
The Canadian Whisky Awards 2026 gold medal winners showcase a category operating with growing confidence and ambition. From established producers refining classic Canadian styles to smaller distilleries pushing boundaries with cask strength, single malt, and limited releases, this year’s top honours reflect both depth and diversity across the market.
The results land at a pivotal moment for Canadian whisky. Ongoing trade tensions with the United States have encouraged greater domestic engagement, even as the US remains Canada’s largest export destination. At the same time, Canadian producers continue to build momentum in European markets, where interest in well-defined regional and stylistic identities is increasing.
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The table below lists every gold medal–winning whisky from the Canadian Whisky Awards 2026, offering a clear view of the producers and styles setting the benchmark for Canadian whisky today.
You can read all results at canadianwhiskyawards.com.
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Whisky |
Category |
Medal |
| Alberta Premium 9 Y/O | 100% rye | Gold |
| Bridgeland Distillery Barn Burner Single Malt Single Cask | 100% malt | Gold |
| Bridgeland Distillery Glenbow Single Malt, Porta-Rossa Cask Finish | 100% malt | Gold |
| Bridgeland Distillery Taber Corn Whisky 101 | Mixed mash | Gold |
| Crown Royal Regal Apple | Flavoured | Gold |
| Crown Royal Chocolate | Flavoured | Gold |
| Crown Royal Peach | Flavoured | Gold |
| Crown Royal Black | Blended | Gold |
| Forty Creek Cinnamon Bun | Cream | Gold |
| Forty Creek Niagara Triple … | Mixed mash | Gold |
| GrainHenge Whisky Meeting Creek | 100% malt | Gold |
| Highwood Distillers Sweet Sippin Maple Whisky Cream | Cream | Gold |
| Highwood Distillers Champlain Canadian Whisky | Blended | Gold |
| J.P. Wiser’s 24YO | Blended | Gold |
| John Sleeman & Sons Pedro Ximinez Finished 100% Rye Whisky | 100% rye | Gold |
| John Sleeman & Sons Sherry Finished Single Malt | 100% malt | Gold |
| John Sleeman & Sons Wine Cask Aged Single Malt | 100% malt | Gold |
| Last Straw Distillery Corp. Stout Whisky Cask 2 | 100% malt | Gold |
| Lot No.40 Dark Oak Canadian Whisky | 100% rye | Gold |
| Macaloney’s Siol Dugall 25ppm peated single malt | 100% malt | Gold |
| Macaloney’s Peat Project Cathedral Grove, single malt, distillery smoked to 54ppm with Washington peat, matured in Virgin American casks | 100% malt | Gold |
| Macaloney’s Na Braiche Single Malt Whisky, matured in Portuguese red wine barriques | 100% malt | Gold |
| Macaloney’s Peat Project Single Malt, distillery smoked to 54ppm with Washington peat, matured in Portuguese red wine barriques | 100% malt | Gold |
| Macaloney’s Peat Project Single Malt, distillery smoked to 54ppm with Washington peat, matured in Oloroso Sherry barriques | 100% malt | Gold |
| Macaloney’s Peat Project Harvest Coast | 100% malt | Gold |
| Patent 5 Distillery 100% Rye – Cask Strength | 100% rye | Gold |
| Pendleton Canadian Whisky Pendleton Midnight | Blended | Gold |
| Pendleton Canadian Whisky Pendleton Directors Reserve | Blended | Gold |
| Pike Creek 22 Year Old PX Cask Finish Canadian Whisky | Blended | Gold |
| Sons of Vancouver Distillery Wheated Rye | Blended | Gold |
| Sons of Vancouver Distillery ‘Palm Trees and a Tropical Breeze’ Caribbean Cask Rye | 100% rye | Gold |
| Sons of Vancouver Distillery ‘The First Crack of a Creme Brulee’ Cask-Strength Wheated Rye | Blended | Gold |
| Sons of Vancouver Distillery ‘Palm Trees and a Tropical Storm’ Heavy Rum Cask Rye | Mixed mash | Gold |
| Sons of Vancouver Distillery Realms of Rye – Release 03 ‘Menthol and Evergreen’ | 100% rye | Gold |
| The Dubh Glas Distillery Somm’s Secret | 100% malt | Gold |
| Two Brewers Yukon Single Malt Two Brewers Release 47 | 100% malt | Gold |
| Wayward Distillery Unruly Whisky: Suburban | Blended | Gold |
| Wayne Gretzky Distillery Canadian Cream Whisky | Cream | Gold |
| Wayne Gretzky Distillery Maple Cask Whisky | Blended | Gold |
| Whisky For Us Spooney’s 1:49th Canadian Blend | Blended | Gold |
| Wild Life Distillery Wild Life Rye Whisky | Mixed mash | Gold |
| Wild Life Distillery WLD Cask King of the North | 100% rye | Gold |
| Wild Life Distillery Wild Life Wheat Whisky | Mixed mash | Gold |









