World Spirits Award 2026: Sheer madness!
World Spirits Award 2026:Sheer madness! 3 x Awards, 1 x Spirit of the Year and 1 x Distillery of the Year
The superstars of the World Spirits Award can rightly feel like ‘world champions’. “We have painstakingly and consistently worked towards this position on the market over two decades – with constant fine-tuning of quality, adaptations, innovations and the incorporation of tradition and culture,” says mastermind Wolfram Ortner.
The general economic situation is anything but rosy. A tsunami is sweeping through the spirits industry, and unfortunately, it is not stopping at the WSA either. The worst part for us: it makes no distinction between different spirits competitions, regardless of whether they are high-quality or not. From the very beginning, the WSA’s goal has been to serve spirits producers by upholding fairness and the highest standards in evaluation, paired with an innovative communication strategy.