The winners of Icons of Whisky Awards Australia 2021 were announced on Tuesday 2 February 2021 at a virtual presentation hosted by Whisky Magazine.
2021 marks the fourth year that Australia has had its own awards. Unlike the previous year, the Icons of Whisky Australia awards were not held in Sydney but announced online and broadcast on Whisky Magazine’s Facebook and YouTube channel with Lark Distillery claiming Distiller of the Year.
Here is the full list of the winners and highly commended Icons of Whisky Australia 2021.
Icons of Whisky Australia 2021
Distiller of the Year:
Winner: Lark Distillery
Highly Commended: Archie Rose Distilling Co
Craft Producer of the Year:
Winner: Furneaux Distillery Co
Highly Commended: Riverbourne Distillery
Sustainable Distillery of the Year:
Winner: Lord Byron Distillery
Highly Commended: Joadja Distillery
Brand Innovator of the Year:
Winner: Archie Rose Distilling Co
Highly Commended: Furneaux Distillery Co
Visitor Attraction of the Year:
Winner: Starward
Highly Commended: The Aisling Distillery
Distillery Manager of the Year:
Winner: Jane Overeem, Overeem Distillery
Highly Commended: Michelle Burns, The Aisling Distillery
Master Distiller / Master Blender of the Year:
Winner: Patrick Maguire, Sullivans Cove
Highly Commended: Timothy Duckett, Heartwood
American Whiskey Brand Ambassador of the Year:
Winner: Thalita Alves, Brown-Forman Australia
Highly Commended: Simon Hopkins, Angel’s Envy
Scotch Whisky Brand Ambassador of the Year:
Winner: James Macrae, Ailsa Bay
Highly Commended: Matt Bailey, SMWS
Irish Whiskey Brand Ambassador of the Year:
Winner: Andy Ratcliff, Bushmills
Highly Commended: Martin Lynch, Teeling Whiskey
Single Outlet Retailer of the Year:
Winner: World of Whisky
Highly Commended: Casa de Vinos
Multiple Outlet Retailer of the Year:
Winner: Dan Murphy’s
Highly Commended: Plonk
Online Retailer of the Year:
Winner: Casa de Vinos
Highly Commended: The Old Barrelhouse
Whisky Buyer of the Year:
Winner: Brad Wright, singlemalt.com.au
Highly Commended: Sven Almenning, The Speakeasy Group
Bar Manager of the Year:
Winner: Garrett Kinder, Helvetica
Highly Commended: Julian White, Whisky + Alement
Bartender of the Year:
Winner: Daniel Gregory, Evolve Spirits Bar
Highly Commended: Bill Ng, Tokyo Bird
Whisky Bar of the Year:
Winner: Elysian Whisky Bar
Highly Commended: Helvetica
Whisky Hotel Bar of the Year:
Winner: Grain Bar, Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
Highly Commended: The Whisky Room, The Clock Hotel Sydney
Whisky Bar Group of the Year:
Winner: The Speakeasy Group
Highly Commended: Swillhouse
Advertising Agency of the Year:
Winner: Buffet Digital
PR Agency of the Year:
Winner: Agent99 PR
Design Agency of the Year:
Winner: Zendoke Design
Communicator of the Year:
Winner: David Ligoff, Alchemist Events
Highly Commended: Andrew Derbidge, Whisky & Wisdom
You can view last year’s winners here.
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