Using professional criteria, the pre-qualified panel of judges blind-tasted the aquavits and rated them individually on a 1-5 point scoring system with 5 being the highest. After tallying the scores, medals were awarded based on the judges’ impressions.

The complete results, along with tasting notes, can be viewed here:

www.thefiftybest.com/spirits/best_aquavit

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