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.
Throughout the years, we have earned reputation and popularity among industries and have become a competition of high recognition in Hong Kong.
Results
Spirits & Design Categories
Best Restaurant’s Cocktail Bar
| Gold | Buenos Aires Polo Club | Buenos Aires Polo Club |
| Sliver | TokyoLima | Pirata Group |
| Bronze | Alibi – Wine Dine Be Social | Cordis, Hong Kong |
Best Cocktail Bar
| Gold | Lobster Bar and Grill | Island Shangri-La Hong Kong |
| Silver | The Sea by The Old Man | The Old Man |
| Bronze | Hugger Mugger | Pirata Group |
Best Whisky Bar
| Gold | The Macallan Whisky Bar & Lounge | Galaxy Entertainment Group |
| Silver | Safe Bubbles & Malt | Wealthy Earn Limited |
| Bronze | Chin Chin Bar | Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui |
Best Whisky List from Hotels & Restaurant
| Gold | Tiffany’s New York Bar | InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong |
| Silver | Alibi – Wine Dine Be Social | Cordis, Hong Kong |
| Bronze | The ThirtySix Bar & Co. | Grain & More Limited |
Bar, Restaurant and Hotel Categories
| Best Single Malt Whisky – No Age Statement (with market price below HK$1,000) | G.Rozelieures Rare Collection French Single Malt Whisky | The Cellar D’Or Ltd |
| Best Single Malt Whisky – 12 Years or Under | Glen Grant Single Malt Whisky 10 Years Old | METABEV |
| Best Single Malt Whisky – 13 – 20 Years | Balblair Single Malt Whisky 15 Years Old | Asiaeuro International Beverage Limited |
| Best Independent Bottled Whisky – No Age Statement | Big Peat Blended Malt Whisky (HK Edition) | The Whisky Library |
| Best Independent Bottled Whisky – With Age Statement | Caskells Mortlach Single Malt Whisky 11 Years Old | Jon Dory Limited |
| Best Blended Malt Whisky | Lower East Side Blended Malt Scotch Whisky | The Three Stills Company |
| Best Blended Whisky | Adelphi Dancey Man Private Stock Blended Whisky | Jon Dory Limited |
| Best Grain Whisk(e)y | Old Particular Strathclyde Single Grain Whisky 12 Years Old / 2005 (HK Edition) | The Whisky Library |
| Best Bourbon Whiskey | Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey | Independent Wine & Spirit (China) Ltd |
| Best Asian Whisky – No Age Statement | Kaicho Pure Malt Whisky | Asiaeuro International Beverage Limited |
| Best Armagnac | Château de Leberon Armagnac Solera 2001 | The Whisky Library |
| Best Cognac | Monnet Cognac XO | GSAP Limited |
| Best Gin | Swallowtail Barreled Gin | HK Liquor Store |
| Best Rum | Samaroli Coilltean Guadeloupe Rum 20 Years Old / 1998 | The Whisky Library |
| Best Label Design | Roku Gin | ASC Fine Wines |
| Best Packaging Design | Big Peat Blended Malt Whisky (HK Edition) | The Whisky Library |
| Best Scotch Whisky | Balblair Single Malt Whisky 15 Years Old | Asiaeuro International Beverage Limited |
| Best Spirits | Samaroli Coilltean Guadeloupe Rum 20 Years Old /1998 | The Whisky Library |
Judging
Spirits
– Blind tasting is conducted by a group of judges and select the winner in each category.
Design
– The design is judged by a group of leading Hong Kong design professionals.
Restaurant/Bar/Hotels
– Judges act as mysterious shoppers to judge in the restaurant, bar or hotel.
The 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 judgements, 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.