“All of these contributors are involved in providing guidance. Here’s how we measure its value”

 

The Online Scotch Whisky Awards 2022 Nominations

  1. Best Value Whisky 2022

  • arran 10

    Isle of Arran 10yo 46% ABV ~£38

  • bunnahabhain 12

    Bunnahabhain 12yo 46.3% ABV ~£44

  • oswa bottle

    Glencadam 10yo 46% ABV ~£36

  • Kilkerran 12yo 46% ABV ~ £50

  • Ledaig 10yo 46.3% ABV ~ £42

  • Loch Lomond 12yo 46% ABV ~ £44

2. Best Blended Whisky 2022

  • Black Bottle Blended Scotch Whisky 40% ABV - £22

  • Compass Box Great King St Artist's Blend Blended Scotch 43% ABV ~ £36

  • cutty sark prohibition

    Cutty Sark Prohibition Edition Blended Scotch 50% ABV ~£24

  • Nikka From The Barrel Blended Whisky 51.4% ABV ~ £42 (50cl)

  • Thompson Bros 6yo TB/BSW Blended Scotch 46% ABV ~ £34

  • White Heather 15yo Blended Scotch Whisky 46% ABV ~ £58

3. Best Blended Malt Whisky 2022

  • Campbeltown Loch Blended Malt 46% ABV ~ £40

  • Compass Box Orchard House Blended Malt 46% ABV ~ £42

  • Compass Box Peat Monster 46% ABV ~ £46

  • Johnnie Walker Green Label 15yo 43% ABV ~ £47

  • Thompson Bros SRV5 8yo Blended Malt 48.5% ABV ~ £35

  • DL Timorous Beastie Meet the Beast 52.5% ABV ~ £69

4. Best Non-malt Whisky 2022

  • Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon 60%+ ABV ~ £120

  • Four Roses Single Barrel 100º Proof 50% ABV ~ £45

  • Loch Lomond Single Grain Peated 46% ABV ~ £27

  • Redbreast 12yo Cask Strength 56.3% ABV ~ £79

  • wild turkey 101

    Wild Turkey 101 Kentucky Straight Bourbon 50.5% ABV ~£33

  • rare breed

    Wild Turkey Rare Breed Kentucky Straight Bourbon 58.4% ABV ~ £55

5. Best Distillery 2022

  • Ardnamurchan Distillery, Western Highlands

  • isle of arran

    Isle of Arran (Lochranza) Distillery, Western Highlands (Islands)

  • bruichladdich

    Bruichladdich Distillery, Islay

  • Glen Scotia Distillery, Campbeltown

  • Loch Lomond Distillery, Southern Highlands

  • springbank

    Springbank Distillery, Campbeltown

6. Best New Distillery 2022

  • ardnamurchan

    Ardnamurchan Distillery, Western Highlands

  • Bimber Distillery, London, England

  • Cotswolds Distillery, England

  • Glasgow Distillery, Lowlands

  • Isle of Raasay Distillery, Western Highlands (Islands)

  • torabhaig

    Torabhaig Distillery, Western Highlands (Islands)

7. Best Independent Bottler 2022

  • adelphi

    Adelphi Selection

  • gordon macphail

    Gordon & Macphail

  • north star

    North Star Spirits

  • signatory

    Signatory Vintage

  • smws

    The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)

  • Thompson Bros.

8. Best World Whisky 2022

  • cotswolds malt

    Cotswolds English Single Malt Whisky 46% ABV ~£39

  • Dingle Single Malt Irish Whiskey 46.3% ABV ~ £52

  • Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique 56.3% ABV ~ £200+

  • Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style Bourbon 57.5% ABV ~ £80+

  • Powers John's Lane 12yo Single Pot Still Irish 46% ABV ~ £59

  • redbreast 15

    Redbreast 15yo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey 46% ABV ~£76

9. Best Scotch Whisky 2022

  • AnCnoc 18yo Single Malt Scotch 46% ABV ~ £94

  • Ardnamurchan Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch 58.7% ABV ~ £65

  • Bunnahabhain 12yo Single Malt Scotch 46.3% ABV ~ £44

  • glen scotia victoriana

    Glen Scotia Victoriana 54.2% ABV ~£65

  • Kilkerran 16yo Single Malt Scotch 46% ABV ~ £69

  • Ledaig 18yo Single Malt Scotch 46.3% ABV ~ £85

Most images used with kind permission of Royal Mile Whiskies

Process

During September 2022, over contributors worked together to define the list of nominees for each of these nine categories.

The nominee list goes to public vote from September 23rd until October 16th.