The Canadian Whisky Awards were held on 18th of February at the Hotel Grand Pacific during the Victoria Whisky Festival. In it’s 10th year, the Canadian Whisky Awards were first created by Canadian Whisky expert, Davin de Kergommeaux to showcase the national spirit. Since launching the awards, the whisky culture in British Columbia has blown up and 2020 showed the spread of amazing whiskies winning awards. Davin de Kergommeaux said, “I see a great future for BC whisky. It is beginning to come into its own with several distilleries releasing big, flavourful drams. We are also seeing real innovation in BC with Shelter Point for example experimenting with barrels and grains, Sheringham using heritage grains, and Pemberton being the first distillery in Canada to peat it’s own malt AND, they use peat from their own property. Lots of potential here for sure.”
On that note, BC whiskies look poised to dominant in the future
AWARDS
Whisky Value Domestic
Goodridge and Williams Western Grains
Best Whisky Spirit
DEVINE Wine and Spirits Ancient Grains
Best All-Rye Whisky
Shelter Point Single Cask Rye
GOLD MEDALS
DEVINE Ancient Grains
DEVINE Ancient Grains Cask Strength Strath Exclusive
Goodridge and Williams Western Grains Canadian Whisky
Shelter Point Single Cask Rye
Shelter Point Smoke Point
SILVER MEDALS
Dubh Glas Against All Odds
Dubh Glas Empathy
Lohin McKinnon Cocoa Aged Single Malt Whisky
Lohin McKinnon Niagara Wine Barrel Whisky
Odd Society Prospector Rye Whisky
Shelter Point Artisinal Cask Strength Whisky
Shelter Point Artisinal Single Malt Whisky
Shelter Point Double Barrelled Whisky
Shelter Point Montfort DL 141
Shelter Point Single Cask Old Vines Foch Reserve
Shelter Point Wine and Beyond Exclusive Single Malt
Sheringham Distillery Red Fife
Sheringham Distillery Woodhaven
DEVINE West Coast Speakeasy Strath Exclusive
BRONZE MEDALS
DEVINE Glen Saanich Single Malt Whisky
Goodridge and Williams Northern Grains Canadian Whisky
Odd Society Commodore Single Malt Whisky
Shelter Point Coop Exclusive Rye
Shelter Point Strath 8-Year-Old
Shelter Point Strath Islay Cask