Recent San Francisco World Spirits Competition Articles

Jim Gaffigan's Fathertime Bourbon Wins Best New Bourbon at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition Celebrity spirits are everywhere these days, and most of them are exactly what you'd expect: a famous face slapped on a bottle of sourced whiskey with a sky-high price tag and zero soul behi

An Instant Statement: Silverthorn Reserve Wins Two Double Golds at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition There is a particular kind of credibility that comes from blind judging — no label, no backstory, no marketing budget whispering in the ears of the panel. Just liquid in a glass. Tha

Bardstown Bourbon Company's Distillery Reserve Mars Wins Double Gold at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition There are not many distilleries in the world with the audacity to ship Japanese single malt across the Pacific, pour it into a barrel already occupied by decade-old Kentucky bou

June 9th, 2026 marks a significant date on the American spirits calendar. The Tasting Alliance officially dropped the full results from two of the most scrutinized competitions in the drinks world: the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition and the 2026 San Francisco Ready-to-Drink Competitio