{"id":58587,"date":"2025-03-31T10:06:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T09:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/post\/the-world-whiskies-awards-2025-winners-are-in-and-glenallachies-having-a-moment\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T10:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:38:32","slug":"the-world-whiskies-awards-2025-winners-are-in-and-glenallachies-having-a-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/post\/the-world-whiskies-awards-2025-winners-are-in-and-glenallachies-having-a-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"The World Whiskies Awards 2025 Winners Are In \u2013 And GlenAllachie\u2019s Having a Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>World Whiskies Awards<\/strong> and <strong>Icons of Whisky<\/strong> returned to London with all the usual fanfare last week.<\/p>\n<p>It was a big night in London for both bottles and the brains behind them\u00a0and there&#8217;s a fresh batch of winners to write home about \u2013 or at least quietly covet for your drinks cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>At the centre of it all: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/whiskies\/glenallachie\/glenallachie-12-year-old-whisky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GlenAllachie\u2019s 12 Year Old<\/strong><\/a>, crowned <strong>World\u2019s Best Single Malt<\/strong> for 2025. That\u2019s no small feat, and a strong showing for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/post\/why-glenallachie-is-the-whisky-to-watch-right-now.aspx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billy Walker-led distillery<\/a> continuing to punch above its weight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"1340\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/distilleries\/holyrood-distillery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Holyrood Distillery<\/strong><\/a> walked off with <strong>Distiller of the Year 2025<\/strong>, capping off a rapid rise to prominence for the Edinburgh-based outfit. Over in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/distilleries\/midleton-whiskey-distillery\/\"><strong>Midleton<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Distillery Manager of the Year<\/strong> went to Jaime Jordan from Irish Distillers \u2013 another well-deserved nod in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/post\/midleton-distillery-celebrates-200-years.aspx\/\">a milestone year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"1340\">It was also a good year for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/distilleries\/teeling-whiskey-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teeling Distillery<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>as it bagged two Icons of Whiskey awards for best <strong>Marketing Team\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong data-start=\"3704\" data-end=\"3731\">Visitor Attraction Team.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1398\">Here\u2019s a full look at this year\u2019s big winners:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_58594\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58594\" class=\"size-large wp-image-58594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Glenallachie12-1024x788.jpg\" alt=\"World Whiskies Awards 2025 Winner Glenallachie 12 Year Old\" width=\"770\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Glenallachie12-1024x788.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Glenallachie12-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Glenallachie12-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Glenallachie12-325x250.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Glenallachie12-910x700.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Glenallachie12-1105x850.jpg 1105w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Glenallachie12.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-58594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glenallachie 12 Year Old was named World\u2019s Best Single Malt for 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"1904\" data-end=\"1962\">\ud83c\udfc6<strong data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"379\">Top Honours \u2013 World Whiskies Awards 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"465\"><strong data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"409\">World\u2019s Best Single Malt<\/strong><br data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"412\" \/><em data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"465\">The GlenAllachie, Speyside Single Malt 12 Years Old<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"467\" data-end=\"520\"><strong data-start=\"467\" data-end=\"491\">World\u2019s Best Bourbon<\/strong><br data-start=\"491\" data-end=\"494\" \/><em data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"520\">Old Fitzgerald, 2024 VVS<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"568\"><strong data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"542\">World\u2019s Best Rye<\/strong><br data-start=\"542\" data-end=\"545\" \/><em data-start=\"545\" data-end=\"568\">GrainHenge, Arrowwood<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"624\"><strong data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"596\">World\u2019s Best Pot Still<\/strong><br data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"599\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/whiskies\/redbreast\/redbreast-27-year-old-whiskey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"624\">Redbreast, 27 Years Old<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"680\"><strong data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"650\">World\u2019s Best Blended<\/strong><br data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"653\" \/><em