The results of the most prestigious spirits competition in the world have been announced and I’m proud to say that Australian gins did brilliantly once again!
Poltergeist’s Unfiltered gin has backed up their 2019 Platinum medal with another this year, and its 4th consecutive double gold medal. This is the first gin in the world to win two consecutive Platinum medals, an incredible achievement.
Double golds were also awarded to 36 Short for their Blood Orange gin, Applewood Distillery’s Navy Strength, Adelaide Hills Distillery 78 degrees Desert gin and Never Never’s Triple Juniper Export Strength which also won Best in Class.
So Aussie gins won 1 Platinum medal, 5 double golds (-1 from 2019), 12 gold medals (+1 from 2019), 24 Silvers (+2 from 2019), and 15 bronze medals (same as 2019). That’s a total of 56 medals, (+2 from 2019), a fantastic achievement.
Platinum (Recognition of 3+ consecutive Double Gold medals)
Poltergeist Gin Unfiltered (TAS)
Double Gold (Outstanding; earning top marks from all judges.)
36 Short Blood Orange Gin (SA)
Applewood Distillery Navy (SA)
Adelaide Hills 78° Desert Gin (SA)
Never Never Distilling Co Triple Juniper Export Strength (SA)
Gold Medal (an excellent product, meeting very high standards.)
36 Short, Original Gin (SA)
Karu Distillery, Affinity Gin (NSW)
Applewood Distillery Gin (SA)
Four Pillars Distillery, Single Barrel S31 Gin (VIC)
Four Pillars Distillery Olive Branch Gin (VIC)
Hellfire Distillery, Piquant Gin (TAS)
Laceys Hill Distilling Co. Lemon Myrtle Dry Gin (QLD)
Lawrenny Distilling 1818 Settlers Gin (TAS)
Manly Spirits Lilly Pilly Pink Gin (NSW)
Never Never Distilling Co. Juniper Freak Gin (SA)
Sandy Gray Artisan Small Batch Gin (TAS)
The West Winds Gin The Wild Plum Gin (WA)
Silver Medal (A finely crafted spirit, well above average.)
36 Short Barrel Aged Gin (SA)
36 Short Rhubarb Gin (SA)
Adelaide Hills Distillery 78° Classic Gin (SA)
Archie Rose Distilling Co Signature Dry Gin (NSW)
Cedar Fox Gin (VIC)
Dobson’s New England Dry Gin (NSW)
Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin (VIC)
Hellfire Distillery Summer Gin (TAS)
Imperial Measures Distilling Ounce Gin Signature (SA)
Imperial Measures Distilling Ounce Gin Bold (SA)
Lawrenny Distilling Meadowbank Pink Gin (TAS)
Lawrenny Van Diemen’s Gin (TAS)
Lawrenny Highlands Gin (TAS)
Karu Distillery Lightning Gin (NSW)
Manly Spirits Coastal Citrus Gin (NSW)
Manly Spirits Australian Dry Gin (NSW)
Never Never Distilling Co. Triple Juniper Gin (SA)
Never Never Distilling Co. Southern Strength Gin (SA)
Prohibition Liquor Co. Shiraz Barrel Aged Gin (SA)
Prohibition Liquor Co. Original Gin (SA)
South Coast Distillery Sublime Gin (NSW)
South Coast Distillery Breakwater Gin (NSW)
Sunny Hill Distillery Pink Gin (SA)
The Melbourne Gin Company Dry Gin (VIC)
Bronze Medal (A well-crafted spirit that deserves recognition.)
Adelaide Hills Distillery 78° Sunset Gin (SA)
Archie Rose Distiller’s Strength Gin (NSW)
Archie Rose Archie Rose X Sydney Opera House Inside Gin (NSW)
Archie Rose Archie Rose X Sydney Opera House Outside Gin (NSW)
Big Tree Distillery Double Distilled Cumquat Infused Gin (VIC)
Brookie’s Byron Slow Gin (NSW)
Brookie’s Byron Dry Gin (NSW)
Four Pillars Spiced Negroni Gin (VIC)
Four Pillars Navy Strength Gin (VIC)
Hartshorn Distillery Sheep Whey Gin (TAS)
Hellfire London Dry Gin (TAS)
Sunny Hill Distillery Dry Gin (SA)
The Garden Distillery Bayside Dry Gin (VIC)
The West Winds Gin The Barrel Expedition II Gin (WA)
Wildspirit Bloody Merry Gin (NSW)
States ranked by how many medals they won: South Australia (18) New South Wales (15) Tasmania (11), Victoria (9), Western Australia (2) and Queensland (1)
What is the San Francisco World Spirits Competition?
Launched in 2000, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition is considered the most respected and influential spirits competition in the world, with a rigorous judging process involving highly controlled blind-tastings with an expert panel who only receive information on spirit type, ABV and age (where applicable) to remove bias.
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