Whisky Magazine has been presenting the results of its World Whiskies Awards for 24 years (beginning as the Best of the Best competition in 2001). This year’s announcement represents the culmination of a rigorous blind-judging process that saw more than 200 judges from around the globe assess more than 1,500 different whiskies from more than 40 countries. The competition named its World’s Best winners across 23 categories, including single malt, blended, pot still and others. They were categorized as Best, Gold, Silver and Bronze as rated by the judges.