More than 44 countries participated in the 2022 USA Spirits Ratings and about 20 different categories were involved. The top countries to enter were the United States, Australia, and Mexico and the top categories were Whisky, Gin, RTD, and Vodka.

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Here are the highlights:

Spirit of the year: John B 10-Year-Old Single Malt, Netherlands

Distillery of the year: Charles Edge London Limited, Scotland 

Best Spirit by Quality: John B 10-Year-Old Single Malt, Netherlands 

Best Spirit by Value: John B 10-Year-Old Single Malt, Netherland

Best Spirit by Package: Bitter Feminist Cachaca, Brazil

Vodka of the year: Dingle Vodka, Ireland

Rum of the year: E. Leon Jimenes 110 Aniversario, Dominican Republic

Tequila of the year: Cutwater Spirits Tequila Anejo, Mexico

Gin of the year: Ginologist Orient, South Africa

Whisky of the year: John B 10-Year-Old Single Malt, Netherland

Cognac of the year: Rémy Martin XO, French Polynesia

Brandy of the year: Black Bottle XO Brandy, Australia

Liqueurs of the year: Nocello, Italy

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John B 10yo Single Malt Whiskey wins the spirit of the year at the 2022 USA Spirits Ratings.

About the USA Spirits Ratings

The USA Spirits Ratings looks to recognize, reward, and help promote spirits brands that have successfully been created to identify with and target a specific spirits drinker. For any spirits brand to earn its place on a retailer’s shelf or a restaurant’s spirits list -  and then vitally stay there - they need to be marketable and consumer-driven and not just produced in the general hope it can find enough people willing to sell and buy it.

Judges also score the brands by the package which goes into the overall score.

That is why the USA Spirits Ratings are different. It singles out and shines the spotlight on those spirits brands that consumers really want to buy and have a clear market value for trade buyers.

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