Martinborough-made Lighthouse Gin, Scapegrace Gin and Hasting Distillers’ Albertine Gin all took home gold at the 2020 International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC).
The prestigious event features the best winemakers and distilleries in the world competing for gold, silver and bronze awards.
Lighthouse Gin distiller Rachel Hall says it was “mindblowing” to win the gold prize. “This win is a huge achievement and one we are all incredibly proud of. It
demonstrates all the hard work everyone has put into the gin over the years,” she said.
The Aussie’s also took home a number of awards in the gin category, with a total of nine Australian gins awarded the gold prize.
Four Pillars’ Bloody Shiraz Gin, Never Never’s Triple Juniper Gin and Kangaroo Island Distillery’s Kis o Gin were some of the labels taking home the gold award.
Take a look at all the Gold Gin winners at the 2020 IWSC below.
- Bramley and Gage 6 O’clock Sloe Gin (England)
- Granddad Jack’s Craft Distillery 65 Miles (Australia)
- Copper Republic African Gin (South Africa)
- Hastings Distillers Albertine Gin (New Zealand)
- Brass Lion Distillery Barrel Aged Gin (Singapore)
- Fillibuster Barrel Aged Gin (Virginia, USA)
- Lighthouse Gin Batch Distilled Gin (New Zealand)
- Halewood Wines & Spirits Berkshire Botanical Dry Gin (England)
- Four Pillars Distillery Bloody Shiraz Gin (Australia)
- The Copeland Distillery Cask Finished Navy Strength Gin (Northern Ireland)
- Halewood Wines & Spirits City Of London Murcian Orange Gin (England)
- Halewood Wines & Spirits City Of London Square Mile Gin (England)
- Scapegrace Distilling Classic Gin (New Zealand)
- Purity Distillery Craft Nordic Navy Strength Gin (Sweden)
- Elephant Gin Elephant Strength Gin (Germany)
- Stone Grange Elg No. 3 Gin (Denmark)
- BBC Spirits Etsu Gin (Japan)
- Klocktornet Destilleri AB Fräkne Navy Strength Gin (Sweden)
- Martin Miller’s Gin (England)
- Silvio Carta Grifu Limù gin (Italy)
- Pearse Lyons Distillery Ha?Penny Rhubarb Gin (Republic of Ireland)
- King Stone Gin (England)
- Kangaroo Island Distillery Kis O Gin (Australia)
- Kangaroo Island Distillery Kis Wild Gin (Australia)
- Kiyosuzakura Brewery Kiyosu Aichi Craft Gin (Japan)
- BeGin Cph ApS Lavender Flower Gin (Denmark)
- 58 Gin London Dry Gin (England)
- London to Lima Mulberry & Coca Gin (Peru)
- Hernö Gin Navy Strength Gin (Sweden)
- Berry Bros & Rudd No.3 London Dry Gin (Netherlands)
- Eyland Spirits Ólafsson Gin (Iceland)
- First Hungarian Gin Manufacture Opera Gin Budapest (Hungary)
- Gingery Drinks Poolside Gin (Netherlands)
- Nairobi Distillers Procera Gin (Kenya)
- Four Pillars Distillery Rare Dry Gin (Australia)
- Mourne Dew Distillery Rostrevor Ruby Irish Gin (Northern Ireland)
- Seppeltsfield Road Distillers Savoury Allsorts Gin (Australia)
- Silent Pool Distillers Silent Pool Gin (England)
- Arcus Norway Skagerrak Gin (Norway)
- The Tailor Made Spirits Company The West Winds Gin – Wild Plum (Australia)
- Turner Stillhouse Three Cuts Distiller’s Release Gin (Australia)
- Never Never Distilling Triple Juniper Gin (Australia)
- Martin Miller’s Gin Westbourne Strength Gin (England)
- Halewood International Whitley Neill Quince Gin (England)
- Tayport Distillery Wild Rose Gin (Lowland, Scotland)
- Destilleriet Als Ægin Lyng Og Ingefær Gin (Denmark)
