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The Categories
Presenting the winners and gold medallists from each category:
- Single Malt No Age Statement
- Single Malt 12 Years and Under
- Single Malt 13-18 Years
- Single Malt Over 18 Years
- Blended Whisky
- Alternative Mash Bill Whisky
The W Club Members' Choice Awards
We asked brands to send us their best whiskies and asked our Premium members to give each one an honest rating, free from biases of branding, style of whisky, or price. After months of judging in blind tastings by The W Club Rewards Premium members, in our stores up and down the country, we finally have our results. Presenting the winners and gold medallists of The W Club Awards!
Whisky of the Year 2025
Deanston 18 Year Old
Showcasing Deanston's signature profile, this 18 year old is sweet with honeyed fruit and a deep, rich finish, distinguishing itself with aromatic and balanced notes of American oak and hints of tobacco and nutmeg.
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Single Malt No Age Statement
Winner: Glasgow 1770 Peated
Glasgow 1770 Peated is matured in American virgin oak casks and finished in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks.
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Single Malt 12 Years and Under
Winner: Gordon & MacPhail Discovery Glenrothes 11 Year Old
Raspberry and blackberries are complemented by cinnamon and charred oak, with creamy milk chocolate and orange zest on the finish.
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Gold Medallists
Deanston 12 Year Old
£39.00
anCnoc 10 Year Old Peated
£45.00
Single Malt 13-18 Years
Winner: Deanston 18 Year Old
Matured in hogshead casks and finished in first fill Kentucky bourbon casks, this Highlander hails from Deanston distillery on the banks of the river Teith.
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Single Malt Over 18 Years
Winner: Balblair 21 Year Old
Matured in American Oak ex-bourbon and double fired American oak casks for 15 years, before being moved to hand-selected Oloroso wine casks.
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Blended Whisky
Winner: Black Bottle Original
Made from the finest grains and single malts, this curiously rich and peaty expression was first intended only for the tables of the blenders' closest family and friends. As a symbol of the uniquely bold character of the whisky, it was shrouded in the finest black glass and became known as 'The Black Bottle.'
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Alternative Mash Bill Whisky
Winner: InchDairnie RyeLaw Vintage 2018
Produced from a unique mash bill of 53% malted rye and 47% malted barley, making it the only whisky in the world distilled from malted rye in a Lomond still.
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All the winners
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Glen Scotia 25 Year Old
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Deanston 12 Year Old
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1770 Glasgow Peated
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Black Bottle
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Dalmore Vintage 2009
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A Reminder of the Judging Criteria
- Nose/Aroma (25 points)
- Mouthfeel & Tate (25 points)
- Finish (20 points)
- Overall impression (30 points)
The final results have come from collating the scores of each participating member, for each whisky submitted to the competition.
If you participated in our blind tastings, you can enter the bottle number for each whisky tasted below and we shall reveal which was which.