There’s been a bit of discussion in the comments sections of the Awards posts (and in other social media) that makes it apparent that our Awards process maj be misunderstood by a few of you, so I’d like to clarify. While we do review whiskies all year long, and give them points—ratings—the awards don’t necessarily go to the highest-rated whisky for a given category. There’s a bit more to it than that. This holds true, not just for my American Whiskey of the Year pick, but for all the award selections.
We noted this in our december 3rd awards announcement ...
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