The Online Scotch Whisky Awards (OSWAs) - 2024 Nominations Guide

Check out the website for the OSWAs: https://www.oswa.co.uk/

Voting is now open for the fourth edition of the Online Scotch Whisky Awards (OSWAs) - on September 14th, 2024, Roy (Aqvavitae) and Ralfy broadcast the nominations for this year’s awards. This platform is an enthusiast-driven, transparent, online award scheme built to celebrate the best whiskies that the industry has to offer, both within Scotland and outside it.

There are 9 categories, each sporting 6 nominations for the voters to choose from. Candidates for nomination in each category were harvested from both a public poll and from core contributors (whisky-focused YouTube channels, review websites, podcasts, and more), after which the lists were refined to the final choices by 80 OSWA contributors.

Now that the nominations have been announced, it’s time for the public vote - you, me, and everyone else with an interest in whisky can have their say in the final winner of each category. The 9 categories and their nominations are listed below; where applicable, we’ve added links to reviews of the whiskies in each category.

The Categories

Here’s an overview of the nine categories that can be voted on in the 2024 OSWAs:

1. Best Value Whisky

Check out our reviews:

Hibiki Japanese Harmony

3. Best Blended Malt Whisky

Check out our reviews:

Campbeltown Loch

Compass Box Orchard House

4. Best Non-Malt Whisky

Check out our reviews:

Ardnamurchan

Benromach

Glengyle

Glen Scotia

Kilchoman

Loch Lomond

6. Best New Distillery

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Isle of Raasay

Lagg

Lochlea

7. Best Independent Bottler

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Adelphi

Cadenhead’s

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society

8. Best World Whisky

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Indri Trini

Nikka Yoichi

Wild Turkey Rare Breed

9. Best Scotch Whisky


Now is the time for all of us to add our voices to the vote! Voting is currently open, and will stay open until October 20, 2024.

-Ethan and Hannah (Me, My Wife & Whisky)


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