This year's Icons of Whisky Australia results have been announced online and broadcast around the world, with Lark Distillery claiming Distiller of the Year.
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the awards results couldn’t be presented in person this year. Instead, the Icons of Whisky team have hosted virtual presentations to announce the regional winners, broadcast on Facebook and Youtube.
The Icons of Whisky Australia results were broadcast on Tuesday, 2 February at 7:30pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time (8:30am GMT). The full list of winners and highly commended people and places can be found below as well as at
www.iconsofwhisky.comYou can join the conversation on social media with the hashtag #WhiskyMagAwards. For more information about the Icons of Whisky awards go to
www.iconsofwhisky.com.
Icons of Whiskies Australia 2021 Winners and Highly CommendedDistillerWinner
Lark Distillery
Highly CommendedArchie Rose Distilling Co
Craft ProducerWinner
Furneaux Distillery Co
Highly CommendedRiverbourne Distillery
Sustainable DistilleryWinner
Lord Byron Distillery
Highly CommendedJoadja Distillery
Brand InnovatorWinner
Archie Rose Distilling Co
Highly CommendedFurneaux Distillery Co
Visitor AttractionWinner
Starward
Highly CommendedThe Aisling Distillery
Distillery ManagerWinner
Jane Overeem, Overeem Distillery
Highly CommendedMichelle Burns, The Aisling Distillery
Master Distiller / Master BlenderWinner
Patrick Maguire, Sullivan's Cove
Highly CommendedTimothy Duckett, Heartwood
American Whiskey Brand AmbassadorWinner
Thalita Alves, Brown-Forman Australia
Highly CommendedSimon Hopkins, Angel's Envy
Scotch Whisky Brand AmbassadorWinner
James Macrae, Ailsa Bay
Highly CommendedMatt Bailey, SMWS
Irish Whiskey Brand AmbassadorWinner
Andy Ratcliff, Bushmills
Highly CommendedMartin Lynch, Teeling Whiskey
Single Outlet RetailerWinner
World of Whisky
Highly CommendedCasa de Vinos
Multiple Outlets RetailerWinner
Dan Murphy's
Highly CommendedPlonk
Online RetailerWinner
Casa de Vinos
Highly CommendedThe Old Barrelhouse
Whisky BuyerWinner
Brad Wright, singlemalt.com.au
Highly CommendedSven Almenning, The Speakeasy Group
Bar ManagerWinner
Garrett Kinder, Helvetica
Highly CommendedJulian White, Whisky + Alement
BartenderWinner
Daniel Gregory, Evolve Spirits Bar
Highly CommendedBill Ng, Tokyo Bird
Whisky BarWinner
Elysian Whisky Bar
Highly CommendedHelvetica
Whisky Hotel BarWinner
Grain Bar, Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
Highly CommendedThe Whisky Room, The Clock Hotel Sydney
Whisky Bar GroupWinner
The Speakeasy Group
Highly CommendedSwillhouse
Advertising AgencyWinner
Buffet Digital
PR AgencyWinner
Agent99 PR
Design AgencyWinner
Zendoke Design
CommunicatorWinner
David Ligoff, Alchemist Events
Highly CommendedAndrew Derbidge, Whisky & Wisdom
Sponsors and Partners
The Icons of Whisky awards are proudly sponsored by Amorim, Casknolia, Christie’s, Glencairn Crystal Studio, Glenturret, Larkfire, McLaren Packaging, Scotch Bonnet, Steklarna Hrastnik, and WestRock.