German Whisky at the Spirits Selection by CMB: Two Gold, Eight Silver

Ten medals in Madeira

The 28th Spirits Selection by CMB took place from 16 to 18 October 2026 in Madeira, its first edition in Portugal. An international jury assessed more than 2,300 spirits from over 70 countries and territories in blind tastings.

From Germany, ten whiskies won a medal: two Gold and eight Silver. The official results of the competition show this.

Two Gold medals with Stonewood

Both Gold medals went to whiskies bearing the Stonewood name. The Stonewood Woaz Marsala One 9 Years at 50.2% ABV comes from Schraml, The Stonewood Distillery. On the nose the jury notes honey, caramel, nuts and poached pear.

The Malts of Germany Stonewood Whisky Batch No. 2 5 Years comes from Malts of Germany, at 49.6% ABV. Here the jury notes nuts, caramel and sweet spices on the nose.

Eight Silver medals

Silver went to the Stonewood Drà PX One 7,5 Years (46.5% ABV), The Nine Springs Single Malt Whisky 9 Years (46% ABV), the Weyermann RoggStar 6 Years from Franconia (44% ABV), the Penninger Bavarian Single Malt (43% ABV), the Troad Bavarian Whiskey (42% ABV) and the SinGold Whisky Single Malt Tawny Port Cask First Fill (46% ABV).

They are joined by two whiskies from Lost&Found Selected Single Cask by the bottler Cask & Craft: a 12 year old (53.9% ABV) and a 28 year old from a Calvados cask (49.8% ABV). The competition lists both under Germany, but types them as Scotch Whisky.

How Germany compares

According to the published figures, the whisky category had 171 entries from 25 countries and territories, and 82 of them won a medal: six Grand Gold, 33 Gold and 43 Silver. Of the 17 whiskies from Germany, ten were recognised, about 59 percent against about 48 percent for the category as a whole.

That puts Germany third for whisky medals, behind China (12) and France (11) and ahead of Scotland (9) and India (7). No Grand Gold went to Germany. The category Revelation went to a Chinese pure malt for the first time.

Stonewood and Nine Springs on Spiritory

The ten winning whiskies are not listed on Spiritory. It does list other whiskies from Stonewood and The Nine Springs, which are not among the ten, such as the Stonewood 5 Years Old 2021 Dra and the The Nine Springs 9 Years Old Pedro Ximenez Cask.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many medals did German whisky win?

Ten: two Gold and eight Silver, from 17 entries. The competition types two of the ten as Scotch Whisky but lists them under Germany.

Which whiskies won Gold?

The Stonewood Woaz Marsala One 9 Years at 50.2% ABV and the Malts of Germany Stonewood Whisky Batch No. 2 5 Years at 49.6% ABV.

When and where was the competition held?

From 16 to 18 October 2026 in Madeira. It was the 28th edition and the first in Portugal.

How did Germany compare?

According to the published figures, third for whisky medals, behind China and France and ahead of Scotland and India.