The Spirits Business announces Grand and Taste Masters 2016
By Kristiane SherryThe pinnacle of The Global Spirits Masters series, The Spirits Business has revealed The Grand Masters and Taste Masters from across the year-long tasting competitions.
The Grand & Taste Masters were announced at The Spirits Masters lunchAnnounced yesterday at the annual Spirits Masters Lunch at The Kensington Roof Gardens in London, the Grand and Taste Masters recognise the very best spirits producers and products in their fields.
The Grand Masters celebrate the companies which collectively scored highest in each competition when all the medals are added up collectively – Master, Gold and Silver.
The Taste Masters honour those products assessed by the respective judging panels as the very best quality product on the day – a Master of Masters.
Click through the following pages to discover the 2016 Grand and Taste Masters.
For more details on the Global Spirits Masters series and to take part in 2017, click here.
The Grand Masters 2016
Borco International – Grand Tequila Master 2016
Groupe BBS – Grand Rum Master 2016
Purity Vodka – Grand Asian Spirits Master 2016
Distell – Grand Brandy Master 2016
La Gabare – Grand Cognac Master 2016
William Grant & Sons – Grand Scotch Whisky Master 2016
Hernö Gin – Grand Gin Master 2016
Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard – Grand Irish Whiskey Master 2016
The Welsh Whisky Company – Grand World Whisky Master 2016
Balcones – Grand American Whiskey Master 2016
John Distilleries – Grand Luxury Master 2016
Purity Vodka – Grand Vodka Master 2016
The Glenmorangie Company – Grand Travel Retail Master 2016
Joseph Cartron – Grand Liqueur Master 2016
Belsazar Vermouth – Grand Speciality Spirits Master 2016
Tails Cocktails – Grand Pre-mixed Master 2016
Stranger & Stranger – Grand Design & Packaging Master 2016
The Taste Masters 2016
During the assessment process, judges sought out The Taste MastersTequila Taste Master: Sierra Tequila Milenario Reposado, Borco International
Rum Taste Master: Murderer’s Bay Gold Rum, Dancing Sands Distillery
Asian Spirits Taste Master: Ballantine’s Limited, Chivas Brothers
Brandy Taste Master: Oude Molen XO Master, Oude Molen Distillery
Cognac Taste Master: Cognac Frapin VSOP, Cognac Frapin
Scotch Whisky Taste Master: Craigellachie 23 Year Old, John Dewar & Sons
Gin Taste Master: Hernö Old Tom Gin, Hernö Gin
Irish Whiskey Taste Master: Powers John’s Lane Release, Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard
American Whiskey Taste Master: Baby Blue, Balcones
World Whisky Taste Master: Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky, Distell
Luxury Spirits Taste Master: Glenmorangie Signet, The Glenmorangie Company
Vodka Taste Master: Slingsby Pure Grain Vodka, Spirit of Harrogate
Travel Retail Taste Master: Tovaritch!, Tovaritch & Spirits International
Liqueur Taste Master: Aldi Specially Selected Crème de Cassis, Aldi
Speciality Spirits Taste Master: Bramley and Gage Sweet Vermouth, Bramley & Gage
Pre-Mixed Taste Master: Tails Berry Mojito, Tails Cocktails
Design & Packaging Taste Master: Isle of Harris Gin, Stranger & Stranger