The International Wine and Spirits Competition, alongside San Francisco World Spirits Awards, is one of the most highly regarded spirits competitions in the world. Winning a medal at either of these competitions can really boost a gin’s profile, especially important when there are so many gins available!
At this year’s competition Australian gins have brought home a slew of medals; 5 Gold, 10 Silver and 18 Bronze, illustrating further how well our local gins are performing against such a range of gins.
For reference, the IWSC categorises gins by ABV (alcohol by volume), as well as style (e.g. London Dry).
GOLD
Archie Rose Signature Dry gin GOLD OUTSTANDING (Contemporary Styles 40-58%)
Four Pillars Spiced Negroni gin (Contemporary 40-58%)
Kalki Moon Solstice Port Barrel Aged gin (Aged gin 45-58%)
KIS O’ Gin GOLD OUTSTANDING (Contemporary 40-58%) and CONTEMPORARY STYLE GIN TROPHY 2019
Mountain Gin (Contemporary 40-58%)
SILVER
Australian Distilling Co. Adelaide Gin (London Dry 40%)
Finesse Gin (London Dry 40%)
Forty Spotted (Contemporary 40-58%)
Forty Spotted Winter Release (Wood-aged 40-44%)
Kalki Moon Winterfest (London Dry 42%)
KIS Old Tom (Old Tom rested 42-43%)
KIS Wild Gin (London Dry 43%)
North of Eden ‘The Classic’ (London Dry 43%)
Poor Toms Fool Strength (London Dry 50-54%)
Twenty Third Street Signature gin (London Dry 40%)
BRONZE
Karu Distillery Affinity gin (Contemporary 40-58%)
Archie Rose Distiller’s Strength gin (Contemporary 40-58%)
Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz gin (Flavoured)
Four Pillars Modern Australian gin(London Dry 43+%)
Four Pillars Navy Strength gin (Contemporary 40-58%)
Four Pillars Rare Dry gin (Contemporary 40-58%)
Boatrocker Brewers & Distillers Jungle gin (Contemporary 40-58%)
KIS Whisky Barrel gin (Wood-aged 40-44%)
Karu Distillery Lightning gin (Contemporary 40-58%)
Manly Spirits Company Australian Dry gin (London Dry 43%)
Australian Distilling Company Melbourne Gin (London Dry 40%)
Moore’s Distillers Cut Juniper gin (London Dry 45+%)
Moore’s Old Tom (Old Tom 40-57%)
North of Eden ‘The Connoisseur’ (London Dry 43%)
Poor Toms Strawberry gin (Flavoured)
Poor Toms Sydney Dry (Contemporary 40-58%)
Australian Distilling Co. Sydney Gin (London Dry 40%)
VOK Navy Strength Gin (London Dry 57-58%)
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