The Tasting Alliance has published its list of Platinum Medal winners from the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, considered one of the most rigorous contests in the global spirits industry. The Platinum Medal is reserved for products that demonstrate consistent quality across repeated blind tastings throughout the competition.
Winners include Blanton’s Straight From the Barrel, Eagle Rare — distilled at Buffalo Trace and aged a minimum of 10 years — and Brother’s Bond Cask Strength, a bourbon founded by actors Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley. The list also features smaller distilleries such as Bainbridge from Washington State, with an all-organic wheat whiskey, and Peg Leg Porker, the brand launched by a well-known Tennessee pitmaster.
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Source: Forbes