Based in Saanich on Vancouver Island, Graeme Macaloney, president and whisky maker at Macaloney’s Island Distillery, was recently invited to London, U.K., to attend the World Whiskies Awards. In the esteemed company of the best whisky brands on the planet competing, Macaloney’s brought home thetop award, World’s Best Single Pot Still, for its flagship Kildara Signature Expression whisky.
Winning that gold medal would have been mind-blowingly plenty to be proud of, but the Canadian brand also took home three more globally recognized awards.
“Winning World’s Best Single Pot Still for our Kildara, along with three gold medals for Best Canadian Single Malt, Best Canadian Single Cask Single Malt, and Best Canadian Pot Still was breathtaking,” said Scottish expat Macaloney. “With our prior World’s Best New-Make & Young Spirit awards in 2019 and 2020 for our peated spirits, we are the first Canadian craft distillery in history to take an unprecedented three World Best gold medals in blind tastings at the prestigious World Whiskies Awards!”
Whether you’re a single malt or pot still whisky lover, make room on your bar cart for Macaloney’s. Traditionally made, and proudly Canadian. —Catherine Dunwoody
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