Round one winners announced! — World Drinks Awards 2025
15.04.25
The World Drinks Awards is happy to announce that the round one winners for the World Drinks Awards 2025 have been revealed
On 15 April, the round one winners for the World Drinks Awards 2025 were unveiled. The event took place at The Great Hospital, a historic venue in the heart of Norwich, UK. There was an exceptional products from an incredibly diverse range of drinks producers and global industry professionals. The event was attended by people from all corners of the industry, including distillers, brand ambassadors, sales teams, educators, writers, marketing teams, and our expert judging panel.
Every year, the World Drinks Awards showcases the best people and products in the global drinks industry. For the 2025 competition, we saw thousands of entries across all drinks categories and our judges meticulously tasted and critiqued every single one.
The next and final stage of the competition will see the round one winners compete against one another to determine which entries deserve the World’s Best title.
The World’s Best winners will be announced on 4 June 2025.
The World Drinks Awards 2025 categories include:
o Absinthe
o Aquavit
o Armagnac
o Baijiu
o Brandy
o Cachaca
o Calvados
o Champagne
o Cognac
o Flavoured Spirits & Speciality
o Gin
o Grain Spirit
o Grappa
o Liqueur
o Mezcal
o No & Low
o Pastis
o Pisco
o Premix
o Rum
o Sherry
o Sparkling Wine
o Speciality Cocktail Products
o Tequila
o Vermouth
o Vodka
Anita Ujszaszi, awards director, commented: "What another amazing year! Entries for The World Drinks Awards have increased every year and global industry professionals continue to join us on the judging panel to taste exceptional products from all over the world. Well done to all the winners so far and best of luck for the final round!”
Click
here to see the full list of country winners for the World Drinks Awards 2025. More information regarding the competition can be found via the World Drinks Awards
homepage.
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