San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC), held in the United States, is the country's largest spirits competition dedicated to alcoholic beverages.
Known as one of the world's most prestigious competitions, it selects entries through blind tastings by a panel of judges comprising U.S. hotel and restaurant professionals, distribution buyers, journalists, and others. The competition features multiple categories within each division.

The World Whiskies Awards (WWA) is a whisky competition organized by Paragraph Publishing, a UK-based publisher of the whisky magazine Whisky Magazine. The WWA exclusively evaluates official bottlings with clearly identified producers and owners.
Entries are selected as representatives from countries around the world in each category and compete in the final judging for the title of "World's Best" — the world's finest whisky.

Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition (TWSC) is a Japanese whisky and spirits competition organized by the Whisky Culture Institute.
The competition aims to evaluate whiskies and spirits from around the world using the knowledge and passion of Japanese whisky and spirits enthusiasts. It also aims to promote high-quality whiskies and spirits domestically and internationally.