Die World Whiskies Awards 2020, die ursprünglich bei der Honourable Artillery Company in London stattfinden sollten, wurden praktisch vor dem Hintergrund der in Grossbritannien geltenden Quarantänemassnahmen abgehalten. Für die Auszeichnungen wurden Whiskies von 50 Branchenexperten beprobt.
Die besten schottischen Single Malt Whiskies
- Best Speyside Single Malt: GlenAllachie 10 Years Cask Strength Batch 3
- Best Campbeltown Single Malt: Glen Scotia Double Cask
- Best Highland Single Malt: The Glendronach 21 Years Parliament
- Best Islands Single Malt: Jura 21 Years
- Best Islay Single Malt: Ardbeg 19 Years Traigh Bhan
- Best Lowlands Single Malt: Kingsbarns Dream to Dram
Die besten Single Malt Whiskies weltweit
- Best American Single Malt: The Notch Nantucket 15 Years
- Best Australian Single Malt: Sullivans Cove 25th Anniversary Edition
- Best Belgian Single Malt: Gouden Carolus
- Best Canadian Single Malt: Shelter Point Old Vines Foch Reserve
- Best Danish Single Malt: Stauning Peat Moscatel
- Best Dutch Single Malt: Sculte Twentse Batch 5
- Best English Single Malt: The English Whisky Company Smokey Virgin
- Best Finnish Single Malt: Teerenpeli 13 Years Juhlaviski Double Wood
- Best French Single Malt: Armorik 10 Years 2019 Edition
- Best German Single Malt: St. Kilian Distillers Signature Edition Two
- Best Indian Single Malt: Paul John Brilliance
- Best Irish Single Malt: Teeling 30 Years Vintage Reserve
- Best Israeli Single Malt: M&H Sherry Cask
- Best Japanese Single Malt: The Hakushu 25 Years (Kategoriegewinner)
- Best New Zealand Single Malt: Cardrona Just Hatched
- Best South African Single Malt: Three Ships 10 Years
- Best Spanish Single Malt: Agot Basque Whisky Pioneer Edition
- Best Swedish Single Malt: Seven Stars No. 7 Alkaid
- Best Swiss Single Malt: Seven Seals Sherry Wood Finish
- Best Taiwanese Single Malt: Kavalan Oloroso Sherry Oak
Die besten anderen Whiskies weltweit
- World’s Best Single Cask Single Malt: Tamdhu Sandy McInyre’s SC, Schottland
- World’s Best Blended Malt: MacNair’s Lum Reek Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 21 Years, Schottland
- World’s Best Pot Still: Redbreast 21 Years, Irland
- World’s Best Grain: Fuji Single Grain 30 Years Small Batch, Japan
- World’s Best Bourbon: Ironroot Harbinger, USA
- World’s Best Single Barrel Bourbon: Rebel Yell Single Barrel 10 Years, USA
- World’s Best Tennessee: Uncle Nearest 1820 Single Barrel, USA
- World’s Best Canadian Blended: J.P. Wiser’s Darryl Sittler Alumni Whisky Series , Kanada
- World’s Best Corn: Spirit of Hven MerCurious, Schweden
- World’s Best Flavoured: FEW Spirits Cold Cut Bourbon, USA
- World’s Best New Make: Macaloney’s Peated Clearach, Kanada
- World’s Best Rye: Archie Rose Rye Malt Whisky, Australien
- World’s Best Wheat: Bainbridge Two Islands Hokkaido Cask, USA
- World’s Best Blended Limited Release: Ichiro’s Malt & Grain Japanese Blended Whisky Limited Edition, Japan
- World’s Best Blended: Dewar’s 32 Years Double Double, Schottland
