LARK Picks Up Nine Medals At The World Whisky Masters 2026

It turns out LARK didn’t fancy coming home empty-handed, with all nine of its entries at the 2026 World Whisky Masters picking up medals, including three Master awards.

LARK Distilling Co. had quite the showing at the 2026 World Whisky Masters, with every single whisky it entered coming away with a medal. Of the nine entries, three were awarded the competition’s coveted Master medal, while the remaining six picked up Gold.

The three Master medal winners were No.294 Ember Eclipse Single Malt, a travel exclusive available through Global Travel Retail, Mizunara Oak Rare Cask, and Rare Seppeltsfield II, which is a special edition made exclusively for members of The Whisky Club.

The latter is perhaps the more intriguing of the three, having been crafted using historic Seppeltsfield barrels, with The Whisky Club’s General Manager Seamus Carroll noting that the team had spent plenty of time tasting cask samples with LARK Master Distiller Chris Thomson before settling on the final product.

The six remaining entries didn’t fare too badly either, all of them taking home Gold medals. These included No.151 Fire Trail, No.168 Cinder Forest, No.161 Dark Lark, No.172 Wild Haven, No.285 Ruby Abyss, and Wilderness Collection: SEA, Chapter 08.

The World Whisky Masters, conducted by The Spirits Business, is judged blind by a panel of spirits specialists, with whiskies awarded Silver, Gold, or Master medals within their respective categories. The Master winners will then go on to be considered for the overall World Whisky Taste Master 2026 title, with the final results set to be published later this month.

For LARK CEO and Managing Director Stuart Gregor, the clean sweep is a pretty satisfying result. “Every single whisky we entered came home with a medal—that’s not luck, it’s a team that’s obsessive about quality across the whole range,” he said.

It’s another strong showing for the Tasmanian distillery, which has already had a busy 2026. Master Distiller Chris Thomson was recently named Master Distiller/Blender of the Year at the 2026 World Whiskies Awards, while LARK’s new Single Malt signature collection picked up World’s Best Design and Best Range Design at the same awards. Not a bad year for a distillery that, quite clearly, isn’t particularly interested in slowing down.

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