World Gin Awards 2019

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World's Best Contemporary Gin
Category Winner
Sheringham Distillery
Seaside Gin
Canada

"Spicy, floral, citrus aroma with a hint of white pepper and anise on the palate. Olive, candied fennel seed, light bodied, mild herbal. Slightly longer finish."

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"Citrus and light spice on nose. Smooth considering alcohol strength. Good citrus length. Very pleasant drink."

GOLD WINNERS

Heart & Soul
rosemary & Kaffir LimeAustralia

SILVER WINNERS

Embezzler
Dry GinAustralia

BRONZE WINNERS

Hartshorn Distillery
Unfiltered Australian Native GinAustralia

Adelaide Hills Distillery
78 degrees Sunset GinAustralia

Belgium

Category WinnerSteam Gin
Farm DistilledBelgium

"Slight touch of yellow colour. BIG initial aroma or orange zest citrus which seems over-powering but mellows on the taste. Nice texture."

GOLD WINNERS

Wissels
Carefully Made by Hand "Smallest Batch"Belgium

SILVER WINNERS

Odyssey of Spirits
Moon-GinBelgium

BRONZE WINNERS

Cin'Kin Gin
Belgium

Nordlys
Mystery of NatureBelgium

Gilliam's Gin
The Golden AppleBelgium

Brazil

Category WinnerEspiritos Brasileiros
VirgaBrazil

"Quite strong alcohol on the nose with notes of almond sweetness. Folds into a very interesting but quite heavy collection of flavours on the palate. Piney note of juniper comes surging through, back by strong citrus sourness. It's an interesting and unusual gin."

SILVER WINNERS

Amazzoni
GinBrazil

Denmark

Category WinnerBraunstein
Danica GinDenmark

"Sweet on the nose breaking into a warm herbacious flavour on the palate. Quite a sharp, short finish a boom of juniper fading to earthy spice."

Estonia

Category WinnerMetsis
MetsisEstonia

"Lifted floral juniper and spiky green citrus aromas. A succulent sweet palate. Fresh red grapefruit and stalky finish. Good, solid juniper. Clean with some rocky, flint notes."

SILVER WINNERS

Põhjaka
Gin No. 57Estonia

Finland

Category WinnerTampere Gin
Finland

"Gentle fresh fields on the nose with a gentle heat running underneath, the heat really comes through on the palate and pulls away into a subtle fennel/aniseed flavour."

France

Category WinnerC'est Nous
GinFrance

"Nose makes me think of the sea. Notes of salt and seaside grasses. Big shift onto the palate where it opens up into something more fruity. Berry flavours come through and pull away into a very gentle finish. Really interesting gin, this one."

GOLD WINNERS

Calvados Christian Drouin
Le Gin De Christian DrouinFrance

Germany

Category WinnerSimon´s
Sommergarten GinGermany

"Gentle lemon peppery on the nose but bursts into a very interesting flavour. A twist of cool fruit menthol and warm spice. Very unusual but there is some juniper to be found in the flavour so on the whole a good contemporary gin."

GOLD WINNERS

Sauerland Dry Gin
WoodlandGermany

Iceland

Category WinnerMartin Miller's Gin
Westbourne Dry GinIceland

"Soft and fresh nose. Hot, savoury and very interesting palate that breaks back into the same flavours as the nose. Like a wave breaking on hot sand."

India

Category WinnerHapusa
Himalayan Dry GinIndia

"Gentle citrus on the nose, mingling with earthy spice and fresh leaves, big flavour of lime citrus coming through on the palate, disappating to a sweet finish."

Italy

Category WinnerO'ndina
GinItaly

"Soft green mint/grass aromas with citrus underneath. Classic juniper on the palate, stalky grass. A well-balanced, crisp and leafy gin. Very good, indeed."

Japan

Category WinnerSakurao
OriginalJapan

"This gin is delicate. It's very gentle on the nose and the palate is subtle with floral and citrus notes."

GOLD WINNERS

Nikka
Coffey GinJapan

Benizakura Distillery 9148
0101Japan

SILVER WINNERS

Sakurao
HamagouJapan

Luxembourg

Category WinnerOpyos Beverages S.à r.l.
Opyos Luxembourg Dry GinLuxembourg

"Orange on nose alongside something else. pice and pepper on palate. Bold."

Netherlands

Category WinnerPerfume Trees Gin
Netherlands

"Fresh nose. Very warm, herbacious, liquorice, aniseed flavour on the palate. Drops back to a long, savoury finish with juniper lingering in a really lovely way."

Norway

Category WinnerBivrost
Arctic GinNorway

"Classic style on the nose but with additional notes of sweet citrus. Palate comes through strong, maybe a touch too strong on the alcohol for the ABV. Twist of berry and juniper on the finish but hard to fully engage as the flavour is quite short."

Peru

Category WinnerThe Inca Distillery
Gin´CaPeru

"Sweet mallow/coconut type nose which is really pleasant. Unusual and rather beautiful flavours on the palate. There's a lovely shift through the flavours from sweet to a peppery, savoury finish."

Philippines

Category WinnerArchipelago
Botanical GinPhilippines

"Fresh, sweet berry on the nose. Sharp juniper led palate moving into a caramel finish. Very interesting. Could be smoother, but a great base and idea of flavour."

Republic of Ireland

Category WinnerEchlinville Single Estate Irish Pot Still Gin
Republic of Ireland

"Theres something in that I can't put my finger on but it softens the classic gin flavour in a lovely way. It tastes almost like vanilla, or almond. It mingles with the juniper to give a wonderfully balanced flavour. Really nice."

GOLD WINNERS

MIL Gin
Republic of Ireland

SILVER WINNERS

Ha'penny
Dublin Dry GinRepublic of Ireland

Scotland

GOLD WINNERS

Thompson Bros Distillers
Organic Highland GinScotland

South Africa

Category WinnerMonks
Mary JaneSouth Africa

"Gentle lemon notes on nose. Quite smooth some heat on finish."

Spain

Category WinnerGin Eva
MallorcaSpain

"Sweet, fresh citrus on the nose. Light and easy flavour on the plate with liquorice sweetness and spice creeping through on the finish. Just what I'd expect from a Spanish gin. Very easy going and nicely balanced."

Sweden

Category WinnerFragrant Harbour Gin
Sweden

"Delicate and very pleasant nose. Lovely tingle of citrus dancing with the juniper. On the palate it is smooth with a complexity of flavour. Lassic gin suddenly becomes very deep and earthy and woody with notes of warm spice. The spice lingers with a delightful warmth on the finish."