Taiwanese distillery Kavalan has won the World Whisky Taste Master 2026 title with its Podium Single Malt expression, at the competition organized by British trade publication The Spirits Business. Entries are judged entirely blind, based solely on liquid quality, which makes the title especially meaningful for consumers.
This year’s results confirm the continued rise of Asian whisky on the world stage. Other standout distilleries included Australia’s Lark Distilling, which picked up nine medals (three Master and six Gold) across its range, and India’s Godawan, which won one Master and two Gold medals for its artisanal single malt. The results point to an increasingly global category, where relatively new whisky-producing regions such as Asia and Australia now rival traditional Scottish and Irish territory.
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Source: The Spirits Business