data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"680\">Three Ships, Bourbon Cask<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"740\"><strong data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"711\">World\u2019s Best Blended Malt<\/strong><br data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"714\" \/><em data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"740\">Great Drams, Campbeltown<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"838\"><strong data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"782\">World\u2019s Best Blended Limited Release<\/strong><br data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"785\" \/><em data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"838\">Ichiro&#8217;s Malt &amp; Grain, 2025 Blended Japanese Whisky<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"935\"><strong data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"880\">World\u2019s Best Small Batch Single Malt<\/strong><br data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"883\" \/><em data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"935\">Stryker, Ex Haak Madeira Cask Finished Single Malt<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"1017\"><strong data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"977\">World\u2019s Best Single Cask Single Malt<\/strong><br data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"980\" \/><em data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1017\">High Coast, Distillery Exclusive 11<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1097\"><strong data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1057\">World\u2019s Best Single Barrel Bourbon<\/strong><br data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1060\" \/><em data-start=\"1060\" data-end=\"1097\">Blanton&#8217;s, Straight from the Barrel<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1183\"><strong data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1135\">World\u2019s Best Small Batch Bourbon<\/strong><br data-start=\"1135\" data-end=\"1138\" \/><em data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1183\">Boulder Spirits, 2024 Cask Strength Bourbon<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1185\" data-end=\"1237\"><strong data-start=\"1185\" data-end=\"1218\">World\u2019s Best Finished Bourbon<\/strong><br data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1221\" \/><em data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1237\">Wenzel, Sherry<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1295\"><strong data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1260\">World\u2019s Best Corn<\/strong><br data-start=\"1260\" data-end=\"1263\" \/><em data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1295\">Ironroot Republic, Hubris Corn<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1350\"><strong data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1319\">World\u2019s Best Wheat<\/strong><br data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1322\" \/><em data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1350\">Thy Whisky, Heritage Wheat<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1392\"><strong data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1374\">World\u2019s Best Grain<\/strong><br data-start=\"1374\" data-end=\"1377\" \/><em data-start=\"1377\" data-end=\"1392\">Fercullen, 15<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"1465\"><strong data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"1435\">World\u2019s Best Single Cask Single Grain<\/strong><br data-start=\"1435\" data-end=\"1438\" \/><em data-start=\"1438\" data-end=\"1465\">The Westfalian, 2012 TW08<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1467\" data-end=\"1549\"><strong data-start=\"1467\" data-end=\"1506\">World\u2019s Best Single Cask Single Rye<\/strong><br data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1509\" \/><em data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1549\">Stauning, Smoked Rye Virgin Cask #1359<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1551\" data-end=\"1618\"><strong data-start=\"1551\" data-end=\"1584\">World\u2019s Best Canadian Blended<\/strong><br data-start=\"1584\" data-end=\"1587\" \/><em data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1618\">Collingwood, Double Barrelled<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1705\"><strong data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1654\">World\u2019s Best Tennessee Whiskey<\/strong><br data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1657\" \/><em data-start=\"1657\" data-end=\"1705\">Jack Daniel&#8217;s, Tennessee 12 Years Old Batch #2<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1707\" data-end=\"1766\"><strong data-start=\"1707\" data-end=\"1740\">World\u2019s Best Flavoured Whisky<\/strong><br data-start=\"1740\" data-end=\"1743\" \/><em data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"1766\">Cocoa Bomb, Chocolate<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"1836\"><strong data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"1808\">World\u2019s Best New Make &amp; Young Spirit<\/strong><br data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"1811\" \/><em data-start=\"1811\" data-end=\"1836\">Ve De Di, Pale Ale Mash<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1838\" data-end=\"1897\"><strong data-start=\"1838\" data-end=\"1861\">World\u2019s Best Design<\/strong><br data-start=\"1861\" data-end=\"1864\" \/><em data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"1897\">Tenmile Distillery, Little Rest<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44281\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44281\" class=\"size-large wp-image-44281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/HighRes_HolyroodDistillery-06996.jpg-RS-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"HighRes_HolyroodDistillery-06996.jpg