The Spirits Business announces Grand and Taste Masters 2016

The 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 lunch

Announced 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 Masters

Tequila 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