Vancouver island’s very own Shelter Point and Macaloneys’s took away great wins at the World Whiskies Awards, full list here
Best Canadian Grain
Category Winner - Shelter Point Smoke Point
"Medium amber in colour. Complex nose with clotted cream, ginger, tropical fruit, also smoky. Palate is creamy, more ginger, vanilla pods, medium spice balanced with a smoky tone. Finish is gentle, cinnamon, some oak”
Best Canadian Single Malt
Category Winner - Shelter Point Old Vines Foch Reserve
"Medium amber in colour. Nose is dark caramel, vinegar, lots of oak. Palate is oaky, dates, bovril, cloves. Finish is more bovril, cloves, pepper, oak”
Gold - Shelter Point Single Malt
"Nice malty structure, wood integrated, fresh lumber. Late palate. Good grain structure. Vibrant drops into pencil shavings onto the finish. Custard, vanilla”
Bronze - Macaloney's Caledonian Distillery Glenloy Classic Single Malt Whisky
"Medium golden in colour. Nose is tropical, fruits and papaya, banana, caramel, malty. Palate is creamy mouthfeel, hot, estery. Finish is more tropical fruits, all spice”
Best Canadian Single Cask Single Malt
Category Winner - Macaloney’s Caledonian Invermallie Single Cask STR Red Wine Barrique Classic Single Malt Whisky
"Good malt notes, vegetal, sweet malted barley. Wood spices. Honey, very rich. Hot bodied, every oaky.. Very pleasant fruity and balanced.”