RS\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/HighRes_HolyroodDistillery-06996.jpg-RS-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/HighRes_HolyroodDistillery-06996.jpg-RS-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/HighRes_HolyroodDistillery-06996.jpg-RS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/HighRes_HolyroodDistillery-06996.jpg-RS.jpg 1773w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holyrood Distillery stood out at the World Whiskies Awards<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"1904\" data-end=\"1962\">\ud83c\udfc6 <strong data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"1962\">Icons of Whisky 2025 \u2013 Key People &amp; Distilleries<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"2013\"><strong data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"1989\">Distiller of the Year<\/strong><br data-start=\"1989\" data-end=\"1992\" \/><em data-start=\"1992\" data-end=\"2013\">Holyrood Distillery<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2015\" data-end=\"2084\"><strong data-start=\"2015\" data-end=\"2049\">Distillery Manager of the Year<\/strong><br data-start=\"2049\" data-end=\"2052\" \/><em data-start=\"2052\" data-end=\"2084\">Jaime Jordan, Irish Distillers<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2086\" data-end=\"2179\"><strong data-start=\"2086\" data-end=\"2123\">Master Distiller \/ Master Blender<\/strong><br data-start=\"2123\" data-end=\"2126\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/post\/five-minutes-with-stephanie-macleod-master-blender-at-dewars.aspx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em data-start=\"2126\" data-end=\"2154\">Stephanie Macleod, Dewar&#8217;s<\/em><\/a><br data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2157\" \/>Sponsored by Brindiamo<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2181\" data-end=\"2259\"><strong data-start=\"2181\" data-end=\"2200\">Brand Innovator<\/strong><br data-start=\"2200\" data-end=\"2203\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/distilleries\/bardstown-bourbon-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em data-start=\"2203\" data-end=\"2230\">Bardstown Bourbon Company<\/em><\/a><br data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2233\" \/>Sponsored by IPL Packaging<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2261\" data-end=\"2327\"><strong data-start=\"2261\" data-end=\"2283\">Campaign Innovator<\/strong><br data-start=\"2283\" data-end=\"2286\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/distilleries\/fettercairn-whisky-distillery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em data-start=\"2286\" data-end=\"2327\">Fettercairn Highland Single Malt Whisky<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2329\" data-end=\"2433\"><strong data-start=\"2329\" data-end=\"2355\">Sustainable Distillery<\/strong><br data-start=\"2355\" data-end=\"2358\" \/><em data-start=\"2358\" data-end=\"2404\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/distilleries\/nc-nean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nc&#8217;nean Distillery<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/distilleries\/arbikie-vodka-distillery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arbikie Highland Estate<\/a><\/em><br data-start=\"2404\" data-end=\"2407\" \/>Sponsored by IPL Packaging<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2435\" data-end=\"2500\"><strong data-start=\"2435\" data-end=\"2453\">Craft Producer<\/strong><br data-start=\"2453\" data-end=\"2456\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/distilleries\/killowen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em data-start=\"2456\" data-end=\"2477\">Killowen Distillery<\/em><\/a><br data-start=\"2477\" data-end=\"2480\" \/>Sponsored by Hellman<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2502\" data-end=\"2543\"><strong data-start=\"2502\" data-end=\"2525\">Independent Bottler<\/strong><br data-start=\"2525\" data-end=\"2528\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/post\/thinking-of-whisky-differently-the-heart-cut.aspx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em data-start=\"2528\" data-end=\"2543\">The Heart Cut<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2545\" data-end=\"2596\"><strong data-start=\"2545\" data-end=\"2567\">Visitor Attraction<\/strong><br data-start=\"2567\" data-end=\"2570\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/distilleries\/paul-john-whisky-distillery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em data-start=\"2570\" data-end=\"2596\">Paul John Visitor Centre<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2598\" data-end=\"2666\"><strong data-start=\"2598\" data-end=\"2619\">Warehouse Manager<\/strong><br data-start=\"2619\" data-end=\"2622\" \/><em data-start=\"2622\" data-end=\"2666\">Takuma Kamimae, Komasa Kanosuke Distillery<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2668\" data-end=\"2725\"><strong data-start=\"2668\" data-end=\"2690\">Innovation Manager<\/strong><br data-start=\"2690\" data-end=\"2693\" \/><em data-start=\"2693\" data-end=\"2725\">Ryan Gill, Three Chord Bourbon<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2727\" data-end=\"2783\"><strong data-start=\"2727\" data-end=\"2753\">Sustainability Officer<\/strong><br data-start=\"2753\" data-end=\"2756\" \/><em data-start=\"2756\" data-end=\"2783\">Rachel Nally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/distilleries\/heaven-hill-whiskey-distillery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heaven Hill<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2785\" data-end=\"2813\"><strong data-start=\"2785\" data-end=\"2795\">Cooper<\/strong><br data-start=\"2795\" data-end=\"2798\" \/><em data-start=\"2798\" data-end=\"2813\">Allan Barlett, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/distilleries\/tomatin-whisky-distillery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tomatin Whisky Distillery<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2815\" data-end=\"2851\"><strong data-start=\"2815\" data-end=\"2828\">Cooperage<\/strong><br data-start=\"2828\" data-end=\"2831\" \/><em data-start=\"2831\" data-end=\"2851\">Giraud Galiana NAO<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_58595\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58595\" class=\"size-large wp-image-58595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rob-patchett-1024x609.jpg\" alt=\"World Whisky Brand AmbassadorRob Patchett, Cotswolds Distillery\" width=\"770\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rob-patchett-1024x609.