Probably the most well-known competition in the world of whisky, the World Whiskies Awards announced the winners of each category at a dinner in London last night. Without further ado, here they are:

World's Best Rye Whisky - Stork Club Whisky - Straight Rye Whisky

World's Best Whisky Design - Tomatin - 30-Year-Old

World's Best Corn Whisky - Ironroot Republic - Hubris Corn Whiskey

World's Best Tennessee Whiskey - Uncle Nearest 1856 - Premium Aged Whiskey

World's Best Pot Still - The Temple Bar - 14 Years Old Single Cask

World's Best Flavoured Whisky - Heritage Distilling Co. - Brown Sugar Bourbon

World's Best Wheat Whisky - Bainbridge - Battle Point Two Islands Hokkaido Mizunara Cask

World's Best Canadian Blended - J.P. Wiser's - 35 Years Old

World's Best New Make - Stauning Whisky - Curious - Peat Smoked Malted Rye New Make

World's Best Grain Whisky - The Fuji-Gotemba Distillery - Single Grain 25 Years Old Small Batch

World's Best Bourbon - Four Roses - 130th Anniversary 2018 Limited Edition Small Batch

World's Best Blended Malt - Nikka - Taketsuru Pure Malt 25 Years Old

World's Best Single Cask Single Malt - Sullivans Cove - French Oak

World's Best Blended Limited Release - Ichiro's Malt & Grain - Japanese Blended Whisky Limited Edition 2019

World's Best Blended Whisky - Suntory Hibiki 21-Year-Old

World's Best Single Malt - Teeling Whiskey 24-Year-Old Vintage Reserve 08/2016

Distilled in 1991, matured in bourbon and wine casks and hand-bottled in decanters we can imagine that if anyone manages to get their hands on one of the only 5 000 bottles ever released, they'd be smiling right now!