The first and only original whisky DESIGN contest © 2010 - 2013.
The first time ever International Whisk(e)y Design Contest was an "all time"     -rather than annual-  contest, that has run during 2012. This included entries of historical bottles.        *** 2013 Contest now open ***
Nominations for the 2013 annual awards must have a first availability date (can be later than bottled-date) from 1 January 2012 to 1 June 2013 and should not have been awarded in an earlier contest. Category-1: Bottles less than €250 and Category-2: Bottles of €250 and more.

Call to nominate whisky, whiskey or bourbon bottles for the 2013 contest.
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2013 Nominations

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Luxury Whisky Gift Set by The Whisky Tasting Company
Pierre Hermé Paris & La Maison du Whisky present a gift coffret
Compass Box Whisky Company Tasting Selection Box
Suntory Whisky Wood Box Collection
Glenlivet Decades Private Collection
The MO ÒR Collection set of 24 miniatures

2013 Category 2 - Bottle, €250 and more

Single bottle whisky including packaging with an advised price of €250,- or more.



Currently rated nominee positions - basis for finalists selection

Category 1 - Top-ten

Highland Park Loki, 15 year old single malt whisky
Highland Park Loki, 15 year old single malt whisky
Rating: 4.261
Speyburn 25 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Speyburn 25 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Rating: 3.444
Isle of Arran The Devil’s Punch Bowl
Isle of Arran The Devil’s Punch Bowl
Rating: 3.250
Karuizawa 1996/2013, 16yo 1st Nonjatta Exclusive Bottling
Karuizawa 1996/2013, 16yo 1st Nonjatta Exclusive Bottling
Rating: 3.133
Eagle Rare Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Eagle Rare Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Rating: 3.071
Bruichladdich PC10 (Port Charlotte 10yo)
Bruichladdich PC10 (Port Charlotte 10yo)
Rating: 3.056
Compass Box, "The Entertainer" limited edition for Selfridges
Compass Box, "The Entertainer" limited edition for Selfridges
Rating: 3.000
Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 5
Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 5
Rating: 2.933
Highwood 25 year old Calgary Stampede 100th anniversary whisky
Highwood 25 year old Calgary Stampede 100th anniversary whisky
Rating: 2.889
The Glenlivet Alpha Limited Release
The Glenlivet Alpha Limited Release
Rating: 2.857

Category 2 - Top-ten

Bunnahabhain 1979/2012, 33yo CS by Charles Avery "Eternal Return"
Bunnahabhain 1979/2012, 33yo CS by Charles Avery "Eternal Return"
Rating: 4.300
Bunnahabhain 1979/2012, 33yo CS by Rose Wylie "Grey Castle, Green Tartan"
Bunnahabhain 1979/2012, 33yo CS by Rose Wylie "Grey Castle, Green Tartan"
Rating: 4.286
Karuizawa 1960/2013, 52 year old Japanese single cask malt whisky
Karuizawa 1960/2013, 52 year old Japanese single cask malt whisky
Rating: 4.000
The Balvenie Fifty
The Balvenie Fifty
Rating: 4.000
Bowmore Islay Single Malt 1957, 54 Years Old
Bowmore Islay Single Malt 1957, 54 Years Old
Rating: 3.783
Karuizawa 2012 Cocktail serie of Honshu Single Malt
Karuizawa 2012 Cocktail serie of Honshu Single Malt
Rating: 3.500
Glenrothes 1970 Extraordinary Cask Collection #10573
Glenrothes 1970 Extraordinary Cask Collection #10573
Rating: 3.429
Ballantine's Championship 41 year old Blend 2013
Ballantine's Championship 41 year old Blend 2013
Rating: 3.167
Karuizawa 27 Years Old, Multi-vintages #1
Karuizawa 27 Years Old, Multi-vintages #1
Rating: 3.136
Jura 1977 vintage, 26 years old
Jura 1977 vintage, 26 years old
Rating: 2.923