The San Francisco World Spirits Competition hosted its 15th annual competition at Hotel Nikko in downtown San Francisco. Continuing its tradition of record-breaking entries annually, this year the number of submissions totaled 1580 (up 7% from the year before) from 41 states, 66 countries covering 90 classifications. Many categories of spirits experienced a marked increase this … Read more
Cognac De Luze has won the Gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits competition in the super-premium “XO” category. Cognac De Luze, a fine champagne cognac house founded in 1822 by Alfred De Luze and acquired by the Boinaud family in 2006, received one of the most important and prestigious awards in this industry … Read more
1,400 spirits around the world were judged at the 13th Annual 2013 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, the most reputable and recognized spirits awards competition in the world. This year’s event was the largest competition in their 13-year history. The San Francisco World Spirits Competition, started by the James Beard Award-winning author, Anthony Dias Blue, … Read more
While the real gold is in the bottle, each distillery is always thrilled to be recognised on the global stage amongst the world’s best. Starward Whisky is the world’s best spirit distiller after being named Most Awarded Distillery of the Year at the largest and most competitive international spirit competition in the world: the 2022 … Read more
Moët Hennessy x WhistlePig enters a partnership. LVMH’s division of luxury wines and luxury spirits acquired a minority stake in WhistlePig Rye Whisky. Moët Hennessy, the world leader in luxury wines and luxury spirits, announced a partnership to exclusively bring WhistlePig, the #1 distiller in the ultra-premium and luxury rye whiskey category in … Read more
Due to its character, complexity and incredibly smooth taste, tequila experts around the globe have called Cierto the “World’s Finest Tequila.” Cierto Tequila crowned the “World’s Best Tequila” at the 2020 World Tequila Awards (WTA). Cierto Tequila by Elevated Spirits Company was crowned the “World’s Best Tequila” at the 2020 World … Read more