While Gin may have been the talk of the town over the last few years, it looks like Vodkas are back and flourishing, according to the 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition. A total of 10 different Vodkas were awarded Outstanding Gold Medals, the annual competition’s top prize.
Poland has emerged as the world’s top Vodka producing nation, in terms of quality, winning four Outstanding Gold medals: Dom Wina won for their Dwór Sieraków Sliwa Z Tarniną Vodka and Dwór Sieraków Superior Vodka, while Polska Fabryka Wódek Old Distillery Maxus Organic Vodka and Halewood Wines & Spirits Vestal Vintage 2015 Potato Vodka also notched top prizes. Romania’s Prodal 94 Stalinskaya Silver Vodka and Russia’s Marussia Beverages Mamont Vodka also each scored one of the top prizes, marking Eastern Europe as the world’s premiere Vodka producing region. But there were also a few surprises as Scotland’s Tayport Distillery Malt Barley Vodka, France’s Famille Naud French Vodka, and two Canadian Vodkas (Hiram Walker and Sons Polar Ice Arctic Extreme Vodka and Georgian Bay Spirit Vodka) also earned top marks at the 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition
Check out a complete list of the Outstanding Gold and Gold medal winning Vodkas from the 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition below:
| Name | Country | Producer | Medal |
| Stalinskaya Silver Vodka | Romania | Prodal 94 | Outstanding Gold |
| Vestal Vintage 2015 Potato Vodka | Poland | Halewood Wines & Spirits | Outstanding Gold |
| Malt Barley Vodka | Scotland | Tayport Distillery | Outstanding Gold |
| Mamont Vodka | Russia | Marussia Beverages | Outstanding Gold |
| Vodka | Canada | Georgian Bay Spirit | Outstanding Gold |
| French Vodka | France | Famille Naud | Outstanding Gold |
| Polar Ice Arctic Extreme Vodka | Canada | Hiram Walker and Sons | Outstanding Gold |
| Dwór Sieraków ?liwa Z Tarnin? Vodka | Poland | Dom Wina | Outstanding Gold |
| Maxus Organic Vodka | Poland | Polska Fabryka Wódek Old Distillery | Outstanding Gold |
| Dwór Sieraków Superior Vodka | Poland | Dom Wina | Outstanding Gold |
| Khan’s Airag Vodka | Kyrgyzstan | GPA Private Label | Gold |
| Chatter Wolf Rye Vodka | USA | Mythology Distillery | Gold |
| East Coast Vodka | England | Adnams Copper House Distillery | Gold |
| J.J Whitley Vanilla Vodka | England | Halewood Wines & Spirits | Gold |
| Mais Wodka | Austria | Entbrannt Wodka | Gold |
| Platinum Vodka | Scotland | Glen’s | Gold |
| Chisti Rosi Barley Vodka | Russia | Saranskiy Distillers | Gold |
| Vantza Smoked Vodka | France | BBC Spirits | Gold |
| Black Cow Vodka | England | Pure Milk Vodka Ltd. | Gold |
| Bioland Schwarzwald Wodka | Germany | Renchtalbrennerei GmbH | Gold |
| Flevodka | Netherlands | De Kleine Distilleerderij | Gold |
| J.J Whitley Russian Artisanal Vodka | Russia | Halewood Wines & Spirits | Gold |
| Lithuanian Vodka Original | Lithuania | MV Group Production | Gold |
| Poliakov Vodka | France | La Martiniquaise | Gold |
| Bellingshausen Vodka | Estonia | Liviko | Gold |
| Swiss Classic Vodka | Switzerland | Distillerie Studer | Gold |
| Bistro Vodka | France | Spiritique | Gold |
| Singularity Organic Molecular Vodka | England | Linden Leaf | Gold |
| Stalinskaya Blue Vodka | Romania | Prodal 94 | Gold |
| Heroes Premium Vodka | Scotland | Heroes Drinks Company | Gold |
| Four Feathers Botanical Vodka | Wales | Edwards Distillers | Gold |
| Vodka | USA | Cutwater Spirits | Gold |
Elsewhere at the 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition, High West Rendezvous Rye Whiskey was rated the top Rye Whiskey, receiving an Outstanding Gold and scored 99/100. Maison Prunier Tres Vieille Grande Champagne Cognac, meanwhile, was awarded an Outstanding Gold and rated the top Cognac with a score of 98/100. Château du Breuil Calvados Pays D’Auge 15 Ans was rated the best Calvados at the 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition and scored a 99/100, winning an Outstanding Gold. Eight Gins, meanwhile, were awarded Outstanding Gold medals.
