Which German whiskies were judged best at The Excellence of Whisky awards in Hamburg this April?
The Excellence of Whisky initiative was initiated in 2023 by Heinfried Tacke, former Editor-in Chief of Der Whisky Botschafter and founder of Der Whisky Guide Germany. As the initiative is a craft growing community in Germany, it will take time to get into the German DNA of this vast country with 16 states.
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Taste entries are blind-tasted by an expert panel of judges, including people from hospitality, retail, media, and the drinks industry. Categorized in a gold and silver group at Whiskyplaza Bar in Hamburg-Altstadt for the second year in a row, there were a few surprises.
This year, the jury was particularly impressed by the whiskies submitted by young distilleries that operate like small-scale producers. They were even more surprised that older aging and longer maturation did not necessarily lead to better whiskies.
| Whisky | Award |
| DIS ONE Kerub, Single Malt Single Cask (60.2 % and 46.8%, 35 cl and 70 cl, OB, Bordeaux wine cask, Germany) Distillery DIS ONE in Kirchberg an der Iller. | Gold 1st Single Malt |
| Ida’s Dark Soul, single malt (56.4%, 50 cl, OB, Red wine, PX sherry and Madeira cask finish, Germany). Distillery Ida-Destille, Ostrhauderfehn | Gold 2nd Single Malt |
| Stonewood Drà PX One. Family Stock Edition 8 (43%, 70 cl, OB, 5 years American white oak and 2 years PX casks, Germany, 1,275 bottles) Stonewood Distillery, Erbendorf. | Gold 3rd Single Malt |
| Brigantia Rum Cask Finish. (46%, 35 cl and 70 cl, OB, rum casks Bodensee, Germany) Brigantie-1.Bodensee Whisky Destillerie, Kressbronn am Bodensee | Silver 1st Silver Malt |
| Ida Whisky Smokey Pale single malt (61.4%, 70 cl, OB, Austrian red wine casks, Germany) Distillery Ida-Destille, Ostrhauderfehn | Silver 2nd Single Malt |
| Rothaus Black Forest Single Malt Whisky (43%, 50 cl, OB, Highland Cask, Germany) Destillerie Kammer-Kirsch, Karlsruhe. | Silver 3rd Single Malt |
| St. Kilian Peated ‘Rich & smoky’ (46% , 70 cl, OB, 70% ex-bourbon, Germany, 30% PX and oloroso sherry casks) St. Killian Distillers, Rüdenau | Silver 4th Single Malt |
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