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 |
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