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The Categories
Presenting the winners and gold medallists from each category:
- Single Malt 12 Years and Under
- Single Malt Over 12 Years
- Blended Malt Whisky
- Blended Whisky
- Alternative Mash bill Whisky
The W Club Members' Choice Awards
We asked brands to send us their best whiskies and asked our 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 W Club members, in our stores up and down the country, we finally have our results. Presenting the winners and gold medallists of the first ever W Club Awards!
Whisky of the Year 2023
Loch Lomond 14 Year Old
Crafted using straight neck stills, this expression is aged in three varieties of American oak casks before a year-long finish in toasted French Limousin oak casks, resulting in a fruit-driven palate, with spiced apple, vanilla fudge, and gentle smoke.
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All the winners
Deanston 12 Year Old
£42.00
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Stauning Rye
£70.00![Stauning Kaos Triple Malt]()
Stauning Kaos Triple Malt
£77.00![Black Bottle 10 Year Old]()
Black Bottle 10 Year Old
£38.00![Darkness 8 Year Old]()
Darkness 8 Year Old
£63.00![Balblair 15 Year Old]()
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Elements of Islay Cask Edit
£55.00![Highland Journey Series Blended Malt]()
Highland Journey Series Blended Malt
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The One Fine Blended Whisky
£49.00
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.