2025 Irish Whiskey Awards Winners

IRISH WHISKEY OF THE YEAR
Winner: Dunville’s 21 Year Old Palo Cortado

IRISH CASK STRENGTH
Winner: Dunville’s 24 Year Old PX Cask Strength

Gold Medal: Redbreast 27 Year Old
Gold Medal: Hinch Warehouse Exclusive No. 3 – Rioja Cask

IRISH PEATED WHISKEY
Winner: Achill Island Peated Cask Strength

Gold Medal: Copeland Peated Malt Batch 1
Gold Medal: WD O’Connell Bill Phil 5 Year Old Peated Irish Whiskey – Rum Cask

NEW IRISH WHISKEY
Winner: Hinch Warehouse 3 Exclusive – Virgin American Oak

Gold Medal: Boann Marsala Cask Finish
Gold Medal: Hinch Warehouse 3 Exclusive – Paez Morilla Sherry

IRISH GRAIN WHISKEY
Winner: WD O’Connell 15 Year Old Single Grain Irish Whiskey – Oloroso Cask

Gold Medal: Glendalough Double Barrel Cask Strength Irish Whiskey
Gold Medal: The Bridge – Portaneena Single Grain Irish Whiskey

IRISH SINGLE CASK 12 YEARS AND OLDER
Winner: McConnells Old Cromac 20 Year Old

Gold Medal: Dunville’s 25 Year Old Palo Cortado Sherry Cask Finish Exclusive for James J Fox
Gold Medal: Hinch 23 Year Old – Waterford Whiskey Society Exclusive – Ximenez-Spinola Cask 55.7%

IRISH SINGLE CASK 11 YEARS AND YOUNGER
Winner: Celtic Cask 57

Gold Medal: Dunville’s 10 Year Old Moscatel Wine Cask Finish – Distillery Exclusive
Gold Medal: ShortCross Rye & Malt – Waterford Whiskey Society Exclusive

BLENDED IRISH WHISKEY (LIMITED RELEASE)
Winner: Micil Irish Whiskey – Inverin Single Cask Amontillado

Gold Medal: Writers’ Tears Mizunara Cask
Gold Medal: Writers’ Tears Ice Wine Cask

IRISH BLENDED WHISKEY (AGE STATEMENT)
Winner: Jameson 18 Year Old

Gold Medal: Hinch 5 Year Old Double Wood 43%
Gold Medal: HYDE 10 Year Old Special Reserve

BLENDED IRISH WHISKEY (NON AGE STATEMENT / €50 AND OVER)
Winner: Writers’ Tears Double Oak

Gold Medal: Natterjack: The Mistake
Gold Medal: Lir Irish Whiskey – Red Crest

BLENDED IRISH WHISKEY (NON AGE STATEMENT / UNDER €50)
Winner: The Busker – Triple Cask

Gold Medal: Bushmills Black Bush
Gold Medal: Jameson Crested

IRISH SINGLE POT STILL WHISKEY (12 YEARS & OVER)
Winner: Redbreast 15 Year Old

Gold Medal: Midleton Very Rare Barry Crockett Legacy
Gold Medal: Red Spot 15 Year Old

IRISH SINGLE POT STILL (11 YEARS & YOUNGER)
Winner: Redbreast Lustau

Gold Medal: Green Spot Château Léoville Barton
Gold Medal: Teeling Wonders of Wood Series III Swedish Oak

IRISH SINGLE MALT (16 YEARS & OVER)
Winner: Dunville’s 21 Year Old Single Malt Palo Cortado

Gold Medal: Dunville’s 23 Year Old Single Malt PX
Gold Medal: Bushmills 21 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey

IRISH SINGLE MALT (12–15 YEARS)
Winner: Dunville’s 13 Year Old Single Cask PX for Stitch & Weave

Gold Medal: Bushmills Causeway Collection 2011 CWS Oloroso
Gold Medal: The Irishman 12 Year Old Single Malt

IRISH SINGLE MALT (11 YEARS & YOUNGER / OVER €60)
Winner: Copeland Double Distilled Pino Hogshead 46%

Gold Medal: The Whistler PX I Love You
Gold Medal: Dublin Liberties Oak Devil Irish Whiskey

IRISH SINGLE MALT (11 YEARS & YOUNGER / UNDER €60)
Winner: The Whistler 10 Year Old French Oak

Gold Medal: Dunville’s 10 Year Old Single Malt Palo Cortado
Gold Medal: Fercullen Cask Members Release

OTHER IRISH SPIRITS
Winner: Killowen Gloria Coffee Liqueur

Gold Medal: Copeland Cold Brew Coffee
Gold Medal: ORR Irish Apple Brandy

IRISH GIN
Winner: Gunpowder Gin Fig & Laurel

Gold Medal: Dingle Gin
Gold Medal: Micil Irish Gin – Spiced Orange Edition

FLAVOURED IRISH VODKA
Winner: iStil 38 Pink Vodka

Gold Medal: Whippy Vodka
Gold Medal: iStil 38 Vanilla Vodka

IRISH VODKA
Winner: Weavers Vodka

Gold Medal: Stillgarden Under Pressure Vodka
Gold Medal: iStil 38 Irish Vodka

IRISH POITÍN
Winner: The Bodán

Gold Medal: Killowen Poitín – Oats Amazeballs
Gold Medal: Boann “New Born” New Make Spirit

IRISH CREAM LIQUEUR
Winner: Feeney’s Irish Cream

Gold Medal: Merrys Chocolate Peanut Butter
Gold Medal: Merrys Original

IRISH WHISKEY LIQUEUR
Winner: The Whistler Honey Liqueur

Gold Medal: Tullamore D.E.W. Honey
Gold Medal: Dubliner Fiery Irish Whiskey Liqueur