Best of Category Spirits 2026
Coffee Liqueur
Coffee Liqueur10
Torr Distilling & Brewing
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Cachaça
WiBA! BrancaAlambique
Ouro Fino Ltda
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Citrus Liqueur
Ixchel Botanical Dry Curacao
As Above So Below
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Flavored Bourbon
Blackland Texas Pecan Brown Sugar Bourbon
Blackland Distillery
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Non-Potable Bitters
5-Spice Orange Bitters
Bluegrass Bitters
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Mixers, Syrup
Smoky Simple Syrup
Bluegrass Bitters
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Overproof Rum
Distiller's Reserve Rum
Circle Hook Distilling
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Aged Rum from Fresh Cane Juice
Agricole-Style Rum
Circle Hook Distilling
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Eau de Vie
Clear Creek Pear Brandy
Clear Creek Distillery
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VodkaZemzicki
Polish Family Vodka
Commerce Brewing
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Carbonated Vodka Ready to Drink
Cutwater Vodka Mule
Cutwater
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Tequila Extra Añejo
Cutwater Tequila Extra Añejo
Cutwater
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Tequila Añejo
Cutwater Tequila Añejo
Cutwater
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Rice Spirit
Ruou De Cali Premium
Dao Distillery
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Herbal Liqueur
Vidisha's Masala
Dismal Harmony Distilling
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Classic Gin
Nouveau Gin
Distillery of Modern Art
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Aquavit
Batch 22
Downtime Cocktails, Inc.
Bourbon No Age Statement
TX Straight Bourbon
Firestone & Roberston Distilling Co.
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Mezcal, Other Varietal
Grulani Mezcal Mexicano
Grulani
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Contemporary Gin from a Grain Base
Bluecoat American Dry Gin
Heaven Hill Distillery
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Mezcal,
EspadinMezcal Vago Espadin Joel Barriga
Heaven Hill Distillery
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Wheated Bourbon
Larceny Barrel Proof C925
Heaven Hill Distillery
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Wheat Whiskey
Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey
Heaven Hill Distillery
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Cask-strength Rye Whiskey
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Rye A925
Heaven Hill Distillery
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Cask-strength Bourbon
K.LUKE Batch 15 Barrel Strength Bourbon
K.LUKE Whiskey Company
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Absinthe
Death in the Afternoon Absinthe
Key West Trading Company
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Grape Brandy
Cognac Ferrand Double Cask Reserve
Maison Ferrand
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Fruit Liqueur
Pineau de Charentes Blanc
Maison Ferrand
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Amaro
Barrel Rested Eno Amaro
Murrell’s Row Spirits
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Signature Botanical Gin
Tulsi Gin
Murrell’s Row Spirits
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Carbonated Tequila Ready to Drink NOËL Louisiana Strawberry & Satsuma Margarita RTD Cocktail
NOËL Spirits
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Contemporary Gin from a Fruit Base
Gin Orion
Pegasus Distillerie
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Vodka from Grain
Poetry Vodka
Poetry Spirits AG
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Bourbon Bottled in Bond
Tumblin' Dice 11 Year Old Bottled in Bond Bourbon
Proof and Wood
Cask-finished Rye Whiskey
Tumblin' Dice Rye Finished in Laird's Apple Brandy
Proof and Wood
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Rhum Agricole
Rhum Clement VO
Rhum Clement
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Rye Whiskey
Sagamore Spirit 10-Year-Old Straight Rye Whiskey
Sagamore Spirit Distillery
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No and Low Alcohol Elixer
Joy’s Island Spice Sorrel Hibiscus Elixir
Spring Street Producers, LLC
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Apple Brandy
Single Barrel Estate Bottled-in-Bond Apple Brandy
Starlight Distillery
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Cask-finished bourbon
Japanese Mizunara Reserve Bourbon Whiskey
Starlight Distillery
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American Single Malt
Starlight Distillery American Single Malt Whiskey
Starlight Distillery
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Unaged Rum from Cane Juice
Belle Rose Cane Juice 2024
Sugarfield Spirits
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Bourbon, 6-10 YO
Low Gap Straight Bourbon, Old Fussbudget 8 Years Old
Tamar Distillery, Inc.
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Ready to Serve Cocktail
Fluid Dynamics 1850 Cocktail
Tamar Distillery, Inc.
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Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old
The Balvenie
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Tequila Reposado
Casa Obsidiana Reposado
Tierra de Agaves
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Still Agave Cocktail
Tip Top Proper Cocktails Naked & Famous
Tip Top Proper Cocktails
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Still Rum Cocktail
Tip Top Proper Cocktails Mai Tai
Tip Top Proper Cocktails
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Still Vodka Cocktail
Tip Top Proper Cocktails Espresso Martini
Tip Top Proper Cocktails
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Tequila Blanco
Folcklore Jalisciense
Union Distillery