2024 Izzy Award Favorites

Posted by Irish Whiskey USA on January 20, 2025

We are happy to announce the results of the 3rd annual 2024 Irish Whiskey Society America Awards. The IWSA Awards or Izzys (iW-sA) recognize and celebrate the brands and contributors to Irish Whiskey in the USA.

Sixty nominees across twelve fun categories were voted on over a six week period. You can see all the Nominations here & watch the LIVE Virtual Nomination Event here. The chosen Favorites along with the Legacy Favorite were revealed during a Live Virtual Event on January 12th.

See the results below and watch the event video on our YouTube channel.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the voting process and Congratulations to all the nominees and chosen favorites.

The Izzys as voted by the Irish whiskey community in the USA are listed below.

The Legacy Favorite is awarded each year by the IWSA president to the Irish Whiskey "that had significant impact on history, growth, or popularity of Irish Whiskey industry." The Connemara Original is the 2024 recipient and two-time former Izzy Favorite. Released in 1999, Connemara Original was the only double distilled, 40% abv peated single malt available in the USA for 20 years. Named for the Co. Galway Gaelic speaking region with a history of peated whiskeys, Connemara was a lone, bold representative of the style for two decades by Cooley Distillery. Peated Irish Whiskeys are now making a comeback with numerous other brand releases over the past few years. Congratulations to Connemara Original, our 2024 Legacy Favorite!

Congratulations to all the nominees and Favorites!

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