The Definitive Guide to Fine Drinking & Dining

Professional blind tastings. Expert judges. No pay-to-play. When a bottle earns a Fifty Best medal, it earned it.

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WINE · 2026

Best Rosé Wine

The year's top rosés, tasted blind and ranked by our panel of wine journalists and retailers.

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SPIRITS · 2026

Best Mezcal

Smoky, complex, unforgettable — the mezcals that rose above the rest in blind tasting.

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SPIRITS · 2026

Best Reposado Tequila

Oak-rested and judged on aroma, palate and finish by agave professionals.

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BEVERAGES · 2026

Best THC Beverages

The newest category — cannabis-infused drinks, evaluated like everything else: blind.

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Upcoming Tastings

NEW YORK CITY

14NOV

Irish Whiskey Tasting

Single pot stills, blends & single malts — judged blind in NYC.

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05DEC

World Whisky Tasting

Scotch, Japanese, American & beyond — the global showdown.

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16JAN

Vermouth Tasting

Sweet, dry & bianco — the aromatized wine awards.

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06FEB

American Malt Whiskey Tasting

America's answer to single malt, ranked by the panel.

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How a Fifty Best Medal Is Won

No advertising buys a medal. No brand buys a ranking. Every product is tasted blind by a panel of wine & spirits journalists, retailers, bartenders and connoisseurs — scored 1 to 5, highest totals win.

BLIND TASTING

Judges never see the bottle. Only what's in the glass counts.

EXPERT PANEL

Journalists, retailers, mixologists and spirits professionals.

1–5 SCORING

Every entry scored on aroma, palate and finish.

MEDALS AWARDED

Double-Gold, Gold, Silver and Bronze — at the judges' discretion.

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