Hong Kong Best Spirits Awards

Hong Kong Best Spirits Awards aim to select the very best spirits in different styles and promote to consumers in Hong Kong, Macau and greater China. The HKBS Awards present a unique spirit-judging competition, celebrating the passion, effort and expertise from all walks of life in promoting spirits in Hong Kong.
Our Panel Group
Judging for spirits categories and Bar & Restaurant categories is conducted by a group of spirits professionals and veteran in the industries, like spirits experts, bartender, sommeliers and spirits lovers, presenting both insiders’ professional judgments, as well as honest opinions from the consumers as spirits lovers.
All design judging is conducted by a panel of leading Hong Kong design professionals.
Award Ceremony
BAR, RESTAURANT AND HOTEL CATEGORIES
Best Restaurant's Cocktail Bar
Gold | Lobster Bar and Grill |
Sliver | Gishiki Lounge |
Bronze | Popinjays |
Best Cocktail Bar
Gold | Terrible Baby |
Silver | ROOM 309 |
Bronze | Red Sugar |
Best Whisky Bar
Gold | The Macallan Whisky Bar & Lounge |
Silver | House Welley Whisky Bar |
Bronze | Tiffany's New York Bar |
Chin Chin Bar |
Best Whisky List from Hotels & Restaurant
Gold | InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong |
Silver | SKYE |
Bronze | Murray Lane |
SPIRITS & DESIGN CATEGORIES
Best Single Malt Whisky – No Age Statement (with market price below HK$1,000) |
Scrabus Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky | The Whisky Library |
Best Single Malt Whisky – No Age Statement (with market price HK$1,000 or over) |
Aberlour A'Bunadh Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Pernod Ricard Asia Duty Free Limited |
Best Single Malt Whisky – 12 Years or Under | Jura 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Jura Distillery |
Best Single Malt Whisky – 21 Years or above | Aberfeldy 21 Year Old Whisky | Bacardi Limited |
Best Independent Bottled Whisky – No Age Statement | Scrabus Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky | The Whisky Library |
Best Independent Bottled Whisky – With Age Statement | Redd & Wildes Angel’s Blood Caol Ila 2007 Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Redd & Wildes |
Best Blended Malt Whisky | The Kurayoshi Pure Malt Sherry Cask Whisky | Kurayoshi Distillery |
Best Blended Whisky | Dewar'S Signature 25 Years Old Scotch Whisky | Bacardi Limited |
Best Bourbon Whiskey | Maker’s Mark Bourbon Whiskey | Jebsen Fine Wines |
Best Asian Whisky – With Age Statement | Kaicho 8 Years Old Pure Malt Whisky | Asiaeuro International Beverage (HK) Ltd |
Best Asian Whisky – No Age Statement | Matsui Sakura Cask Single Malt Whisky | Kurayoshi Distillery |
Best Brandy | Lacolline XO Plénitude | Spiritique |
Best Armagnac | Domaine d’Aurensan 15 Year Old Armagnac | The Whisky Library |
Best Cognac | Monnet Cognac XXO | J. G. Monnet & C° |
Best Gin | Barr Hill Gin Caledonia Spirits | The Whisky Library |
Best Rum | Banks 7 Golden Blend Premium Rum | Bacardi Limited |
Best Spirits | Dewar'S Signature 25 Years Old Scotch Whisky | Bacardi Limited |
Best Scotch Whisky | Dewar'S Signature 25 Years Old Scotch Whisky | Bacardi Limited |
Best Label Design | Scallywag “Taxi” HK Edition 2020 Speyside Blended Malt Scotch Whisky | The Whisky Library |
Best Packaging Design | Redd & Wildes Angel’s Blood Caol Ila 2007 Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Redd & Wildes |