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The Lost Explorer Mezcal Co. wins IWSC 2025 Agave Producer Trophy
A bold blend of tradition and innovation has earned one agave producer the IWSC’s 2025 Agave Trophy. With solar-powered distilling, regenerative farming, and a reverence for biodiversity, their spirits honour the land while captivating the world.
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Sober Spirits wins IWSC 2025 Low & No Cocktails & Spirits Producer Trophy
A Provençal pioneer wins the IWSC Low & No Cocktails & Spirits Producer Trophy with dealcoholised spirits crafted from real whisky, rum, and gin, delivering complexity, sustainability, and global momentum to the no-alc revolution.
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Sazerac wins IWSC 2025 Bourbon Whiskey Producer Trophy
IWSC's 2025 Bourbon Whiskey Producer Trophy is awarded to America's oldest continuously operating distillery, capping a year of extraordinary challenges and achievements.
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Black Fox Farm & Distillery wins IWSC 2025 Worldwide Whiskey Producer Trophy
A prairie distillery wins the IWSC Whiskey Trophy with grain-to-glass precision, outdoor ageing, and a people-first ethos, redefining Canadian whiskey with bold spirit and deep roots.
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Worthy Park Estate wins IWSC 2025 Rum Producer Trophy
From cane field to copper still, Jamaica's last single estate distillery proves that independence and excellence go hand in hand as they win the IWSC 2025 Rum Producer Trophy
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Curatif wins IWSC 2025 RTD Producer Trophy
A standout RTD producer claims its fourth consecutive IWSC Producer trophy, proving that canned cocktails can be first-class, technically brilliant, and globally game-changing.
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Chopin Vodka wins IWSC 2025 Vodka Producer Trophy
A Polish producer wins the IWSC Vodka Trophy with estate-grown ingredients, solar-powered craft, and three decades of family-led excellence, proving that authenticity still leads the way.
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Suntory Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery wins IWSC 2025 Liqueur Producer Trophy
A pioneering Japanese producer wins the IWSC 2025 Liqueur Trophy with a portfolio rooted in terroir, seasonality, and bartender collaboration, bringing matcha, sakura, yuzu and peach to the world, one award-winning sip at a time.
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Spirit France Diffusion wins IWSC 2025 Fruit & Nut Spirits Producer Trophy
A Normandy producer celebrates 200 years with an IWSC Producer trophy, honouring heritage, biodiversity, and bold new cask finishes that bring Calvados to a new generation.
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The Secret Garden Distillery wins IWSC 2025 UK Gin Producer Trophy
Two sisters, 600 botanicals, and a garden-grown ethos earn the IWSC UK Gin Producer Trophy, proving that sustainability, diversity, and a deep-rooted sense of place can reshape what gin means today.
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