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World Liqueur Awards 2026

Winners

Download the World Liqueur Awards 2026 Medallist and Country Winners List Here

World's Best Fruit Liqueur

World's Best Fruit Liqueur
Country Winner
Auberon
English Rhubarb Liqueur
England

"Excellent layered and complex but fresh and intriguing nose with rhubarb and almost a bit like ginger and citrus. The palate is nicely balanced between sweetness, fruit and tart crisp notes. Very expressive and the flavour definition is huge. Excellent."

GOLD WINNERS

Gold
Gold

SILVER WINNERS

Silver

BRONZE WINNERS

Bronze

Australia

Country winner
"Subtly nutty and dried fruit on nose. The palate has caramel and dried fruit again. It is sweet and easy with a touch of warmth on the finish."

GOLD WINNERS

Gold

Austria

Country Winner
"Lovely complex nose and a slightly oily and zesty palate with a round and gentle finish. Like many limoncellos, it has an amazing set of aromas with lemon peel and all the oils and freshness."

GOLD WINNERS

Gold

Barbados

Country winner
Country winnerFerrand
Dry Curaçao TropicalBarbados
"Lovely round orange zest with sweet bitter oranges, a touch of vanilla and cocoa and it is pretty sweet but also balanced by the alcohol and zestyness. The finish is on the sticky end of the sweet spectrum."

GOLD WINNERS

Gold

Canada

Country Winner
"Subtle oranges and boiled citrus sweets in the nose. The palate is dominated by sweetness and some Jaffa but it is not too heavy and lingers nicely with some balance."

GOLD WINNERS

Gold

SILVER WINNERS

Silver

China

Country Winner
Country WinnerQinmei
Plum LiqueurChina

GOLD WINNERS

Gold

France

Country Winner
Country WinnerLejay
Noir de BourgogneFrance
"Expressive jammy nose with floral and fruity notes, both fresh and cooked, even boiled sweets. The palate is big and expressive with a big explosion of fruity flavours and sweetness immediately balanced by crunchy crisp acidity. It feels fresh and fruit driven with a lovely length and big, round texture throughout. Excellent."

GOLD WINNERS

Gold

SILVER WINNERS

Silver
Silver
Silver

BRONZE WINNERS

Bronze
Bronze
Bronze

Germany

Country winner
"Honeydew melon on the nose. Fruity and fresh with natural and very focused and vivacious honey melon notes. One can imagine cutting the melon open. Fresh with a nice level of sweetness and a great character with an elegant fruity finish."

GOLD WINNERS

Gold

Ireland

Country winner
Country winnerMerrys
Mango & PineappleIreland
"The fruit aromas and flavours gently support the cream liqueur. Clean and round with a nice texture and adequate sweetness and finish."

GOLD WINNERS

Gold

Italy

Country winner
"Caramel and nuts on the nose with a lovely suggestion of sweetness to come and excellent chestnut notes. It is clean and pronounced but not overwhelming. Very pleasant. Very sweet start with a nice creamy nutty mouthcoating texture and a lovely round body and a touch of bitterness balancing the sweetness. Great quality and clean delivery throughout with a big syrupy finish."

GOLD WINNERS

Gold

SILVER WINNERS

Silver

Japan

Country winner
Country winnerKanáde
YuzuJapan
"Well integrated alcohol and elegant but pronounced citrus. It is a nice and clean yuzu drink with a great nose. The palate has pronounced citrus oil, zestyness and sweetness all in balance."

GOLD WINNERS

Gold

SILVER WINNERS

Silver
Silver

BRONZE WINNERS

Bronze
Bronze

Mexico

Country Winner
"It is big journey from start to finish. Bit on the louder end but it is entertaining. Lively and very citrussy."

GOLD WINNERS

Gold

SILVER WINNERS

Silver

Portugal

Country winner
Country winnerLicor De Ginja
Cherry LiqueurPortugal
"Lovely almond and marzipan with some dried fruit and maraschino cherries. Pleasing and round on a sweet palate with some dried fruit and nutty notes. More on the preserved cherry character with a long finish."

GOLD WINNERS

Gold

Spain

Country Winner
"Aromatic and fresh pineapple with impressive natural fruit and balancewith sweet and zesty, citrus notes. Nice acidity and a good refreshing character throughout."

GOLD WINNERS

Gold

SILVER WINNERS

Silver

BRONZE WINNERS

Bronze

Sweden

Country Winner
Country WinnerEgo
Triple OrangeSweden
"Big and expressive citrus. Amazing balance with integrated alcohol and the orange lingers beautifully. The finish is floral and with a touch of citrus oil."

GOLD WINNERS

Gold

United States

Country winner
Country winnerPama
LiqueurUnited States
"Amazingly aromatic and it has a huge acidity. Plenty of red fruit from cherries to forest fruit. Zesty and big with the sweetness balanced by intense zestyness."

GOLD WINNERS

Gold
Pama
LiqueurUnited States