Join Roy and Ralfy as they share the nominations for the 2024 OSWAs.
Over the previous four weeks nominations have been gathered and refined by over 800 members of the community and over 80 contributing invitees. In this session, we'll share the final six nominations for each of the nine categories.
The 2024 Nominations
“All of these contributors are involved in providing guidance. Here’s how we measure its value”
OSWA 2024 - Category one
Best Value Whisky
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Ardnamurchan AD/ 46.8% ~£47
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Benromach 10 year old 43% ~£42
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Craigellachie 13 year old 46% ~£54
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Glen Garioch 12 year old 48% ~£52
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Kilkerran 12 year old 46% ~£50
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Ledaig 10 year old 46.3% ~£40
OSWA 2024 - Category two
Best Blended Whisky
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Compass Box Glasgow Blend 43% ~£40
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Hibiki Harmony Japanese Blended Whisky 43% ~£75
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Maclean's Nose Blended Scotch 46% ~£32
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Thompson Bros 6 year old TB/BSW 46% ~£35
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Turntable Bittersweet Symphony Blended Scotch 46% ~£49
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Woven Superblend Blended Scotch 46.1% ~£40
OSWA 2024 - Category three
Best Blended Malt Whisky
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Campbeltown Loch Blended Malt 46% ~£40
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Compass Box Orchard House Blended Malt 46% ~£47
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McNair's Lum Reek 12 year old Blended Malt 46% ~£56
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Old Perth Cask Strength Blended Malt 58.6% ~£48
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Thompson Bros 8 year old North Highland Blended Malt 44.5% ~£35
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Thompson Bros 8 year old SRV5 Blended Malt 48.5% ~£34
OSWA 2024 - Category Four
Best Non-Malt Whisky
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Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon 60%+ ~£115
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Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof Tennessee Whiskey 60%+ ~£74
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Millstone 100 Rye Dutch Single Rye 50% ~£98
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Power's John's Lane 12 year old Single Pot Still Irish 46% ~£62
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Redbreast 12 year old Cask Strength 50%+ ~£85
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Wild Turkey Rare Breed Kentucky Straight Bourbon 58.4% ~£58
OSWA 2024 - Category five
Best Distillery
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Ardnamurchan Distillery, Western Highlands, Scotland
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Benromach Distillery, Speyside, Scotland
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Glengyle Distillery Campbeltown, Scotland
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Glen Scotia Distillery, Campbeltown, Scotland
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Kilchoman Distillery, Islay, Scotland
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Loch Lomond Distillery, Southern Highlands, Scotland
OSWA 2024 - Category six
Best New Distillery
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Ardnahoe Distillery, Islay, Scotland
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Glasgow Distillery, Lowlands, Scotland
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Isle of Raasay Distillery, Highlands, Scotland
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Lagg Distillery, Lowlands, Scotland
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Lochlea Distillery, Lowlands, Scotland
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Torabhaig Distillery, Highlands, Scotland
OSWA 2024 - Category seven
Best Independent Bottler
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Adelphi Selection
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Cadenhead's
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Gordon & MacPhail
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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)
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Thompson Bros
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North Star Spirits
OSWA 2024 - Category eight
Best World Whisky
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Balcones Texas Single Malt 53% ~£70
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Cotswolds English Single Malt 46% ~£49
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Indri Trini Three Wood Indian Single Malt 46% ~£40
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Nikka Yoichi Japanese Single Malt 45% ABV ~£76
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Wild Turkey Rare Breed Kentucky Straight Bourbon 58.4% ~£58
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Wire Works Bourbon Barrel English Single Malt 53.4% ~£65
OSWA 2024 - Category nine
Best Scotch Whisky
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AnCnoc 24 year old Single Malt Scotch 46% ~£150
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Ardnamurchan Cask Strength Single Malt 58.3% ~£65
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Benromach Cask Strength Single Malt ~50%+ ~£69
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Bunnahabhain Cask Strength Single Malt ~50%+ ~£78
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Kilkerran 16 year old Single Malt 46% ~£75
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Ledaig 18 year old Single Malt 46.3% ~£100
Most images used with kind permission of Royal Mile Whiskies
The Process
During September 2024, we had over 80 contributors active in the pursuit and love of scotch whisky and were invited to refine where their best quality and value experiences have been in the last year; inside the scotch category - and outside.