Last night, the International Wine & Spirit Competition rounded off its 2018 awards. Here are the competition’s spirits trophy winners for this year.

  • Armagnac – Château du Tariquet’s Pure Folle Blanche 12 Years
  • Baijiu – AOW’s TTL Yushan Taiwan Kaoliang Liquor Aged 5 years
  • Bourbon – Sazerac Co’s W. L. Weller 12 Year Old Kentucky Straight
  • Brandy – Château du Tariquet’s SCV
  • Cognac – Distell’s Richelieu XO Fine Champagne
  • Fruit Spirit – Bimmerle’s Lörch Alter Mirabellenbrand
  • Gin – Contemporary – K K Number One Drinks’ KI NO BI Kyoto Dry Gin
  • Gin – London Dry – Rogue Society Distilling Co’s Scapegrace Gold
  • Gin & Tonic – Ginstr – Stuttgart Dry Gin
  • Liqueur – Pagès Vedrenne’s Birlou Eden
  • Pomace Brandy – Distilleria Marzadro’s Grappa Giare Amarone
  • Rum – Trois Rivieres’ VSOP Reserve Speciale
  • Rum & Cola – Taxi Spirit Co’s Cabby’s Rum
  • Rum & Ginger Beer – VS Distillers’ J Gow Spiced Rum
  • Scotch Whisky – Blended – Whyte and Mackay’s 23 Year Old Glenalba
  • Scotch Whisky – Cask Strength – The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s Cask 3.305 – The Scents of Perfection
  • Scotch Whisky – Single Malt No Age Statement – William Grant & Sons’ Glenfiddich Finest Solera
  • Scotch Whisky – Single Malt 15 Years And Under – Pernod Ricard’s Ballantine’s Glentauchers 15 Year Old
  • Scotch Whisky – Single Malt Over 15 Years Old – William Grant & Sons’ The Balvenie Thirty
  • Shochu – Nishi Sake Brewing Co’s Shasharakuraku
  • Tequila – Beam Suntory’s El Tesoro Paradiso Extra Añejo
  • Vodka – Adnams Copper House Distillery’s Adnams Longshore Triple Malt
  • Vodka & Tonic – Lignell & Piispanen’s Gustav Dill Vodka
  • Worldwide Brandy – Miguel Torres’ Torres 20
  • Worldwide Whisk(e)y – William Grant & Sons’ Tullamore Dew 18 Year Old

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