Canadian Whisky Awards

 
 

The Canadian Whisky Awards, held annually in conjunction with the Victoria Whisky Festival, is the first and only competition dedicated solely to Canadian whisky. The Awards have become the first stop for whisky producers, distributors, retailers and fans looking for the very best Canadian whiskies.

2026 Canadian Whisky Awards registration will open on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

 
 
 

News & Results

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2025 Canadian Whisky Award Results

Macaloney's Island Distillery took home Canadian Whisky of the Year honours for its Peat Project Moscatel Barrique single malt, at the 2025 Canadian Whisky Awards, held Thursday, January 16, in Victoria, B.C. The 100% malted barley whisky received the top overall score from a panel of 14 judges, who tasted and scored around 200 competing whiskies in blind tastings.

2024 Canadian Whisky Awards Results
2024 Canadian Whisky Awards Results

Paradigm Spirits’ 2022 Heritage Collection was named Canadian Whisky of the Year at the 2024 Canadian Whisky Awards, held Thursday, January 18, in Victoria, B.C.

2024 Canadian Whisky Awards Update
2024 Canadian Whisky Awards Update

The Canadian Whisky Awards (CWA) was founded in 2010 to promote better awareness of high quality Canadian whiskies among whisky drinkers, spirits writers and opinion makers.

2023 Canadian Whisky Awards Results
2023 Canadian Whisky Awards Results

Following a blind tasting by a panel of nine whisky experts, Palm Trees & A Tropical Breeze, distilled by North Vancouver’s Sons of Vancouver Distillery was named Canadian Whisky of the Year, Artisan Producers.

2022 Canadian Whisky Awards Results
2022 Canadian Whisky Awards Results

Nine independent whisky experts have named Crown Royal Nobel Collection Winter Wheat, Canada’s best whisky and Canadian Whisky of the Year at the twelfth annual Canadian Whisky Awards. 

 
 
 

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