THE ONLINE SCOTCH WHISKY AWARDS
2025 Peoples Choice
After weeks of nominations and votes from whisky lovers around the world, the results are in.
Discover the whiskies, distilleries, and bottlers that took home the 2025 Online Scotch Whisky Awards, as chosen by you.
Arran 10 years old
PEOPLES CHOICE — BEST VALUE SINGLE MALT
2. Signatory Vintage 100 proof
3. Kilkerran 12
4. Bunnahabhain 12
5. Deanston 12
6. Craigellachie 13
7. Springbank 10
8. Ledaig 10
9. Ardnamurchan AD
10. Ledaig Rioja Cask Sinclair Series
Maclean's Nose
PEOPLE’S CHOICE — BEST BLENDED WHISKY
2. Thompson Brothers TB/BSW
3. Living Souls 99 & 1
4. Cutty Sark Prohibition
5. Nikka From The Barrel
6. Campbeltown Loch
7. Cadenhead's 7 Stars
8. James Eadie Trade Mark X
9. Little Brown Dog Drookit Dug
10. Compass Box Orchard House
Campbeltown Loch
PEOPLE’S CHOICE — BEST BLENDED MALT MALT
2. Compass Box Orchard House
3. Thompson Bros SRV5
4. Thompson Bros 8yo North Highland Blend
5. Thompson Bros Sutherland Blended Malt
6. Johnnie Walker Green Label
7. North Star Campbeltown Connections
8. Naked Malt
9. Compass Box Peat Monster
10. Compass Box Spice Tree
Wild Turkey Rare Breed Barrel Proof
PEOPLE’S CHOICE — BEST NON-MALT MALT
2. Wild Turkey 101
3. Eagle Rare 10
4. Rebreast 12 Cask Strength
5. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof
6. Powers John's Lane 12
7. Stagg Kentucky Straight Bourbon
8. Blue Spot
9. Redbreast 15
10. Redbreast 12
Springbank Distillery
PEOPLE’S CHOICE — BEST DISTILLERY
2. Ardnamurchan
3. Glengyle
4. Arran (Lochranza)
5. Kilchoman
6. Bruichladdich
7. Glen Scotia
8. Bunnahabhain
9. Loch Lomond
10. Glasgow
Ardnahoe Distillery
PEOPLES CHOICE — BEST NEW DISTILLERY
2. White Peak
3. Lagg
4. Glasgow
5. Isle of Raasay
6. Lochlea
7. Torabhaig
8. Lindores Abbey
9. Kingsbarns
10. Isle of Harris
Signatory Vintage
PEOPLE’S CHOICE — BEST INDEPENDENT BOTTLER
2. Thompson Brothers
3. Cadenhead's
4. Gordan & MacPhail
5. Scotch Malt Whisky Society
6. North Star
7. Adelphi
8. James Eadie
9. Fragrant Drops
10. Decadent Drinks
Wire Works Bourbon Barrel
PEOPLES CHOICE — BEST WORLD WHISKY
2. Nikka Yoichi
3. Redbreast 12 Cask Strength
4. Indri Trini
5. Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique
6. Circumstance Organic English Single Grain
7. Amrut Fusion
8. Wild Turkey Rare Breed
9. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof
10. Balcones 1 Texas Single Malt
Springbank 12 Cask Strength
PEOPLE’S CHOICE — BEST SCOTCH WHISKY
2. Ledaig 18
3. Kilkerran 16
4. Springbank 10
5. Glen Scotia 15
6. Bruichladdich 18
7. Kilkerran 12
8. Bunnahabhain 12 Cask Strength
9. Springbank 15
10. Springbank 18
We Shared A Lot.
On November 1st, 2025, Roy and Ralfy hosted the third OSWA awards ceremony on YouTube in a live stream. We shared all of the category winners listed below. And a lot more.
We hope we helped you discover the Best in Whisky.