We’ve already celebrated our Australian gins’ success at the San Francisco World Spirits awards and the Spirit Business Spirits Masters, but now we turn out attention to the results of the International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC), which were announced this week.
The IWSC is the oldest of the spirits competitions, and highly regarded due to its strict judging and testing of all the spirits entered. For Australian distillers to win a medal on gin’s home soil, makes it all the more special!
You’ll see that gins are judged by strength and style (contemporary or London Dry) as well as how it performs in a Gin and Tonic (VERY important!)
Last year, Philip Moore became the first Australian distiller to claim a Gold medal for his eponymous dry gin. The 2018 IWSC results for Australian gins are outstanding, with 4 gins receiving gold medals and the total medal haul jumping from 23 medals to 44! Some of newest additions to the Australian gin category won medals, barely a few months after launching.
Congratulations one and all!
2018 IWSC results for Australian gin
GOLD
Poor Toms Fool Strength category London Dry – 48-52%
Archie Rose Distiller’s Strength Gin category Contemporary Styles – Australia – 52-58%
KIS Old Tom category Old Tom – Wood Aged – 42-46%
Kalki Moon “Classic Gin” category London Dry – 37-38%
SILVER (outstanding)
Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin category in Gin – Contemporary Styles – Australia – 40-43%+
KIS Wild Gin category Gin – Contemporary Styles – Australia – 40-43%+
Original Bushcrafted Dry category Gin – Contemporary Styles – Australia – 40-43%+
Apothecary category Gin – Contemporary Styles – Australia – 40-43%+
Mount Uncle Botanic Australis Bushfire Smoked Gin category Gin – Contemporary Styles – Australia – 45-48%+
Dasher + Fisher Sloe Gin category Sloe Gin – 26-40%
SILVER
Archie Rose Signature Dry Gin category Contemporary Styles – Australia – 40-43%+
Manly Spirits Australian Dry Gin category Contemporary Styles – Australia – 40-43%+
Manly Spirits Australian Dry Gin category Gin & Tonic
Dasher + Fisher Meadow Gin category Gin – Contemporary Styles – Australia – 45-48%+
Dasher + Fisher Meadow Gin category Gin & Tonic
Dasher + Fisher Mountain Gin category Gin & Tonic
Dasher + Fisher Ocean Gin category Gin & Tonic
Four Pillars Navy Strength Gin category Gin – Contemporary Styles – Australia – 52-58%
Four Pillars Spiced Negroni Gin category Gin – Contemporary Styles – Australia – 40-43%+
Seppeltsfield Road Distillers House Gin category Gin – Contemporary Styles – Australia – 40-43%+
Never Never Juniper Freak Gin category Gin & Tonic
Kalki Moon “Premium Gin” category London Dry – 42%+
Manly Spirits Coastal Citrus Gin category Contemporary Styles – Australia – 40-43%+
Manly Spirits Coastal Citrus Gin category Gin & Tonic
Moore’s Distillers Cut Juniper Gin category London Dry – 45%+
Moore’s Distillers Cut Juniper Gin category Gin & Tonic
Poor Toms Sydney Dry category Contemporary Styles – Australia – 40-43%+
Never Never Southern Strength Gin category Contemporary Styles – Australia – 52-68%
Never Never Triple Juniper Gin category Contemporary Styles – Australia – 43%
Never Never Triple Juniper Gin category Gin & Tonic
Underground Spirits Signature Gin category Contemporary Styles – Australia – 40-43%+
BRONZE
Seppeltsfield Road Distillers Barossa Dry Gin category London Dry – 41%+
Mount Uncle Botanic Australis Gin category Contemporary Styles – Australia – 40-43%+
Dasher + Fisher Mountain Gin category London Dry – 45%+
High Spirits Distillery Dry Gin category London Dry – 42%
Hunter Distillery Aged Gin category Wood Aged – 48-52%
Never Never Juniper Freak Gin category Contemporary Styles – Australia – 52-68%
Kalki Moon “Solstice Barrel Aged Gin” category Wood Aged – 44-45%
KIS Whisky Barrel Gin category Cask Finish – 40-46%
Original Classic Dry category London Dry – 40%+
Stone Pine Dry Gin category Contemporary Styles – Australia – 40-43%+
The Splendid Gin category Contemporary Styles – Australia – 40-43%+
The Story Gin category Contemporary Styles – Australia – 40-43%+
Underground Spirits Signature Gin category Gin & Tonic
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