Awards & Accolades

Over the years, leading international authorities and connoisseurs have recognized and praised the unsurpassed quality and smoothness of Gibson's Finest whiskies. Isn’t it time you added your voice?

  • The Awards

  • International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC) Awards

  • Gibson's Finest 12 Year Old

    • Category: Worldwide Whiskies
    • Gold, 2011

  • Gibson's Finest Rare 18 Year Old

    • Category: Worldwide Whiskies
    • Gold, 2011

  • Gibson's Finest Sterling

    • Category: Worldwide Whiskies
    • Silver, 2011

  • William Grant & Sons

    • Distiller of the Year, 2010
    • International Distiller of the Year, 2010

  • Gibson's Finest Rare 18 Year Old Canadian Whisky

    • Category: Worldwide Whiskies
    • Silver (Best in Class), 2009

  • Gibson's Finest 12 Year Old Canadian Whisky

    • Category: Worldwide Whiskies
    • Bronze, 2009

  • Gibson's Finest Rare 18 Year Old Canadian Whisky

    • Category: Worldwide Whiskies
    • Silver (Best in Class), 2008

  • Gibson's Finest Sterling Canadian Whisky & Gibson's Finest 12 Year Old Canadian Whisky

    • Category: Worldwide Whiskies
    • Silver, 2008

  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition - 2006

    • Gold: Gibson's Finest Rare 18 Year Old Canadian Whisky
    • Silver: Gibson's Finest 12 Year Old Canadian Whisky

  • Whisky Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award

    • Gibson's Finest Rare 18 Year Old Canadian Whisky

  • 2011 Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible Liquid Gold Award

    • Gibson's Finest Rare 18 Year Old Canadian Whisky (95.5 points)

  • The Accolades

  • Gibson's Finest Sterling

  • "Gibson's Finest whiskies are among the most sought-after by whisky-loving visitors to Canada. And Canadians working abroad have been known to use their visits home to supplement their private stockpiles back in their host country. Why does Gibson's Finest inspire such loyalty? Quite simply, it's the quality of the whisky."

    - CanadianWhisky.org, February 21, 2011

  • "Gibson's Finest Sterling Canadian Whisky: creamy with slight slipperiness and kind of waxy. Although there are many fruity notes, the fruit - sweet soft yellow apples, berries, just hints of black prunes, and suggestions of cherry ice cream - does not overwhelm the palate."

    - Whiskyparty.net

  • "Gibson's [Finest] manages to be instantly likeable, but not boring. There is a complexity of flavour that reels the drinker in for more and more. There's no fancy marketing campaign, just the quiet humble Canadian way. Give it a try! You won't regret it."

    - Jason Debly, Jason-scotchreviews.blogspot.com

  • Gibson's Finest 12 Year Old Canadian Whisky

  • "A more complex spirit that has notes of vanilla, baked apple, spice (especially cloves and cinnamon), a subtle nuttiness, and a peppery finish. A splash of water cuts through the spice and pepper, and brings out an enjoyable burnt sugar sweetness. With this, I was starting to understand why Gibson's [(Finest 12 Year Old)] is so revered by fans of Canadian whisky."

    - BeerBoozeBites.com, January 17, 2011

  • "I recently conducted a blind tasting of 10 different Canadian whiskies. The economical Gibson's bested much more expensive brands and was only denied first place by a $150 limited-edition blend. Showing vanilla, orange zest and an extended, lightly spiced finish, G 12 (Gibson's Finest 12 Year Old) can be enjoyed neat. Or try it in my variation on a Boulevardier, the Malvern, made with Canadian whisky and a dribble of both Campari and sweet vermouth."

    - Graham Duncan, NOW Magazine, December 2010

  • Gibson's Finest Rare 18 Year Old Canadian Whisky

  • "Rich gold, the Gibson's Finest Rare 18 Year Old starts out with aromas of honey, vanilla biscuits, ripe baked cinnamon spiced apple and follows through with lush, mouth filling, gently spiced fruity sweet flavour upfront followed by cinnamon, nutmeg and mild cloves spiking the delicious, lingering finish."

    - Vintages Assessments, May 25, 2011

  • "... after 18 years in wood, an initial flurry of cedar and fresh sawdust resolves into a fragrant base for a whole range of rich and flavourful delicacies."

    - CandianWhisky.org, June 9, 2011

  • "Masterfully distilled. Tenderly aged. Perfectly blended with fine aged Canadian Whiskies. The result is the exceptionally smooth, soft and mellow taste unique to Gibson's Finest."

    Barnonedrinks.com, 2009

  • "The whisky was quite impressive... The oak and rye flavours are well developed and intermingle exceedingly well for a Canadian Whisky. No harshness, very smooth. I could drink a lot of this."

    - Scotchblog.ca, November 24, 2010