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SPECIAL REPORT: World Drinks Awards winners
The World’s Best Spirits 2016 were presented on March 17, 2016 by Felicity Murray, editor and founder of TheDrinksReport.com at the Grand Connaught Rooms, London. Selected by an international panel of experts over three rounds of judging, Felicity says: "The judges of both the Taste and Design categories were extremely discerning. All those who have won an award can be justifiably proud."
Taste Awards
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ARMAGNAC
World's Best Armagnac Rare Armagnac Collection Saturne N°2
World's Best Superior Quality Château de Hontambère Grande Fine Armagnac 1979
World's Best V.S.O.P Puységur N°5
BRANDY
World's Best Brandy Klipdrift Premium
World's Best Extra Old Van Ryn's Distillers Reserve Aged 12 Years
World's Best Solera Torres Jaime I
Gold winner
Extra Old Torres 20
Silver winner
Extra Old Van Ryn's Collectors Reserve Aged 20 Years
CALVADOS
World's Best Calvados Roger Groult Réserve 3 Ans d'Age
World's Best V.S Père Gontran Calvados Fine
World's Best X.O Père Gontran Calvados Hors d'Age 2008
Gold winner
X.O Christian Drouin Calvados Pays D'Auge Vintage 1995
Silver winners
X.O Père Gontran Calvados Hors d'Age 1991
X.O Christian Drouin Calvados Pays D'Auge Vintage 1993
COGNAC
World's Best Cognac Cognac Frapin Multimillésime N°6
World's Best V.S Larsen VS
World's Best V.S.O.P Cognac Frapin VSOP
World's Best X.O Louis Royer XO
Gold winners
X.O Renault XO Carte D'Argent
X.O Godet XO Terre
Silver winner
X.O Cognac Leyrat XO Elite
GIN
World's Best Gin Martin Miller's Gin Westbourne Strength
World's Best Cask Professor Cornelius Ampleforth Bathtub Gin Cask-Aged
World's Best Compound Professor Cornelius Ampleforth Bathtub Gin Navy-Strength
World's Best London Dry Cotswolds Dry Gin Non-Chill Filtered
World's Best Traditional Style Penninger GRANIT Bavarian Gin
Category Winners
Compound:
Canada Ungava Canadian Premium Gin
Italy Big Gino Italian Dry Gin
Contemporary Style:
USA True Born Gin The Belgian Wheat Act
Ireland The Exiles Irish Gin
Sweden Spirit of Hven Backafallsbyn Organic Gin
Switzerland nginious! Summer Gin
Spain Gin Mare Mediterranean Gin
Germany Elephant Gin London Dry Gin
Belgium Biercée Thesis & Antithesis
London Dry:
Austria J.A. Baczewski Dry Gin
Finland Helsinki Dry Gin
Ireland Dingle Original Pot Still Gin
Traditional Style:
Scotland Arbikie Highland Estate Kirsty's Gin
Gold winners
Contemporary Style Liverpool Gin Complex Organic Gin
London Dry Thomas Dakin Small Batch Gin
Silver winners
Contemporary Style Martin Miller’s Gin
London Dry Berkeley Square London Dry Gin
Bronze winner
London Dry Adnams Copper House Dry Gin
GRAPPA
World's Best Grappa Le Diciotto Lune Grappa Stravecchia
LIQUEUR
World's Best Liqueur Master of Malt 30 Year Old Speyside Whisky Liqueur
World's Best Anise Antica Sambuca Classic
World's Best Cassis Joseph Cartron Crème de Cassis de Bourgogne
World's Best Coffee Richardo's Decaf Coffee Liqueur
World's Best Cream Kerrygold Irish Cream Liqueur
World's Best Fruit Joseph Cartron Crème de Mûre des Roncières
World's Best Herbal Penninger Blutwurz
World's Best Honey Krupnik Old Krupnik Honey
World's Best Spice The English Whisky Co. Nelstrop's Pedro Ximenez
Category Silver winner
Whiskey Maple Whiskey Liqueur
Category Bronze winner
Whiskey Master of Malt 40 Year Old Speyside Whisky Liqueur
RUM
World’s Best Rum Bundaberg Rum Master Distiller’s Collection Blenders Edition 2015
World's Best Flavoured Spirits of Old Man Rum Project One
World's Best Gold Bundaberg Rum Master Distillers' Collection - Small Batch
World's Best Overproof St. Vincent Sunset Very Strong Rum
World's Best Spiced Bayou Spiced
World's Best White Bayou Silver
Category winner
Flavoured:
France Ti Original de Ced' Ti' Punch
Gold winners
Finland Ron de Jeremy XO
Spain Dos Maderas Luxus
USA Phraya Deep Matured Gold Rum
UK Brugal 1888
UK Brugal Extra Viejo
USA Bayou Select