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rob-patchett-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rob-patchett-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rob-patchett-380x226.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rob-patchett-1100x654.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rob-patchett-1200x714.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rob-patchett.jpg 1480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-58595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congrats to Rob Patchett from the Cotswolds Distillery!<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"2858\" data-end=\"2908\">\ud83e\udd43 <strong data-start=\"2864\" data-end=\"2908\">Icons of Whisky 2025 \u2013 Brand Ambassadors<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2910\" data-end=\"3007\"><strong data-start=\"2910\" data-end=\"2947\">American Whiskey Brand Ambassador<\/strong><br data-start=\"2947\" data-end=\"2950\" \/><em data-start=\"2950\" data-end=\"2974\">Drew Mayville, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/distilleries\/sazerac-spirits-brand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sazerac<\/a><\/em><br data-start=\"2974\" data-end=\"2977\" \/>Sponsored by McLaren Packaging<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3009\" data-end=\"3115\"><strong data-start=\"3009\" data-end=\"3043\">Irish Whiskey Brand Ambassador<\/strong><br data-start=\"3043\" data-end=\"3046\" \/><em data-start=\"3046\" data-end=\"3082\">Kevin Pigott, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/distilleries\/the-tullamore-dew-branded-whiskey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tullamore D.E.W.<\/a> (William Grant &amp; Sons)<\/em><br data-start=\"3082\" data-end=\"3085\" \/>Sponsored by McLaren Packaging<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3117\" data-end=\"3217\"><strong data-start=\"3117\" data-end=\"3151\">Scotch Whisky Brand Ambassador<\/strong><br data-start=\"3151\" data-end=\"3154\" \/><em data-start=\"3154\" data-end=\"3184\">Ashish Monga, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/distilleries\/whyte-and-mackay-branded-whisky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whyte &amp; Mackay<\/a><\/em><br data-start=\"3184\" data-end=\"3187\" \/>Sponsored by McLaren Packaging<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3219\" data-end=\"3324\"><strong data-start=\"3219\" data-end=\"3252\">World Whisky Brand Ambassador<\/strong><br data-start=\"3252\" data-end=\"3255\" \/><em data-start=\"3255\" data-end=\"3291\">Rob Patchett, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/distilleries\/cotswolds-spirits-distillery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cotswolds Distillery<\/a><\/em><br data-start=\"3291\" data-end=\"3294\" \/>Sponsored by McLaren Packaging<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_54658\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54658\" class=\"size-large wp-image-54658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Teeling-Distillery-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Teeling-Distillery\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Teeling-Distillery-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Teeling-Distillery-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Teeling-Distillery-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Teeling-Distillery-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Teeling-Distillery-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Teeling-Distillery-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Teeling-Distillery.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-54658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teeling became the first new distillery in Dublin in over 125 years when it opened in 2015<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"3331\" 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rel=\"noopener\">Teeling Whiskey Distillery<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3575\" data-end=\"3646\"><strong data-start=\"3575\" data-end=\"3601\">Digital Marketing Team<\/strong><br data-start=\"3601\" data-end=\"3604\" \/><em data-start=\"3604\" data-end=\"3646\">The Team, Whisky Century Wines &amp; Spirits<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3648\" data-end=\"3702\"><strong data-start=\"3648\" data-end=\"3662\">Sales Team<\/strong><br data-start=\"3662\" data-end=\"3665\" \/><em data-start=\"3665\" data-end=\"3702\">VIP Team, Pernod Ricard Middle East<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3704\" data-end=\"3772\"><strong data-start=\"3704\" data-end=\"3731\">Visitor Attraction Team<\/strong><br data-start=\"3731\" data-end=\"3734\" \/><em data-start=\"3734\" data-end=\"3772\">The Team, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/distilleries\/teeling-whiskey-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teeling Whiskey Distillery<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" 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