Macaloney’s Island Distillery Triumphs at 2025 Canadian Whisky Awards, Winning Top Honours –  Now viewing Strategic Partnership for Distribution to USA, China and France

Victoria, BC – January 20, 2025

Macaloney’s Island Distillery is proud to announce that it has been awarded the coveted Canadian Whisky of the Year 2025 for its peated single malt whisky, The Peat Project Moscatel cask. In addition, the distillery was recognized for an unprecedented 7 Whiskies of the Year / gold medal whiskies, more than any distillery in Canada, whether big brand multi-national or craft! Their Master Whiskymaker & Founder, Dr. Graeme Macaloney PEng., also was awarded Blender of the Year.

The Canadian Whisky Awards, held annually in January, recognize the finest expressions of Canadian whisky across all categories, with over 200 whiskies assessed in blind tastings by 14 experienced judges. Macaloney’s Island Distillery is no stranger to success in the world of whisky. It previously won 3 ‘World’s Best’, and 8 gold medals, including 2023’s World’s Best Pot Still (Kildara), at the global industry’s most competitive, World Whiskies Awards, UK. The distillery has quickly gained a reputation for creating bold, flavourful whiskies that blend tradition with innovation, engaging whisky connoisseurs and newbies alike with their tasting experience and compelling ‘craft’ back-story.

“Of our multiple gold medals at these Canadian Whisky Awards, 3 were peated single malt whiskies (54ppm Peat Project Moscatel, 54 ppm Peat Project Sugar-kelp, lightly peated 15 ppm An Aba), and another was our crowd-pleasing ‘Sherry-bomb’ (Cath-nah-aven)” said Dr. Graeme Macaloney. “Our Peat Project™ is a whisky industry break-though because it’s the first-ever exploration of terroir and island merroir, using peat. With our innovative, proprietary 2 tonne in-distillery peat-smoker we are crafting peated whiskies using peat from the USA, Islay-Scotland and Canada all with very different bouquets. And, this years Best Canadian Single Malt (Peat Project Sugar-kelp) had sugar-kelp seaweed added to the peat-smoking thereby exploring island merroir“.

Macaloney’s Island Distillery has set its eyes on global expansion! “We recently launched in Germany with excellent results and are now looking for a strategic investor to help us target the USA, China and France, which together with UK, Taiwan & Canada, represent the top 7 single malt markets”.

About Macaloney’s Island Distillery

Founded by Dr. Graeme Macaloney PEng., in 2013, Macaloney’s Island Distillery is one of a rare breed of ‘island’ distilleries, located in Victoria on Vancouver Island, Canada. The distillery specializes in producing premium single malts and potstill whiskies. As a 5-star experiential tourist destination, Macaloney’s is host to over 180 cruise-ships annually and championed the world’s first international single malt whisky trail, the North West Whiskey Trail (www.northwestwhiskeytrail.com).