The 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition was held at One Market Restaurant in San Francisco from April 1st through April 20th. The 2021 Competition was another record-breaking year with more than 3,800 entries from all corners of the world.
View All 2021 Results View PDFOriginal Vodka
Absolut
Sweden
Alcohol: 40%
Retail price: $21
Original Aquavit
OP Anderson
Sweden
Alcohol: 40%
Retail price: $39
London Dry Gin
Henstone Distillery
United Kingdom
Best Gin
Alcohol: 44.9%
Retail price: $39
Gin
Asbury Park Distilling
USA
Alcohol: 43%
Retail price: $30
Lavender & Juniper Gin
Collective Arts Distilling
Canada
Alcohol: 43.5%
Retail price:
Bartender's Choice Genever
Notaris
The Netherlands
Alcohol: 47%
Retail price: $65
Okolehao
Ola Brew
Hawaii
Alcohol: 38%
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Shirayuri Awaori
Ikehara
Okinawa
Best Shochu
Alcohol: 44%
Retail price: $98
Z Year of the Zodiac Memorial Baijiu
Yidushaofang
China
Best Baijiu
Alcohol: 53%
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Tequila Blanco Criollo
Calle 23
Mexico
Best Tequila
Alcohol: 49.3%
Retail price: $88
Reserve Collection Reposado Tequila
Cierto
Mexico
Alcohol: 40%
Retail price: $40
Añejo Tequila
El Tesoro
Mexico
Alcohol: 40%
Retail price: $85
Extra Añejo Tequila
El Tesoro
Mexico
Alcohol: 40%
Retail price: $150
Cupreata
Mezcal Amarás
Mexico
Best in Show White
Alcohol: 40%
Retail price: $60
Gran Reserva Rum
Zaya
Trinidad & Tobago
Alcohol: 40%
Retail price: $30
8 Year Old Rum
Appleton Estate
Jamaica
Alcohol: 43%
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10 Year Old Heavy Char Bourbon
Parker's Heritage Collection
Kentucky, USA
Best Small Batch Bourbon
Alcohol: 60%
Retail price: $120
Bottled in Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon
1792
Kentucky, USA
Alcohol: 50%
Retail price: $36
Private Release BA1C
Barrell
Kentucky, USA
Alcohol: 57.33%
Retail price: $110
14 Year Old Bourbon
Blue Run
Kentucky, USA
Alcohol: 56.5%
Retail price: $199
Single Barrel
Henry McKenna
Kentucky, USA
Best Single Barrel Bourbon
Alcohol: 50%
Retail price: $50
Chateau de la Baude
Bardstown Bourbon Company
Indiana, USA
Alcohol: 59.2%
Retail price: $130
John Shaw Single Malt Mesquite Smoked Whisky
Canyon Diablo Spirits
Arizona
Alcohol: 45%
Retail price: $45
1820 Premium Single Barrel Whiskey
Uncle Nearest
Tennessee, USA
Alcohol: 58.55%
Retail price: $120
The Boss Hog VII- Magellan's Atlantic
WhistlePig
Vermont, Canada
Alcohol: 52.6%
Retail price: $499
Chronicles 43 Year Old Whisky
Canadian Club
Canada
Alcohol: 45%
Retail price: $232
Solist Oloroso Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan
Taiwan
Alcohol: 59.4%
Retail price: $225
Yama Mizunara Cask Single Grain Whiskey
Bainbridge
USA
Alcohol: 45%
Retail price: $525
5 Year Old Whisky
Three Ships
South Africa
Alcohol: 43%
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Whiskey War Barrel Proof
High Bank Distillery
Ohio, USA
Alcohol: 58.2%
Retail price: $50
S'mores Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey
Ugly Dog
Michigan, USA
Alcohol: 35%
Retail price: $25
The Legendary Dark Irish Whiskey
Silkie
Ireland
Alcohol: 46%
Retail price: $43
Hook Head Edition 1.1 Single Malt Irish Whisky
Waterford
Ireland
Best Irish Whiskey
Alcohol: 50%
Retail price: $95
Caribbean Smooth Blended Scotch
Dewar's
Scotland
Best Blended Scotch
Alcohol: 40%
Retail price: $22
Glasgow Blend Scotch
Compass Box
Scotland
Alcohol: 43%
Retail price: $40
Double Double 27 Year Old Blended Scotch
Dewar's
Scotland
Best Blended Scotch
Alcohol: 46
Retail price: $90
8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch
Lagavulin
Islay, Scotland
Alcohol: 48%
Retail price: $75
25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch
Glen Scotia
Campbeltown, Scotland
