This Columbus vodka was named the best in the world at the ‘largest and most respected spirits judging event’

High Bank Distillery Co. has reeled in one of the largest prizes possible.

The Grandview-based distillery’s High Bank Vodka was named the World’s Best Vodka in the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

“This isn’t just a major win for High Bank. It’s a disruption for American craft distilling as a whole, beating hundreds of entries from top vodka producers around the world,” a press release from High Bank reads. “This recognition puts High Bank on the global stage, and signals that a new competitor has arrived in the vodka category.”

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High Bank Vodka, which is described by the distillery as “clean and crisp with a hint of sweetness. Distilled from organic wheat and Ohio apples,” has received a double gold medal every year since 2023 at the

San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and this year received a score of 99/100. The competition, which includes more than 6,000 total entries, has a panel of 70 judges who blind taste test each spirit entered. Other vodka finalists this year were from Poland, Romania, France and Brazil.

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