Multi-award-winning Scotch whisky distillery picks up one other accolade to finish the 12 months
Loch Lomond Whiskies has been awarded the extremely coveted Scotch Whisky Producer of the 12 months trophy at this 12 months’s Worldwide Wine & Spirit Competitors (IWSC), bringing Loch Lomond Group’s tally of prestigious award wins to greater than 100 prior to now 12 months.
Based in 1969, the IWSC champions the very best wine and spirits producers from world wide.
The famend accolade was introduced solely weeks after Loch Lomond Distillery took residence 16 awards on the San Franscico World Spirts Competitors 2024, together with a uncommon platinum award for Loch Lomond Inchmoan 12 12 months Outdated single malt whisky, and double gold awards for seven whiskies throughout the vary, together with Loch Lomond Traditional, Loch Lomond 10 12 months Outdated and Loch Lomond 18 12 months Outdated.
IWSC judges praised the distillery for its holistic strategy, noting that “Loch Lomond is the entire package deal with glorious whisky, and the clear work to push the model to the subsequent degree.”
The presentation of the 2024 Scotch Whisky Producer of the 12 months trophy follows a number of IWSC class wins for Loch Lomond Whiskies, with its 12 12 months Outdated Inchmurrin single malt successful ‘Finest in Class for Scotch Whisky Beneath 15 Years Outdated’.
The twin IWSC and SFWSC success follows two earlier award wins for Loch Lomond’s 18 12 months Outdated, which was named high Scotch within the Gentleman’s Journal Drinks Awards 2024 and The Whisky Alternate’s Whisky of the 12 months 2024.
Loch Lomond Distillery’s raft of outstanding accolades is testomony to the distinctive high quality of its whiskies and demonstrates the numerous momentum behind the unbiased distiller which continues to achieve success on the worldwide stage.
In accordance with the newest IWSR 2023 Scotch Whisky report, Loch Lomond is the world’s fastest-growing high 25 malt whisky model, a title the distillery has now achieved twice prior to now three years.
Michael Henry, Grasp Blender at Loch Lomond Group, house owners of Loch Lomond Whiskies, stated:
“To shut the 12 months with one other prestigious award win is great – an actual spotlight of our 12 months.
“The capabilities of our distillery are unmatched in Scotland. The mixture of conventional swan neck stills and our distinctive straight neck stills, along with our personal onsite cooperage, give us a lot better management over the distillation and maturation course of, permitting us to discover flavour in a particular method.
“We’ve at all times been daring in our strategy to whisky-making. Whereas we respect custom, we’re not afraid to push boundaries. The popularity we’re receiving from high spirits specialists solely reinforces our perception that we’re on the correct path as probably the most thrilling distillers round. We’re trying ahead to persevering with this into 2025 and past.”
First opened in 1965, Loch Lomond Distillery has quietly been crafting whisky on the banks of its namesake loch for greater than 60 years. Within the final decade, funding in innovation and advertising has pushed extraordinary progress in international markets, with its numerous portfolio of whiskies now loved by tens of millions of consumers worldwide.
For extra details about Loch Lomond Whiskies, please go to: www.lochlomondwhiskies.com
Concerning the Loch Lomond Group
- Loch Lomond Group is an unbiased distiller based mostly in Alexandria and is residence to a number of award-winning manufacturers which might be bought in additional than 125 international locations worldwide.
- Loch Lomond distillery has been producing the best single malt whiskies since 1814.
- Pictures and interviews with key employees from the Group can be found upon request. lochlomondgroup.com
The complete record of Loch Lomond Distillery’s 2024 accolades contains:
San Francisco World Spirits Competitors 2024
- Loch Lomond Whiskies (16 Awards)
- 1 x Platinum Award
- 7 x Double Gold
- 4 x Gold
- 4 x Silver
- Cask 21/546-6 Unique Cask – 1st Fill Bordeaux Hogshead – Finest Single Cask Scotch
IWSC 2024
- Loch Lomond Inchmurrin 12 12 months Outdated – Finest Single Malt 15 Years and Beneath
- Loch Lomond Completely Balanced 12 12 months Outdated – Gold Excellent (98/100)
- Loch Lomond 10 12 months Outdated – Gold Excellent (95/100)
- Loch Lomond Distillery 2024 Scotch Whisky Producer trophy