Alcohol: 48.8%
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Cask Strength
Highland Park
Orkney, Scotland
Alcohol: 63.3%
Retail price:
Cask 46.104 Turn Me Inside Out
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
United Kingdom
Alcohol: 57.2%
Retail price: $120
21 Year Old Lum Reek Blended Malt Scotch
MacNair's
Scotland
Alcohol: 48%
Retail price: $175
Demonio de Los Andes Acholado Pisco
Tacama
Peru
Best in Show Brandy
Alcohol: 40%
Retail price: $12
VSOP Borderies Single Estate
Camus
France
Alcohol: 40%
Retail price: $67
Tradition Rare
GAUTIER
Cognac, France
Alcohol: 40%
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Craft Fruit
Choya Umeshu
Japan
Best in Show Liqueur
Alcohol: 15%
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Vermouth
Astobiza
Spain
Best Vermouth
Alcohol: 155%
Retail price: $33
Whiskey Mule
Cutwater Spirits
USA
Alcohol: 7%
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Pecan Praline Whisky & Cream Liqueur
Select Club
Canada
Alcohol: 17%
Retail price: $28
Fat Thumb Brandy
Argonaut
USA
Alcohol: 43%
Retail price: $50
Apple Brandy
Ocean Hill
USA
Alcohol: 45%
Retail price: $40
Cask Strength Vintage 1986 Armagnac
Château de Laubade
France
Alcohol: 48.5%
Retail price: $250
Kintaro
Nishiyoshida
Shochu
Alcohol: 24%
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Yellow Gin
Sorgin
France
Alcohol: 42.3%
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Single Origin Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur
The Edwards Potato Vodka Company
United Kingdom
Alcohol: 20%
Retail price: $25
Cognac XO Borderies Family Reserve Single Estate
Camus
France
Alcohol: 40%
Retail price: $232
Original Whiskey
Stillhouse
USA
Alcohol: 40%
Retail price: $20
18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch
Talisker
Scotland
Alcohol: 46%
Retail price: $180
Ron Colón Salvadoreño Coffee Infused
Ron Colón Salvadoreño
The Netherlands
Alcohol: 40.5%
Retail price: $30
Rosa Vodka
Rosa Vodka
USA
Alcohol: 40%
Retail price: $30
Zero Sugar Seltzer Black Cherry
Smirnoff
USA
Alcohol: 4.5%
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Chaparral
Brucato Amaro
USA
Alcohol: 46%
Retail price: $35
Tre Botti
Vecchia Romagna
Italy
Alcohol: 40.8%
Retail price:
Pure Malt Whisky The Kurayoshi 18 Years
Matsui
Japan
Alcohol: 50%
Retail price: $220
Black Powder Gin
Tanglin
Singapore
Alcohol: 58%
Retail price: $51
Intimate Friend Hand-Craft Sorghum Liquor
Jiangji Distillery
China
Alcohol: 52%
Retail price: $39
Italian Spritz
Lyre's
Australia
Alcohol: 0%
Retail price: $36
Raicilla 100% Agave Maximiliana
Perra Suerte
Mexico
Alcohol: 38%
Retail price: $97
Verde Chile Poblano Liqueur
Ancho Reyes
Mexico
Alcohol: 40%
Retail price: $30
Ou7o (Ouzo)
Vittorio Spirits
Austrailia
Alcohol: 40%
Retail price: $43
Private Release B617
Barrell
USA
Alcohol: 65.25%
Retail price: $110
Very Rare Dair Ghaelach Knockrath Forest
Midleton
Ireland
Alcohol: 56.5%
Retail price: $375
Rice Bran Wine 43% Alc
Cardinal Tien Junior College of Healthcare and Management
Taiwan
Alcohol: 43%
Retail price: $35
Yatsushiro Shiranuigura Hakusui Kome Genteishu
Mercian
Japan
Alcohol: 39%
Retail price:
13.5 Single Barrel Bourbon
Blue Run
Kentucky, USA
Alcohol: 65%
Retail price: $229
Jinmaek53
Jinmaek
Korea
Alcohol: 53%
Retail price: $79
Bacanora Silver
IZO
Mexico
Alcohol: 44%
Retail price: $68
Qinghua 20 Baijiu
Jinshengjiu
China
Alcohol: 52%
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Arawaza Sakurajima
Hombo Shuzo
Japan
Alcohol: 25%
Retail price: $8
Two Islands Islay Cask Barrel Proof Wheat Whiskey
Bainbridge
USA
Alcohol: 54%
Retail price: $110
White Rum
Hidden Harbor
Pennsylvania, USA
Best Rum
Alcohol: 50%
Retail price: $35
Brandy
Cardenal Mendoza
Spain
Brandy de Jerez
Alcohol: 40%
Retail price: $40