Congratulations to the entire Heaven Hill team for taking top honors at the 2026 World Whiskies Awards America and Icons of Whisky America ceremony, held February 12 at The Brown Hotel in Louisville.

The awards celebrate the best in American whiskey, recognizing one winner per category along with standout individuals and teams shaping the industry’s future. This year’s results underscore Heaven Hill’s strength across distilling, sustainability, production, public relations, and product excellence.

Here are the categories in which Heaven Hill excelled:

• Distiller of the Year– Heaven Hill Brands
• Sustainable Distillery – Winner – Heaven Hill Distillery
• PR Team – Winner – Lauren Cherry Newcomb and Kaitlynn Fish West, Heaven Hill Brands PR Team
• Distillery Manager – Highly Commended – Adam Ganoe, Heaven Hill Brands
• Production Team – Highly Commended --The Team, Heaven Hill Springs Distillery

With this year’s recognition, Heaven Hill has now been named Distiller of the Year three times at the Icons of Whisky America awards, including back-to-back wins in 2023 and 2024. The 2026 honor further cements the company’s leadership in American whiskey production and reflects sustained excellence across its distilling operations.

Heaven Hill Distillery’s Sustainable Distillery of the Year win marks its second time receiving this distinction, reinforcing a long-term commitment to environmental stewardship and operational responsibility. From energy efficiency and water conservation initiatives to thoughtful investment in infrastructure, sustainability is built into the way the company produces whiskey.

Heaven Hill brands also earned category wins in the 2026 World Whiskies Awards America competition:

• Best American Rye Whiskey – No Age Statement – Elijah Craig Toasted Rye

Category Winner – 13 to 20 Years – Heaven Hill Heritage Collection — 19-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey