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The World Whisky Masters 2026, organized by trade publication The Spirits Business, has announced its winners, with the overall “World Whisky Taste Master” title going to Taiwanese single malt Kavalan Podium.

Among the other notable results, Georgian distiller Jimsher picked up two Master medals, including one for Jimsher Tsinandali Cask, praised for its rich red-fruit character of ripe apples and strawberries. Godawan Artisanal Single Malt, a brand owned by drinks giant Diageo in India, received a Master medal for its Godawan 01 Rich & Rounded expression, the only entry in the India – Single Malt category to reach that level, while Australian distillery LARK collected three Master medals. The results confirm a growing trend: quality whisky is no longer the exclusive domain of Scotland, Ireland or the US, and is gaining ground fast across Asia and the southern hemisphere.

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Source: thespiritsbusiness.com

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