I migliori gin del mondo e Icons of gin 2022: i risultati

Ieri, in diretta live su Facebook, Bethany Whymark, editor di Gin Magazine, e Anita Ujszaszi, Director dei World Drink Awards, hanno annunciato i vincitori dei Gin Magazine Awards nelle categorie Icons of Gin e Hall of Fame e i migliori gin del mondo giudicati ai World Gin Awards 2022 dalla giuria mondiale guidata dall’esperto e autore David T. Smith e della quale è Chair Judge anche Vanessa Piromallo, fondatrice de ilGin.it.

Icons of Gin

• Communicator of the Year: Emma Stokes (Gin Monkey)
• Visitor Attraction: Shed 1 Distillery (UK)
• Master Distiller: Tim Boast di Never Never Distilling Co. (Highly commended: Dave Whiters di Archie Rose Distilling Co.)
• Own Brand Supermarket: LIDL Ireland
• Design Agency: Knockout
• Brand innovator: Four Pillars Gin
• Sustainable Distillery: Brewstillery (Highly commended: Cape Byron Distillery)
• Hotel Bar: Gin & Juice at No. 131 (Cheltenham)
• Distiller: Four Pillars Gin (Highly commended: O’Gin)

Hall of Fame: new entries

• Nicholas Cook, Director General di The Gin Guild
• Joanne Moore, Master Distiller di G&J Distillers
• Philip Moore, founder e distiller di Distillery Botanica
• Carolus Nolet, proprietario di Nolet Distillery

World Gin Awards:

Contemporary Gin

Best: Bosque Alta Montaña (Argentina)

• Australia: Beachtree Distilling Co. Organic Quokka Gin
• Austria: The Gin Cascara
• Belgio: Cin’Kin Gin Winter
• Brasile: Nima’s Supreme Dry gin
• Canada: Last Best Brewing & Distilling Afterglow Western Artisanal Gin
• Cina: Crimson Pangolin Jungle Edition x J- Boroski
• Croazia: Moonshine Guerilla Distillery Dry hill Berry Gin
• Inghilterra: Martin Miller’s Gin Winterful
• Fiji: Blue Turtle Gin
• Francia: Ura Spirits Haze Gin
• Germania: Munig Munich Premium Gin
• Ungheria: Misi’s Modern Day Dry gin
• India: Nao Spirits Himalayan Dry gin
• Indonesia: East Indies Archipelago Dry Gin
• Italia: Rangoni kingfisher Alto Gin
• Giappone: Nikka Coffey Gin
• Lussemburgo: The Groom 1928 Luxembourg Dry Gin
• Olanda: Vovis Dry Gin Maltese Recipe
• Nuova Zelanda: Brennevinsgrova premium gin
• Paraguay: Legado organic Craft Distillery Lynch Organic Sugar Cane Gin
• Portogallo: Gin Ria Brisa
• Irlanda: Micil irish Gin
• Scozia: Kinrara Distillery Scottish highland Dry gin
• Serbia: Young Salt London Dry gin
• Singapore: Tanglin Singapore gin
• Slovacchia: Toison Handcraft Dry Gin
• Sud Africa: Karoa Cara White Gin
• Spagna: Spirito Vetton Extra Dry
• Svezia: Hernö Pink BTL Gin
• Svizzera: Monkey in a bottle Blue Dry gin
• Taiwan: Holy Distillery Perfurmer’s Gin
• USA: Urban Press Spirits Affinity gin
• Uruguay: Pinares Botanico
• Vietnam: Brewstillery Mashed Up Craft Gin
• Galles: Dyfi Pollination Gin

Classic

Best: Awildian Coromandel Dry Gin (Nuova Zelanda)

• Australia: Ginworth Future Vintage Gin
• Belgio: Wout’s Classic Gin
• Brasile: BEG Boutique Distillery New World Navy Gin
• Canada: Ampersand Distilling Co. Gin
• Inghilterra: Somerset Craft Distillery Spirit of Glastonbury Distilled Dry Gin
• Francia: Osmoz Classic Gin
• Germania: 13Spirits Big Moose Gin
• Italia: St.Urban Gin
• Irlanda: Echlinville Distillery Weavers Dry Gin
• Scozia: Tobermory Mountain Gin
• Sud Africa: Cruxland Gin Black Winter Truffles
• Svezia: Hernö Dry Gin
• USA: Triple Eight Distillery Gale Force gin
• Galles: Dyfi Original Gin

Navy

Best: Devil’s Thumb Distillery Navy Strength Gin (Australia)

• Brasile: O’Gin New Navy
• Cina: The Rambler Expedition Strength
• Croazia: Moonshine Guerilla Distillery Blue Mariner gin
• Inghilterra: Chew Valley Distillery Navy Strength
• Estonia: Junimperium Navy Strength Gin
• Francia: Gin Avem Corvus
• Germania: KK Spirits Navybomb
• Italia: Ginepraio Amphora Navy Strength
• Lussemburgo: Opyos Navy Strength Gin
• Olanda: Ginneken Dutch Black Gin
• Nuova Zelanda: The National Distillery Company Old Navy
• Irlanda: Trade Secrets Navy Strength
• Scozia: Edinburgh Gin Cannonball
• Singapore: Tanglin Black Powder Gin
• Slovenia: Broken Bones Navy Strength Gin
• Svezia: Bergslagens Navy Strength Gin
• USA: Conniption Navy Strength
• Galles: Pembrokeshire Gin Co. Navy Strength Gin

