World Whisky Awards 2024
The World Whiskies Awards is a highly anticipated event in the spirit industry. It brings together whisky enthusiasts, industry professionals and distinguished experts to celebrate the diversity and craftsmanship of the whisky industry. Held annually, this prestigious competition recognises and honours whiskies from around the globe.
The first celebration took place in the beautiful Signet Library in Edinburgh, at the end of last year. The winners of the World Whiskies Awards Scotland 2024 as well as the Icons of Whisky Scotland and the two new Hall of Fame inductees were announced During the Whisky Magazine Awards 2024 gala. On this night Whisky Magazine was also celebrating its spectacular 25th anniversary.
Paul Dempsey from Brave New Spirits Ltd. had the privilege to attend the event and collect a couple of meaningful awards for our amazing spirits. Delighted to receive these awards - they mean such a lot to our team here:
Cask Noir “Hector’s Sound of Islay” (Caol Ila 12yo): Category Winner & Gold Medal - Single Cask Single Malt, Islay, 12yrs & Under
Voodoo “Blood Moon” (North British 13yo): Category Winner & Gold Medal, Grain, 13 - 20yrs
Ecosse G 12yo Single Grain 12yo: Silver Medal, Grain 12yrs & under
Cask Noir “Take It To The Brig” (Cameronbridge 12yo): Silver Medal, Single Cask Single Grain, 12yrs & under
Voodoo “High Priest” (Orkney 8yo): Bronze Medal, Small batch single malt, 12yrs & under
The Whisky Magazine Awards Grand Finale took place in London at the end of March. Here the world's best whiskies were finally revealed! And we are super excited to announce that our Voodoo whisky "Blood Moon" became the best Scotch Grain Whisky 2024. An immense achievement for our brand and for the whole team of Brave New Spirits.
Our thanks to all the judges, organisers and fellow producers for such an amazing and memorable evenings. Both events offered an opportunity to explore and discover new flavours, learn about different distilleries and styles, and fuel the passion for the world's beloved amber elixir. It served as a platform for sharing knowledge, and fostering a deeper sense of community among whisky enthusiasts.
Other News
We Celebrate Five Medal Wins at Spirits Selection 2024
Fantastic news from the Spirits Selection by Concours Mondial de Bruxelles (CMB) event held two weeks ago in China. The results have been announced, and we are thrilled to share that Brave New Spirits has secured five prestigious medals, including the Gold Award for our 13 years old Linkwood bottling “The Awakening” from our newly launched WhiskyHeroes series.
The Launch of the New Cask Noir Series
Introducing the newest releases from the Cask Noir ‘studio’. The single-cask release of this new batch of Cask Noir offers an incredible selection of whiskies across different parts of Scotland, dominated by rare-to-come-by wine casks.
The Badger Clan goes to Southport
Southport Whisky Club is a group of friends and whisky enthusiasts founded in 2016 and has now grown to over 300 members. They travel far and wide, in Scotland mainly to seek out whiskies that they love. The club hosts an annual whisky festival in Southport, a seaside town in Merseyside, England.
