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The Online Scotch Whisky Awards 2021 Nominations
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Best Entry Level Single Malt 2021
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Ardbeg 10yo 46% ABV ~£45
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Isle of Arran 10yo 46% ABV ~£38
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Bunnahabhain 12yo 46.3% ABV ~£42
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Deanston 12yo 46.3% ABV ~£39
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Glencadam 10yo 46% ABV ~£34
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Highland Park 12yo 40/43% ABV ~£32
2. Best Blended Scotch or Blended Malt 2021
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Compass Box Flaming Heart Blended Malt 48.9% ABV ~£125
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Compass Box The Spice Tree Blended Malt 46% ABV ~£48
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Compass Box The Peat Monster Blended Malt 46% ABV ~£46
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Cutty Sark Prohibition Edition Blended Scotch 50% ABV ~£24
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Douglas Laing Scallywag Blended Malt 46% ABV ~£39
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Johnnie Walker Green Blended Malt Whisky 43% ABV ~£42
3. Best Grain Whisky 2021 (non-malt)
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Bain's Cape Mountain Single Grain 40% ABV ~£24
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Balcones True Blue Texas Corn Whisky 50% ABV ~£75
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Compass Box Hedonism Blended Grain 43% ABV ~£64
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Teeling Single Grain Irish Whiskey 46% ABV ~£43
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Wild Turkey 101 Kentucky Straight Bourbon 50.5% ABV ~£33
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Wild Turkey Rare Breed Kentucky Straight Bourbon 58.4% ABV ~ £55
4. Best Distillery 2021
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Isle of Arran (Lochranza) Distillery, Western Highlands (Islands)
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Bruichladdich Distillery, Islay
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Bunnahabhain Distillery, Islay
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Deanston Distillery, Southern Highlands
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GlenAllachie Distillery, Speyside
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Springbank Distillery, Campbeltown
5. Best Independent Bottler 2021
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Adelphi Selection
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Douglas Laing & Co.
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Gordon & Macphail
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North Star Spirits
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Signatory Vintage
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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)
6. Best New Distillery 2021
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Ardnamurchan Distillery, Western Highlands
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Kingsbarns Distillery, Lowlands
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Lindores Abbey Distillery, Lowlands
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Nc'Nean Distillery, Western Highlands
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Torabhaig Distillery, Western Highlands (Islands)
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Waterford Distillery, Ireland
7. Best World Whisky 2021
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Amrut Fusion Indian Single Malt 50% ABV ~ £53
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Balcones Texas Single Malt Whisky 53% ABV ~£65
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Cotswolds English Single Malt Whisky 46% ABV ~£39
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Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon ~60%+ ABV ~£110
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Redbreast 15yo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey 46% ABV ~£76
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Redbreast 21yo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey 46% ABV ~£200
8. Best Single Malt Scotch Whisky 2021
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Isle of Arran 10yo 46% ABV ~£38
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Glen Scotia Victoriana 54.2% ABV ~£65
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GlenAllachie 10yo Cask Strength ~55%+ ABV ~£65
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Laphroaig 10yo Sherry Cask Finish 48% ABV ~£60
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Longrow 18yo 46% ABV ~£100
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Talisker 18yo 45.8% ABV ~£85
Images used with kind permission of Royal Mile Whiskies
Process
During August and September 2021, 24 channels worked in collaboration to define the list of nominees for each of the eight categories.
The nominee list went to public vote from late September until October.
Links will were shared here, via socials and the channels themselves when launched.
