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World Gin Awards 2017

Winners

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Best London Dry

Best London Dry
Category Winner
Bullards
Norwich Dry Gin
United Kingdom

"A gentle floral note, with some dry citrus peel too. A peppery note as well. Balanced and gentle on the palate, at first, with some peppery spice, cubeb and pink peppercorns, showing on the rich mid-palate. Rich, characterful and individual. "

GOLD WINNERS

Gold Medal
Gold Medal

SILVER WINNERS

Silver Medal
Daffy's Gin
United Kingdom
Silver Medal
Silver Medal
Silver Medal
Silver Medal

BRONZE WINNERS

Bronze Medal
Makar Glasgow Gin
United Kingdom
Bronze Medal

Australia

Category Winner
Category WinnerThe West Winds Gin
The SabreAustralia
"Ripe citrus upfront – lime and orange notes, combined with a vegetal, cucumber note. A savoury element. Juicy on the palate – mouthwatering. Rounded with notes of juniper and creamy vanilla with woody spice. Nicely balanced, with a good intensity. "

GOLD WINNERS

Gold Medal

Belgium

Category Winner
Category WinnerGINIUS
The Flemish Nr 1Belgium
"Heavily orange, floral. Rather a florid and very intense. Pepper upfront, followed by sweet citrus – vanilla, custard and lime sweets. Lots of peppery spice on the palate – capsicum, chilli, lime sweets"

Canada

Category Winner
Category WinnerIronworks Gin
Canada
"Green fruit – melon and even kiwi fruit, leading to some cucumber and pepper. Tomato stalk. Lots of juniper and coriander, reminiscent of a pine forest. Dry and elegant on the palate, with citrus first followed by a return to that appealing green note and a peppery finish plus some lime juice. Complex, unusual and interesting. There’s a long finish with a little warmth."

GOLD WINNERS

Gold Medal

France

Category Winner
Category WinnerCitadelle
GinFrance
"Citrus, grapefruit and lemon, but some additional stonefruit too, like subtle apricot. Gentle and balanced on the palate, with building citrus oils and bitterness, with a big, bold, juicy finish, with a peppery element too. Some subtle texture on the palate too. Capable, with nothing out of place, yet still quite bold."

Netherlands

Category Winner
Category WinnerBoomsma
Dry GinNetherlands
"Quite restrained at first, with lemon peel the most dominant note, along with some subtle spice. The palate continues with more lemon, with some good acidity, and a vibrant, warming pepperiness on the finish. Solid, uncomplicated."

GOLD WINNERS

Gold Medal
No.3 Gin
Netherlands

Norway

Category Winner
"Quite restrained on the nose, with some spice and dried lemon peel aromas. Much more characterful on the palate – unctuous and mouthfilling at first, with a savoury element alongside some juicy acidity, some pleasant heat, subtle berry sweetness, and a gentle bitter finish. Complex, versatile, and would no doubt evolve in a martini."

South Africa

Category Winner
Category WinnerCape Town
Classic Dry GinSouth Africa
"Lemon sweets and some juniper on the nose to start. Somewhat restrained, but with some freshness. Apple skin. The palate is savoury to start, and quite peppery, with an overall unctuousness. A good martini option, with some citrus fruit towards the finish, and a juniper hit too. "

Sweden

Category Winner
Category WinnerHernö Gin
Navy StrengthSweden
"Savoury and earthy with white pepper. Prickly on the nose unsurprisingly. The palate opens with lemon, and green fruit; kiwi and apple, before the alcohol hits. Mid-palate’s all heat and fruit, finishing with a pithy, juniper note. It might be 57%, but it’s characterful, and somewhat balanced…"

Switzerland

Category Winner
Category WinnerTuricum
GinSwitzerland
"Dried orange peel and cardamom – a great, complex nose. More of that cardamom spice on the palate, but with some overwhelming perfume notes too – like spray-on deodorant. "

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