SAN FRANCISCO WORLD SPIRITS COMPETITION AUSTRALIAN GIN RESULTS 2022

The medal winners of the coveted San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2022 have been announced and I’m running out of superlatives when it comes to Australian results!

There were 11 Double golds awarded to; Never Never Distilling Co.’s Juniper Freak AND Southern Strength gins, Imperial Measures Distilling Signature gin, Archie Rose Distilling Co. Distiller’s Strength gin AND Bone Dry gin, Gindu Australian Dry AND Coastal gins, Tinberry Distilling Co. Signature gin, Narrow Tracks Dog Days gin, Distil on the Hill Mandarin gin and 78 Degrees Sunset gin.

Special congratulations must go to those distilleries that pulled off not one, but TWO Double gold medals!

Overall Australian gins won 11 Double Gold medals (+2 from 2021), 39 Gold medals(+22 on 2021), 59 Silver (+32 on 2021) and 10 bronze (+6 on 2021). That’s an astonishing 119 medals, up from 57 in 2021.

States ranked by medals:

• South Australia 35
• Victoria 24
• New South Wales 21
• Tasmania 19
• Queensland 13
• Western Australia 7.

Here is the full list of Australian medallists

Double Gold (Outstanding; earning top marks from all judges.)

78 Degrees Sunset Gin

Archie Rose Bone Dry Gin

Archie Rose Distiller’s Strength

Distil On The Hill Mandarin Gin

Gindu A Coastal Gin

Gindu An Australian Dry Gin

Imperial Measures Distilling Ounce Signature gin

Narrow Tracks Dog Days Gin

Never Never Distilling Co. Juniper Freak Gin

Never Never Distilling Co. Southern Strength Gin

Tinberry Distilling Co. Signature Gin

Gold Medal (an excellent product, meeting very high standards.)

• 23rd Street Red Citrus Gin
• 78 Degrees Desert Gin
• AmberChes Spirits Distillery Botanical Gin
• Ambleside Small Acre Gin
• Archie Rose Signature Dry Gin
• Archie Rose Sunrise Lime Gin Harvest 2020
• Bright Night Pink Gin
• Brisbane Distillery QUEENSLAND DRY
• Callington Mill Distillery Poltergeist Gin
• Ester Spirits The Strong Gin
• Finders Distillery Australian Dry Gin
• Four Pillars Christmas Gin
• Four Pillars Navy Strength Gin
• Frankly Dry Citrus Gin
• Giniversity Barrel Aged Gin
• Headlands Mt. & Sea Gin
• Heaps Good Gin, SA Distilling Co.
• Hellfire Bluff London Dry Gin
• Hellfire Bluff Piquant Gin
• Hellfire Bluff Summer Gin
• Kangaroo Island Spirits O’Gin
• Kangaroo Island Spirits Whisky Barrel Aged Gin
• Little Juniper Distilling Signature Gin
• Mountain Distilling Gin
• Naught Australian Dry Gin
• Naught Overproof Gin
• Never Never Distilling Co. Med Gin
• Never Never Distilling Co. Triple Juniper Export Strength
• Original Spirit Co. Original Classic Dry Gin
• Pure Origins Tasmanian Pink Gin
• Sandy Gray Winter Gin
• Seabourne Distillery Coastal Dry Gin
• Settlers Spirits Juniper Three Ways Gin
• Settlers Spirits Rare Dry Gin
• Settlers Spirits Yuzu Gin
• The Melbourne Gin Company Single Shot Gin
• Three Cuts Chardonnay Barrel Rested Gin
• Wolf Lane Distillery Tropical Gin
• Young Henrys Noble Cut Newtown Strength Gin

Silver Medal (A finely crafted spirit, well above average.)

• 23rd Street Signature Gin
• 23rd Street Violet Gin
• 23rd Street Yuzu Gin
• 78 Degrees Classic Gin
• Banks & Solander Signature Gin
• Billson’s Brewery Alfred’s Peculiar Gin
• Billson’s Brewery George’s Dry Gin
• Billson’s Brewery Isabella’s Barrel-Aged Gin
• Bright Night Gin
• Brisbane Distillery Christmas Barrel Gin
• Coal River Distillery Coal River Gin
• Distil On The Hill RASPBERRY MACADAMIA GIN
• Earp Distilling Co Just Juniper Gin
• Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin
• Four Pillars Fresh Yuzu Gin
• Four Pillars Olive Leaf Gin
• Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin
• Giniversity Whisky Cask Gin
• Ginworth Future Vintage Gin
• Granddad Jack’s Craft Distillery 65 Miles Gin
• Granddad Jack’s Craft Distillery Greenhouse Gin
• Headlands Boobialla Gin
• Headlands Tidal Lines Gin
• Imperial Measures Distilling OUNCE GIN BOLD
• Kangaroo Island Spirits Koala 48 Gin
• Kangaroo Island Spirits Mulberry Gin
• Kangaroo Island Spirits Old Tom Gin
• Kangaroo Island Spirits Wild Gin
• Karu Affinity Gin Karu Lightning Gin
• Larrikin Buccaneer Gin
• Larrikin Lola Gin
• Manly Spirits Australian Dry Gin
• Manly Spirits Lilly Pilly Pink Gin
• Narrow Tracks Dry Gin
• Never Never Distilling Co. Dark Series Juniper
• Never Never Distilling Co. Triple Juniper Gin
• North of Eden The Bridge Gin
• OCD Mary St Gin
• Original Spirit Co. Single Barrel Reserve
• Patient Wolf Melbourne Dry Gin
• Patient Wolf Summer Thyme
• Pure Origins Tasmanian Bramble Gin
• Pure Origins Tasmanian Gin
• Republic of Fremantle Aromatic Gin
• Sandy Gray Artisan Small Batch Gin
• Seabourne Distillery Berry Blush Gin
• Seven Seasons Green Ant Gin
• Storytellers Distillery Volume 1: Australian Dry Gin
• The Melbourne Gin Company Dry Gin
• The West Winds Sur Lie Gin
• The West Winds Wild Plum Gin
• Three Cuts Distiller’s Release Gin
• Three Cuts Founder’s Release gin
• Three Cuts Pinot Barrel Rested
• Two Accents Barrel-Aged Shiraz Gin
• Two Accents Shiraz Gin
• Wolf Lane Distillery Davidson Plum Gin
• Wolf Lane Distillery Navy Strength Gin

Bronze Medal (A well-crafted spirit that deserves recognition.)

• Finders Distillery Native Red Lime Gin
• Four Pillars Spiced Negroni Gin
• Native Pink Gin, SA Distilling Co.
• Naught Sangiovese Gin
• Never Never Distilling Co. Oyster Shell Gin
• North of Eden Oyster Shell Gin
• Republic of Fremantle Full Bodied Gin
• Sandy Gray Gondwanaland Gin
• Sandy Gray Navy Strength Gin
• Seven Seasons Bush Apple Gin

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.