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

  • Ardnamurchan AD

    Ardnamurchan AD/ 46.8% ~£47

  • Benromach 10

    Benromach 10 year old 43% ~£42

  • Craigellachie 13

    Craigellachie 13 year old 46% ~£54

  • Glen Garioch 12

    Glen Garioch 12 year old 48% ~£52

  • Kilkerran 12

    Kilkerran 12 year old 46% ~£50

  • Ledaig 10yo

    Ledaig 10 year old 46.3% ~£40

OSWA 2024 - Category two

Best Blended Whisky

  • Compass Box Glasgow

    Compass Box Glasgow Blend 43% ~£40

  • Hibiki Harmony 43%

    Hibiki Harmony Japanese Blended Whisky 43% ~£75

  • Maclean's Nose

    Maclean's Nose Blended Scotch 46% ~£32

  • Thompson Bros TB/BSW

    Thompson Bros 6 year old TB/BSW 46% ~£35

  • Turntable Bittersweet Symphony

    Turntable Bittersweet Symphony Blended Scotch 46% ~£49

  • Woven Superblend

    Woven Superblend Blended Scotch 46.1% ~£40

OSWA 2024 - Category three

Best Blended Malt Whisky

  • Campbeltown Loch

    Campbeltown Loch Blended Malt 46% ~£40

  • Compass Box Orchard House

    Compass Box Orchard House Blended Malt 46% ~£47

  • McNair's Lum Reek 12yo

    McNair's Lum Reek 12 year old Blended Malt 46% ~£56

  • Old Perth Cask Strength

    Old Perth Cask Strength Blended Malt 58.6% ~£48

  • Thompson Bros North Highland 8yo

    Thompson Bros 8 year old North Highland Blended Malt 44.5% ~£35

  • Thompson Bros SRV5

    Thompson Bros 8 year old SRV5 Blended Malt 48.5% ~£34

OSWA 2024 - Category Four

Best Non-Malt Whisky

  • Elijah Craig Barrel Proof

    Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon 60%+ ~£115

  • Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof

    Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof Tennessee Whiskey 60%+ ~£74

  • Millstone 100% Rye

    Millstone 100 Rye Dutch Single Rye 50% ~£98

  • Power's John's Lane 12yo

    Power's John's Lane 12 year old Single Pot Still Irish 46% ~£62

  • Redbreast 12 Cask Strength

    Redbreast 12 year old Cask Strength 50%+ ~£85

  • Wild Turkey Rare Breed

    Wild Turkey Rare Breed Kentucky Straight Bourbon 58.4% ~£58

OSWA 2024 - Category five

Best Distillery

  • Ardnamurchan Distillery, Western Highlands, Scotland

    Ardnamurchan Distillery, Western Highlands, Scotland

  • Benromach

    Benromach Distillery, Speyside, Scotland

  • Glengyle Distillery Campbeltown, Scotland

    Glengyle Distillery Campbeltown, Scotland

  • Glen Scotia

    Glen Scotia Distillery, Campbeltown, Scotland

  • Kilchoman

    Kilchoman Distillery, Islay, Scotland

  • Loch Lomond

    Loch Lomond Distillery, Southern Highlands, Scotland

OSWA 2024 - Category six

Best New Distillery

  • Ardnahoe Distillery, Islay, Scotland

    Ardnahoe Distillery, Islay, Scotland

  • Glasgow

    Glasgow Distillery, Lowlands, Scotland

  • Isle of Raasay

    Isle of Raasay Distillery, Highlands, Scotland

  • Lagg

    Lagg Distillery, Lowlands, Scotland

  • Lochlea

    Lochlea Distillery, Lowlands, Scotland

  • Torabhaig

    Torabhaig Distillery, Highlands, Scotland

OSWA 2024 - Category seven

Best Independent Bottler

  • Adelphi

    Adelphi Selection

  • Cadenhead's

    Cadenhead's

  • Gordon & MacPhail

    Gordon & MacPhail

  • SMWS

    The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)

  • Thompson Brothers

    Thompson Bros

  • North Star

    North Star Spirits

OSWA 2024 - Category eight

Best World Whisky

  • Balcones Texas Single Malt

    Balcones Texas Single Malt 53% ~£70

  • Cotswolds Signature

    Cotswolds English Single Malt 46% ~£49

  • Indri Trini Three Wood

    Indri Trini Three Wood Indian Single Malt 46% ~£40

  • Nikka Yoichi NAS

    Nikka Yoichi Japanese Single Malt 45% ABV ~£76

  • Wild Turkey Rare Breed 

    Wild Turkey Rare Breed Kentucky Straight Bourbon 58.4% ~£58

  • Wire Works Bourbon Cask

    Wire Works Bourbon Barrel English Single Malt 53.4% ~£65

OSWA 2024 - Category nine

Best Scotch Whisky

  • AnCnoc 24

    AnCnoc 24 year old Single Malt Scotch 46% ~£150

  • Ardnamurchan CS

    Ardnamurchan Cask Strength Single Malt 58.3% ~£65

  • Benromach CS

    Benromach Cask Strength Single Malt ~50%+ ~£69

  • Bunnahabhain CS

    Bunnahabhain Cask Strength Single Malt ~50%+ ~£78

  • Kilkerran 16

    Kilkerran 16 year old Single Malt 46% ~£75

  • Ledaig 18

    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.