

Best Single Malt Whisky – Black Art 4.1

Best Cask Strength – The Glenlivet Nàdurra Oloroso

Price: £45.45 ($69)

Silver:
Aberlour A'Bunadh

Bronze:
Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley

Best New Release – Glenmorangie Tùsail

Price: £79.95 ($121.35)

Silver:
Craigellachie 23 Years Old

Bronze:
Glenmorangie The Taghta

Best Peated Whisky – Lagavulin 16 Years Old

Price: £53.63 ($81.41)

Silver:
Talisker Storm

Bronze:
Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley

Best Single Malt NAS – The Glenlivet Nàdurra Oloroso

Price: ‎£45.45 ($69)

Silver:
Talisker Storm

Bronze:
Laphroaig Quarter Cask

Best Single Malt Scotch 10 Years – Ardbeg 10 Years Old

Price: £40.75 ($61.85)

Silver:
Laphroaig 10 Years Old Cask Strength

Bronze:
Laphroaig 10 Years Old

Best Single Malt Scotch 12 Years – Caol Ila 12 Years Old

Price: ‎£40.75 ($61.86)

Silver:
Bunnahabhain 12 Years Old

Bronze:
Cragganmore 12 Years Old

Best Single Malt Scotch 13-17 Years – Lagavulin 16 Years Old

Price: £53.63 ($81.41)

Silver:
Aberlour 16 Years Old

Bronze:
Dalwhinnie 15 Years Old

Best 18 Single Malt Scotch 18 Years – Mortlach 18 Years Old

Price: £174.00 ($264.13)

Silver:
Aberlour 18 Years Old

Bronze:
Tomatin 18 Years Old

Best Single Malt Scotch 25 Years – Mortlach 25 Years Old

Price: £583.82 ($886.25)

Silver:
Glenmorangie
Quarter Century 25 Years Old

Bronze:
Bunnahabhain 25 Years Old

Best Single Malt Scotch (Highlands) – Glenmorangie Quarter Century 25 Years Old

Price: £250.00 ($380)

Silver:
Glenmorangie Tùsail

Bronze:
Glenmorangie Signet

Best Single Malt Scotch (Islands) – Talisker Storm

Price: £38.75 ($58.83)

Silver:
Talsiker 10 Years Old

Bronze:
Ledaig 10 Years Old

Best Single Malt Scotch (Islay) – Black Art 4.1

Price: £205 ($311)

Silver:
Lagavulin 16 Years Old

Bronze:
Laphroaig Quarter Cask

Best Single Malt Scotch (Speyside) – The Glenlivet Nàdurra Oloroso

Price: £45.45 ($69)

Silver:
Mortlach 25 Years Old

Bronze:
Aberlour A'Bunadh

Best Blended Scotch (18 Years Old) – 3 way tie

This one was a three-way tie for Gold between:

Chivas Regal 18 Years Old (‎£50.95 / $77.35)
Dewar's The Vintage 18 Years Old ($55-$97)
Johnnie Walker Platinum 18 Years Old (‎£65.15 / $98.88)

Best Blended Whisky (All Categories) – John Walker & Sons King George V

Price: £440 ($667.83)

Silver:
Johnnie Walker Blue Label

Bronze (tie):
John Walker Private Collection 2014
Dewar's Signature Edition

Best Blended Malt Scotch – John Walker & Sons Odyssey

Price: £580 ($880)

No runners-up!

Best Value Scotch* (under $30) – Johnnie Walker Red Label

Price: $30

Silver:
Dewar's White Label

Best Bourbon Whiskey – E.H. Taylor Jr. Single Barrel

Price: ‎£110 ($167)

Silver:
Knob Creek 9 Years Old

Bronze:
Bowman Brothers Small Batch

Best Rye Whiskey – E.H. Taylor, Jr. Straight Rye

Price: About $70

Silver:
WhistlePig 12 Years Old - Old World Series: Sauternes

Bronze (tie):
Sazerac Straight Rye
Knob Creek Rye

Best American Whiskey – James Oliver American Whiskey

Price: ‎£46.95 ($71.58)

Silver:
High West American Prairie

Bronze (tie):
New Holland Zeppelin Bend
Reilly's Mother's Milk

Best Small Batch Bourbon – Bowman Brothers small batch

Price: About $30-$45

Silver:
E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small batch

Bronze:
Herman Marshall Texas Bourbon

Best Single Barrel Bourbon – E.H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel

Price: ‎£110 ($167)

Silver:
Bowman Brothers Single Barrel

Best Moonshine – Artisan Grain Original Moonshine

Price: $23.99

Silver:
Manhattan Moonshine

Bronze:
Climax Moonshine

Best Canadian Whisky – Forty Creek Confederation Oak

Price: About $55-75

Silver:
Forty Creek Copper Pot

Bronze (tie):
Forty Creek Double Barrel
Fort Creek Barrel Select

Best Irish Whiskey – Jameson Black Barrel

Price: $34.99

Silver:
Jameson Caskmates

Bronze:
Jameson Gold Reserve

Best World Whiskey – Hakushu 12 Years Old

Price: £73.95 ($112.74)

Silver:
Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon Cask

Bronze:
Penderyn Madeira Finish

Best Indian Whiskey – Black Dog Centenary Black Reserve

Price: About $24

Silver:
Black Dog Triple Reserve

Bronze:
Blenders Pride Reserve Collection

Best Grain Whiskey – Middle West OYO Oloroso Wheat Whiskey

Price: $79.95

Silver:
Compass Box Hedonism

Bronze:
Haig Club

Best South East Asian – Golden Spirit Imperial Rare Aged (Myanmar)

Price: About $36