Alex Renshaw, Dogma's Group chief mixologist and whisky aficionado assessing the color and viscosity in great detail.

Agi Toth - Sommelier and whisky aficionado nosing one of the exceptional whiskies entered at the IWC 2015

Debbi Peek rating a whisky using the Official Tasting Sheet developed by Sebastien Gavillet

A judge assessing the color of the whisky and its clarity.

Sir Adam Carmer, Whisky & Beer expert and owner of the Whisky Attic (Las Vegas) hard at work.

Each panel member was given the International Whisky Competition Tasting Chart to best describe each whisky

Sebastien Gavillet - Wine & Whisky expert and Author of Discovering & Mastering Single Malt Scotch immersed in his element

Whisky expert Mark Gruber sharing tasting notes with Adam Carmer at the 2015 International Whisky Competition

There's a reason why they call it the water of life

Debbi Peek - Expert Mixologist knows that attention to details is key. Each whisky is evaluated on an individual basis by each panel member for 5 minutes.

Master Mixologist Bridget Albert profiling the aromas of each whisky with great detail

Wine, Sake & Spirits Expert John Paddon concentrating on identifying the aromas of the whisky

Judges, competition staff and organizer Sylvain Allard in motion

The Barley duo. The IWC has 2 beer experts on its panel.

The mixologist maestro in action

After two days of tasting exceptional whiskies, time for a family portrait