Why the IWSC?
View all testimonials" The response to our award from gin drinkers in Finland and further beyond was fantastic, and our sales over the years have grown over five-fold. "
Miika Lipiäinen / Kyrö Distillery, Finland / Gold and silver medals 2019
" IWSC is the pinnacle. We work hard to encourage brands to join our portfolio, so for them to see that we’ve won this award is very helpful. "
David Hood / Spirit Cartel, UK / Spirits Distributor 2019
" IWSC helped us to realise that we were on the right track at such an early and influential time in our growth as a craft spirits producer. "
Michael Harris / Mountain Distilling Company, Australia / Gold 2019
" When we’re talking to new partners, having this award to say that our spirits are great quality makes a difference when at the negotiation table. "
Nick Ravenhall / ATOM Brands, UK / UK Gin Producer 2019
" There are a lot of spirits competitions out there these days. Pretty soon we might even need a competition for the best competitions! If ever such a day arrived, it’s a safe bet that the IWSC would take home a 'double gold'. "
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Our judges gathered to retaste all of the 2024 gold-winning alternative drinks, selecting the best of the best for this year's trophy winners.
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The IWSC is thrilled to reveal the shortlist for its Alternative Drinks Producer Trophies. Both Low and No, and RTD are some of the fastest growing categories in the IWSC, with continued innovation every year
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Following our Alternative Drinks Judging on 23 – 24 May, we are delighted to reveal the medal results.
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With our last day of judging all about Low & No, we caught up with our judges to hear more about this exciting, and rapidly evolving category
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The Ready To Drink (RTD) category continues to grow at the IWSC, with so many diverse flavours, cocktails and spirit mixers entered, our judges were delighted to taste their way through the hundreds of entries across two days of judging.
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On the first day of the IWSC Alternative Drinks judging our experts tasted their way through a variety of styles of vermouth. We caught up with our judges to hear about the standout flights.
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Continuing our Dry January series, we are excited to highlight the best ready-to-drink non-alcoholic cocktails and aperitifs from our recent judging.
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Celebrating the growing quality of low & no drinks, this dry January we are showcasing the best-performing low & no alcohol spirits from our 2023 judging.
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