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WSA 2018 Award Celebration Photo Galerie EN

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Photos from the Award Celebration 2018 in Distillery Hubertus Vallendar at Kail/Mosel (Germany). 19 x Awards and Spirits of the Year as well as 11 x Distilleries of the Year...

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Exceptional, Alternative, Fashionable and Unusual at the WSA – Trends & Tips 2018

The G-Day It is incredible what is going on with gin! We had roughly 70 different gin products to taste and the entire team was kept busy for more than a...

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The superstars at the World Spirits Award 2018 once again come from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Caribbean:

19 x Awards and Spirits of the Year as well as 11 x Distilleries of the Year - that's the brand-new result. What is certainly new is the record number of...

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Master craftsmen & industrial masterpieces from all over the world

AUSTRALIA 6100 Pty Ltd t/as Artisan Spirit Merchants USA LLC, Australien, 2038 Annandale, Sydney, 294 a Annandale Street, +61-404-122918, www.vdka6100.com Classification: World-Spirits Award Participant 2018 Silver: VDKA 6100 BOLIVIA Casa...

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Master of World-Spirits 2018 - deadline 1st March

The "Master of World Spirits" will be offered this year again. Take advantage of this rare opportunity as it only takes place every three years. Of course, the "Basic Class...

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Shot 4: The superstars meet up for the award ceremony

It is not until the Award-giving Ceremony that WSA participants learn about the complete results and be surprised with a possible win of the bonus title "Distillery of the Year...

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Shot 3: preliminary results for the participants

After the tasting weekends in January, the participants will be notified of their results and they may order medal stickers for their products or conclude license agreements with us, which...

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Shot 2: The tasting team at work

8x8 is our formula for magic. Eight tasters will taste about 450 samples over the course of eight days. We often receive inquiries from top tasters whether they can work...

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Shot 1: Sugar Content Analysis

In order for the judge panel of eight to be "served" in a way that they can work alongside the important assessment parameters most accurately possible, all products must be...

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Behind the WSA scenes-the WSA Photo Story

It is often a mystery to most people exactly what goes on behind the scenes at the "World-Spirits award," but take a peek backstage, and you'd see Wolfram, Barbara and...

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Making “High Wines” in action- a live workshop of brandy prodcution with Wolfram Ortner

  On Wednesday, October 4, for those keen to learn a thing or two about distilling can look over the shoulders of Wolfram Ortner during the process of a "Spirit Still...

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World-Spirits Guide 2018 - E-Book and Print Version

The “World Spirits Guide 2018” has been published – indispensable for friends of spirits from all around the world. The main focus of the content is: • Hit list of...

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WSA Spirits Finder, now in the Apple Store: Search app for spirit lovers and professionals

The World Spirits Award is known amongst experts as being the highest quality spirits award in the world. You now have the possibility to access the results directly, all the...

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WSA 2017 Award Celebration Photo Galerie

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Photos from the Award Celebration 2017 in Asbach Distillery at Rüdesheim am Rhein (Germany). Distillers win 14 x Awards, 15 x Spirits of the Year and 10 x Distilleries of...

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Basic-Class in World-Spirits: Sensory perception for beginners

Basic-Class in World-Spirits: Sensory perception for beginners

The World Spirits Academy’s basic classes are designed to prepare newcomers to spirits for the Master Class and the Master of World Spirits Award. Wolfram Ortner has developed a detailed...

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Start for “Master of World-Spirits”

Master of World-Spirits

“Master of World-Spirits” The culture of distilled spirits has expotentially progressed over the last 20 years due to many measures taken, but can still not be compared to the improvement...

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WSA Taster Course: fitness for nose and brain

WSA Taster Course: fitness for nose and head

The World Spirit Academy is excited to launch yet another exciting new way of learning – an intensive training in spices, herbs, fragrances and aromas.Follow Wolfram Ortner into an astonigishing...

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Demanding Testing for Spirits and Specialists

Demanding Testing for Spirits and Specialists

The route to becoming a "World-Spirits taster" is long - and during training there are many challenges to be overcome. But only a perfectly trained jury, together with smoothly functioning...

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World Spirits Award registration - step by step

  • Step 1: Timetable & registration
    Start of the WSA registration is 1st August 2017. The "World Spirits Award" is limited to 450 samples - so please register early enough!

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