Overproof:
USA Balcones Texas Rum Special Release
Spiced:
France Ti Original de Ced' Ti' Spicy
Germany Spirits of Old Man Rum Project Two
UK Pusser's Rum Spiced
White:
UK Brugal Especial Extra Dry
France Negrita Bardinet
PREMIX
World's Best Premix The Handmade Cocktail Company The Boulevardier Cocktail
World's Best Contemporary The Handmade Cocktail Company Cask Aged Negroni
World's Best Spirit and Mixer Greenall's Gin and Tonic
TEQUILA
World's Best Tequila Tequila Corazón de Agave Reposado
World's Best Añejo Tequila Corazón de Agave Añejo
World's Best Blanco Casa Noble Crystal
VODKA
World's Best Vodka Valentine Vodka
World's Best Flavoured Bulbash №1 Zubrovaya Premium
World's Best Pure Neutral Untamed Irish Vodka
Category winners
Flavoured:
USA Triple Eight Blueberry Flavored Vodka
Pure Neutral:
USA Wheatley Vodka
Lithuania Russian Courage Pure Grain Vodka
Canada Quartz Vodka
Poland Poniatowski Vodka Exquisite
India OPM Triple Distilled Luxury Spirited Russian Vodka
France Ekiss Organic Vintage Vodka
Belarus Bulbash №1
Mongolia Arkhi Mongolian Vodka
Varietal:
Ireland Kalak Vodka
UK Arbikie Highland Estate Potato Vodka
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
Gold winner
Flavoured Bainbridge Vanilla Organic Vodka
Silver winner
Flavoured Triple Eight Orange Flavored Vodka
Design Awards
World’s Best Design, sponsored by Rankin Cork Don Papa aged 10 Years
World’s Best Design Agency, sponsored by Rankin Cork Stranger and Stranger
Design Effectiveness Award, in association with IWSR Adnams Copper House Dry Gin
Pictured: Stanger and Stranger collect the World Best Design Agency award
ARMAGNAC, sponsored by Wade Ceramics
World’s Best Armagnac Design Jean Cavé Bas Armagnac 1976
World's Best Premium Design Jean Cavé Hors D'Age
World's Best Duty Free Design Chabot Extra
Silver winner
Premium Design Château Garreau Extra Cuvée du Siècle
COGNAC, sponsored by Wade Ceramics
World’s Best Cognac Design Menuet Extra Rare Cognac
Silver winner
Ultra Premium Design Menuet Hors d'Age Rare Cognac
GIN, sponsored by Staeger Clear Packaging
World’s Best Gin Design Forty Spotted Rare Tasmanian Gin Winter Release
World's Best Standard Design Glendalough Wild Summer Botanical Gin
World's Best Ultra Premium Design Barcardi Star of Bombay
World's Best On Trade Design Thomas Dakin
World's Best New Launch Design Barcardi Star of Bombay
Technical Excellence Professor Cornelius Ampleforth Bathtub Gin
Silver winners
Standard Design Texas Drought Gin
Premium Design Valentine Old Tom Liberator
Duty Free Design Valentine Old Tom Liberator
New Launch Design Helsinki Dry Gin
New Launch Design Cotswold Dry Gin
LIQUEUR, sponsored by Wade Ceramics
World’s Best Liqueur Design Penninger Blutwurz
RUM, sponsored by Wade Ceramics
World’s Best Rum Design Don Papa aged 10 Years
World's Best Best Ultra-Premium Desugn Don Papa aged 10 Years
World's Best Best Limited Edition Design Don Papa aged 10 Years
World's Best Best New Launch Design Don Papa aged 10 Years
World's Best Standard Design Propeller White Rum
World's Best Premium Design Caldeka Cambrai
Technical Excellence Professor Cornelius Ampleforth Rumbullion!
Silver winners
Standard Design Spirits of Old Man Rum Project One
Premium Design Zacapa 23
Duty Free Design Caldeka Cambrai
TEQUILA, sponsored by Staeger Clear Packaging
World’s Best Tequila Design Patrón 2015 Limited Edition Silver
VODKA, sponsored by Staeger Clear Packaging
World’s Best Vodka Design Dingle Vodka
World's Best Standard Design Emory Vodka
World's Best Premium Design Poniatowski Vodka
World's Best Ultra-Premium Design Soyombo
World's Best On-Trade Design Dingle Vodka
World's Best New Launch Design Kalak Vodka
Silver winners
Standard Design New Amsterdam Vodka
Premium Design Reyka Vodka
Ultra-Premium Design High Roller
New Launch Design Lux Black Label
Technical Excellence Emory Vodka
22 March 2016 - Rebecca Sterritt Paragraph Publishing, content manager
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