2023 SPIRITS AWARDS

MEDALS ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY 27 MARCH

MEDALS ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY 27 MARCH

2023 SPIRITS JUDGING

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" 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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The IWSC is the world’s largest and most influential spirits awards

Whether you're looking for expert, impartial evaluation, benchmarking or generating trade and consumer interest - we're here to help. The International Wine & Spirit Competition has over 50 years of experience, world-renowned judges, an innovative and market-driven approach and we give feedback on all entries. Enter IWSC's international spirit awards to get your spirits noticed.

2023 Spirits Awards - deliberations from our judges #4

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2023 Spirits Awards - deliberations from our judges #4

Another of our biggest categories is Gin. Following three days of judging we hear from Olivier Ward about what he and members of the judging panels thought of this year’s entrants.

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2023 Spirits Awards - deliberations from our judges #3

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2023 Spirits Awards - deliberations from our judges #3

Whisky is a major category for the IWSC spirits awards, and as we look beyond Scotch, we catch up with Spirits Judging Committee member Dawn Davies MW who oversaw two days of worldwide whiskey judging.

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2023 Spirits Awards - deliberations from our judges #1

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2023 Spirits Awards - deliberations from our judges #1

As we hit the mid-way mark of our first week of spirits judging, we caught up with David T Smith who was overseeing our vodka judging panels today.

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2023 Spirits Awards - deliberations from our judges #2

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2023 Spirits Awards - deliberations from our judges #2

After a second full day of Scotch whisky judging, we caught up with Becky Paskin to hear how the tasting was going.

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Millie Milliken - Spirits Judges' Top Picks

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Millie Milliken - Spirits Judges' Top Picks

Discover the top spirits our judges rated the highest at our 2022 judging...here we discover what drinks writer and IWSC judge, Millie Milliken, rated her top picks.

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David T Smith - Spirits Judges' Top Picks

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David T Smith - Spirits Judges' Top Picks

Discover the top spirits our judges rated the highest at our 2022 judging...here we discover what spirit expert David T Smith, rated his top picks.

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Jimmy Harris - Spirits Judges' Top Picks

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Jimmy Harris - Spirits Judges' Top Picks

Discover the top spirits our judges rated the highest at our 2022 judging – here we discover what Jimmy Harris, educator, and co-founder of Glassmates, rated as his top picks.

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Joel Harrison - Spirits Judges' Top Picks

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Joel Harrison - Spirits Judges' Top Picks

Discover the top spirits our judges rated the highest at our 2022 judging – here we discover what Joel Harrison, IWSC Judging Committee member, award-winning drinks writer and commentator, and whisky and fine spirits specialist.

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