We had 3 peated entries for 2023 from the Yukon, BC and Sask:

Macaloney’s Peated Mac na Braiche (son of malt) is a single malt spirit, as it’s under 3 years of age. We first tasted MNB at an event in 2017 and saw some real potential already then.

This peated malt from Two Brewers, release 38, is over 10 years old!

This Smokey Single Malt from Last Mountain was distilled in 2016 and while not actually peated, it was primarily aged in an ex-bourbon cask and then finished in an Islay Barrel, imparking a strong peat character.

WINNERS – PEATED MALTS

Congrats to the winners, and especially to Macaloney’s for not only winning the peated category against fully aged malts, but also for taking the prize for best under-aged malt!