All Malt Whisky Winners From The Canadian Whisky Awards 2026

Is Canadian single malt whisky finally ready to rival Scotland's dominance? The 2026 awards reveal a dramatic shift in Canada's whisky landscape.
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All Malt Whisky Winners From The Canadian Whisky Awards 2026

The 100% malt whisky winners at the Canadian Whisky Awards 2026 reflect the steady rise of single malt and malt-forward whisky production across Canada. Once a small and relatively niche segment, Canadian malt whisky has developed rapidly, with producers increasingly focused on flavour creation, fermentation, and thoughtful cask management.

As Canadian whisky continues to build recognition beyond its traditional blended and rye-led reputation, single malt expressions are playing an increasingly important role in defining the category’s breadth.

The table below presents the full list of 100% malt whisky medal winners from the Canadian Whisky Awards 2026, highlighting the producers shaping Canada’s growing malt whisky landscape.

Whisky Category

Medal

Bridgeland Distillery Barn Burner Single Malt Single Cask 100% malt Gold
Bridgeland Distillery Glenbow Single Malt, Porta-Rossa Cask Finish 100% malt Gold
GrainHenge Whisky Meeting Creek 100% malt 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
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
The Dubh Glas Distillery Somm’s Secret 100% malt Gold
Two Brewers Yukon Single Malt Two Brewers Release 47 100% malt Gold
Crown Royal Single Malt 100% malt Silver
Fermentorium Distilling Co. Sanctuary Red & White Edition 100% malt Silver
GrainHenge Whisky Elevator Row 100% malt Silver
Last Straw Distillery Corp. Amber Whisky – Southern Ontario Sippers Barrel Select Series 100% malt Silver
Macaloney’s Peat Project Single Malt, distillery smoked to 54ppm with Washington peat, matured in PX Sherry barriques 100% malt Silver
Macaloney’s Peat Project Single Malt, distillery smoked to 54ppm with Sugar Kelp & Washington peat, matured in ex-Bourbon casks 100% malt Silver
Odd Society Spirits Scottish Peat & Smoke Whisky 100% malt Silver
The Dubh Glas Distillery Peatnik 100% malt Silver
The Dubh Glas Distillery Milestone 100% malt Silver
The Maligne Range Excelsior – Reserve Jasper Park Lodge – Ollie 6-row malt 100% malt Silver
Two Brewers Yukon Single Malt Whisky Release 48 100% malt Silver
Wild Life Distillery Wild Life Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky 100% malt Silver
Crooked River Distillery CR Single Malt Whisky 100% malt Bronze
Fermentorium Distilling Co. Sanctuary Classic Edition 100% malt Bronze
Fermentorium Distilling Co. Sanctuary Signature Edition 100% malt Bronze
John Sleeman & Sons Single Malt Whisky 100% malt Bronze
Magnotta Distillery Canadian Single Malt 271 Whisky Oak Barrel 3 Years Aged 100% malt Bronze
Magnotta Distillery Canadian Single Malt 271 Whisky Oak Barrel 10 Years Aged 100% malt Bronze
Odd Society Spirits Commodore Single Malt 100% malt Bronze
Odd Society Spirits Single Malt Whisky 100% malt Bronze
Shelter Point Distillery Evans Family Reserve Oloroso Cask Finish 100% malt Bronze
Shelter Point Distillery 10 Year Old Estate Whisky 100% malt Bronze
The Dubh Glas Distillery Walk The Plank 100% malt Bronze
Two Brewers Yukon Single Malt Two Brewers Release 46 100% malt Bronze
Whisky For Us Saanich Canadian Single Malt Whisky 100% malt Bronze

Mark Littler

Mark Littler is the owner and editor in chief of the Whiskey Wash. He is also the owner of Mark Littler LTD, a prominent whisky and antiques brokerage service in the United Kingdom. Mark is a well known voice in the whisky industry and has a regular column at Forbes.com and has a popular YouTube channel devoted to everything whisky.

Mark completed the purchase of The Whiskey Wash in late 2023.

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