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2019 WORLD WHISKY AWARDS

March 27th, 2019

London, UK

The most important event in the whisky world just happened in London, UK, to highlight the best of the best expressions of the year. Many producers, retailers and other professionals were hosted at the 2019 edition of the World Whisky Awards.

The selection process is operated by a panel of worldwide experts who tasted all the samples blindly in three rounds. The only information the judges had was the ABV (Alcohol by volume) and the category into which each sample would compete into.

This is the first time ever that an Irish whiskey is awarded with the most prestigious recognition: World’s best Single malt.

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This 2019 editions is also confirming the lead from Japanese distilleries, taking the titles of the best grain, best blended malt, best blended and best blended limited release.

It is important to note that the Scotch whiskies didn’t get much this year, saving the party by getting the best retail exclusive with Highland Park 18 years.

Last but not least, the Tasmanian island of Australia still counts at the top of the world, with a second crown in a row for best single cask single malt.

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Damian Riley-Smith, Managing Director, Whisky Magazine.

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Rob Allanson, Editor, Whisky Magazine.

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Tonight, three types of winners are announced:

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The best 2019 whiskies of the world

The 2019 Icons of Whisky, people who have shown excellence in their domain

The 2019 Inductees, rewarding two people who’s contributions to the whisky world are widely recognized.

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The two latest will be reported in different posts.

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BEST WHISKIES OF THE WORLD – 2019

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2019 WORLD’S BEST SINGLE MALT WHISKY:

TEELING Irish whiskey, Single Malt 24 years Old, Vintage Reserve

TEELING WHISKEY 24 years Old, Vintage Reserve.

Crafted by Jack Teeling, this limited edition of this old Irish single malt whiskey was matured in bourbon casks and then finished in Sauternes wine barrels. 5,000 bottles released in total.

Notes of the judges panel: “beautiful nose of orange peel, chocolate truffle and nuts. Caramel as well. Full bodied with fruity pineapple, honey and salted caramel. Creamy on the palate with hints of new leather. long lasting finish with vanilla, fruity pear and apple notes”.

Teeling Whiskey website

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Jack Teeling, founder and managing director and Alex Chasko, CTO, proudly hodling the most coveted award!

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2019 WORLD’S BEST SINGLE CASK SINGLE MALT:

Sullivans Cove, French Oak TD0217

This whisky comes from the island state of Tasmania, part of Australia. This cask has been matured in a French Oak Port Casks, crafted by Patrick McGuire, its famous master distiller.

Notes of the judging panel: “Fruity toffee, with a hint of burnt caramel. Leathery touches. Palate is sweet and candied with a rich toffee core. Spiciness and black liquorice build from the middle, along with rich apple sauce. Finish has apple skin, liquorice and sweet cinnamon sugar. The apples linger”.

Sullivans Cove website

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Patrick Mac Guire, master distiller, is taking this trophy for the second year in a row, putting his distillery and Tasmania under the spot lights.

2019 BEST BLENDED MALT WHISKY:

Nikka, Taketsuru Pure Malt, 25 years old

The 25 year old edition of Nikka’s Taketsuru blended malt whisky was crafted using malt whiskies from the Yoichi (Hokkaido island, Japan) and Miyagikyo (Honshu island, Japan) distilleries, all aged for at least 25 years. The whisky has been named to honor the founder of the distillery Masataka Taketsuru, also called the father of the Japanese whisky.

Notes of the judges panel: “Good balance, but the oak is a little loud. A little bit sour but well balanced, warm, forest notes and a nice sweetness. Waxy fruit on the finish”.

Nikka website

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Sakura Tadashi, Nikka’s famous master blender receives the trophy for this older expression of the Taketsuru pure malt. Last year, he had been crowned for the Taketsuru 17 years old.

2019 WORLD’S BEST BLENDED MALT LIMITED RELEASE:

Ichiro’s Malt & Grain, limited Edition 2019

The whisky is named after its creator, Ichiro Akuto, who’s distillery Chichibu, only 10 years old, has become famous thanks to his mastery.

Tasting notes of the judging panel: “Flavourful and harmonious. Well-balanced with organic solvent, persimmon tannin, wood and vanilla. Ends with milk chocolate and barley sugar”.

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Ichiro Akuto, the Master Blender and Distiller, and Yumi Yoshikawa, Global Brand Ambassador. They were holding the same trophy last year, showing the quality of their production.

2019 WORLD’S BEST BLENDED WHISKY:

Suntory Whisky HIBIKI, 21 years old

Hibiki 21 was already named World’s Best Blended Whisky at the 2013 World Whiskies Awards.

The tasting notes from the judges panel: “A masterpiece that is well-balanced, a little light in body, but complex. The expectation of aged whisky, sherry, acacia, cocoa, leather and fruit”.

Suntory Whisky website

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Shinji Fukuyo, the Master Blender at Suntory, executive officer, chief blender and senior general manager at Suntory. He began his career in 1984 at the distillery, spent some years in Scotland to further develop his knowledge and skills. He acquired the prestigious title of Master Blender in 2009. He was crowned last year for his gem, Hakushu 25 YO, as world’s best single Malt 2018.

2019 WORLD’S BEST GRAIN WHISKY:

FUJI-GOTEMBA Single grain, 25YO small batch

Fuji-Gotemba distillery (Kirin Group) is located at the foot of Mount Fuji. This whisky was first distilled with continuous distillation and secondly distilled in a kettle.

The tasting notes from the judges panel: “Depth in flavor and intensity. Slightly creamy on the palate. Vanilla, sour notes of ripe peaches. Clean and rich taste, oak and wax notes on the finish”.

FFuji-Gotemba / Kirin Whisky website (Japanese only)

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Jota Tanaka has worked in the drinks industry for 28 years. After working at Four Roses in Kentucky as director of quality for seven years, Jota returned to Japan in 2009, and was appointed chief blender for Kirin’s Fuji Gotemba Distillery in 2010. He has earned the prestigious Distiller of the year in 2017 at the Icons of Whisky.

More than 200 people, producers, experts, brand ambassadors and more were gathered to celebrate the awards.

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Rob Allanson chaired the whisky awards segment all along, announcing the winners and handing the trophies.

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Interacting with awardees and attendees: a very warm atmosphere and good discussions around the critical success factors of the winners!

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In discussion with Jota Tadashi, Master distiller at Fuji-Gotemba. He claims that the pure water that comes from the mount Fuji has a great responsibility in the quality of his whiskies. While he has not tried another water to compare, some of his colleagues from other distilleries have, and they can tell the difference.

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With Patrick McGuire, the distiller from Tasmania, this small Island, part of Australia, the size of West Virginia. We could wonder whether there are distilleries around… Patrick reported to me that there will be about 50 distilleries by the end of the year! Competition, but also stimulation. It looks that the area is quite suitable for this kind of activity.

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With the chaps of Masters of Malt, very proud of their award of online retail of the year, for the second time in a row. they are facing some challenges to send bottles in the US, but they are working on it and confident that the shipping will resume soon. Congratulation to the Team!

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With Gemma Patterson who won tonight the award of Brand Ambassador of the year, for Balvenie. Gemma has started many years ago at the distillery and moved in the US as Brand Ambassador; she came back to the UK at the position of Global Brand Ambassador. She might have good Balvenie suprises in the coming months…

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With Damian Riley-Smith, the proud Managing Director at Paragraph. He shares his satisfaction about the great evening as well as all the projects the company has. By developing more information and more communication channels, Damian and his Team are making an important difference in the world of Whisky.

Interacting with Ichiro Akutoi, Master distiller at the Chichibu distillery. He is building a second distillery three times bigger than the first one, after building a mizunara cooperage. This will please his fans as currently, it is quite hard to find a bottle from his distillery, almost gone as soon as it hits the shelves!

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With Alex Chasko, Chief Technical Officier, the very first employee at the Teeling company. Alex is the master distiller and blender and has been involved in the development Teeling from day one. Great pride tonight!.

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With Ian Lloyd, from Multi Packaging Solutions, one of the sponsors. Very proud of the Johnnie Walker Gold (rewarded last year).

With Ichiro Akuto and Yumi Yoshikawa, Global Brand Ambassador: both happy about their so much deserved continuous success and recognition.

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With Jack Teeling, a rare appearance outside of Ireland! He is coming back home with five awards, the most prestigious being the best single malt of the year, first ever for an Irish whisky. A fantastic reward for all the hard work done from him and his Team.

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With Ian Chang, Master Distiller at Kavalan: no big reward this year, but he has already collected more than 200 awards since he started at Kavalan, with the award of “Distiller of the year” at the 2017 International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC). He is working on slowing down the aging at his distillery, which is rarely heard in Scotland. But the Taiwanese climate is very different, and they boast an Angel’s share of about 12%, far above the European standards!

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