Old Tom

Best: Broken Bones Old Tom Gin (Slovenia)

• Australia: Four Pillars Experimental Old Tom gin
• Brasile: Botany 12 Old Tom Gin
• Inghilterra: Cotswolds Old Tom Gin
• Giappone: The Kyoto Distillery Ki No Tou Kyoto Dry Gin
• Svezia: Mill Gin Old Tom
• Svizzera: Monkey in a Bottle Old Tom Gin

Matured

Best: Lydén Distillery Cask Gin (Svezia)

• Argentina: Bosque Refugios
• Australia: Heartwood Absolution of gin
• Croazia: Old Pilots Barrel Aged gin
• Inghilterra: Martin Miller’s Gin 9 Moons
• Francia: Osmoz Pineau Cask Finish Gin
• Germania: 13Spirits Oak Bee Gin
• Israele: M&H Levantine Gin Oak Aged
• Nuova zelanda: Awildian Coromandel Manuca Gin
• Paraguay: Legado organic Craft Distillery Bertoni Organic Gin
• Scozia: Firkin Gin Red Wine Cask
• Spagna: Hayes Gin Fruit Spiced Barrel Aged Gin
• Taiwan: Holy Distillery Valor Sword
• USA: Bluecoat Barrel Finished Gin
• Galles: In the Welsh Wind Limited Edition Palo Cortado Cask Aged

Genever:

Best: Houblonesse Hopscheutenjenever (Belgio)

• Olanda: Barak ’51 Genever

Signature Botanical

Best: Hayman’s Exotic Citrus Gin (Inghilterra)

• Australia: Ginfinity Bubble Gum
• Belgio: Spicy Fox Bruge Premium Gin
• Repubblica Ceca: Garage 22 Prague Distillery Habanero Gin
• Francia: Essences Locales Gin40
• Germania: Hamburg-Zanzibar Tumeric Raw Gin
• Hong Kong: Two Moons Calamansi Gin
• India: Amrut Nilgiris Indian Dry Gin
• Italia: Mintis Gin Originale
• Lussemburgo: The Groom Huel En Gin
• Olanda: Mahi Mahi Orange
• Irlanda: Aran Islands Gin
• Scozia: Secret Garden Lemon Verbena
• Slovenia: Broken Bones Gin Ljubljana Dragon Gin
• Svezia: Klocktornet Distilleri Fräkne Tång
• Svizzera: Zermatt Spirits 4478 Gin
• USA: Vara High Desert Gin

Compound

Best: The Three Brothers Bathtub Gin (Libano)

• Australia: Native Australia Lilly Pilly Gin
• Belgio: Distillery Wilderen Ocus Gin
• Inghilterra: Atom Brands Bathtub Gin
• Germania: Old Tom’s Queen Gin
• Italia: ArGINtàrio
• Slovenia: Parson Gin Classy

Flavoured

Best: Jaffa Cake Gin (Inghilterra)

• Argentina: Raven Clan Distillery Malaria gin
• Australia: Never Never Distilling Co. Ginache
• Belgio: Sea garden Gin
• Brasile: Vitoria Regia Organico Gin
• Canada: Steinheart Haskap Gin
• Cina: The rumbler sunkissed strawberry
• Croazia: Mountain Creek Lady’ Choice
• Danimarca: BeGin Copenhagen The Original Blend
• Estonia: Junimperium Cherry Edition Gin
• Francia: Wattshot Gin
• Germania: Hamburg-Zanzibar Tumeric No. 1 Gin
• Italia: Mintis Gin Ribesa
• Myanmar: Royal Special Dry Gin
• Olanda: Flame of Passion Pink Gin
• Irlanda: Ha’Penny Rhubarb Gin
• Scozia: Caourunn Scottish Raspberry gin
• Serbia: Ginfinity Illusion
• Slovenia: Parson Gin Grapy
• Sud Africa: Kaiza 5 Gin
• Spagna: Spirito Vetton Cereza
• Svezia: Lydén Distillery Pink Gin
• Svizzera: Studers Swiss Highland Honey Gin “Wild Flower”
• Uruguay: Pinares Pinkybiscus
• Galles: Foragers Winberry Gin

Sloe

Best: Maral Sloe Gin (Belgio)

• Australia: Dasher + Fisher Sloe gin
• Inghilterra: Hayman’s Sloe gin
• Estonia: Junimperium Sloe Gin
• Germania: Luum’s Sloe Gin
• Lussemburgo: Opyos Luxemburg Sloe Gin
• Nuova Zelanda: Curiosity Gin Pinot Barrel Sloe
• Irlanda: Bertha’s Revenge Sloe Gin
• Slovenia: Broken Bones Sloe Gin
• Svezia: Hernö Sloe Gin
• Svizzera: Studers Swiss Highland Sloe Gin “Cinnamon”
• Galles: Foragers Soulful Sloe Gin

London Dry

Best: Never Never Distilling Co. Triple Juniper Gin Export Strength (Australia)

• Argentina: Jardin Escondido Destilamon Primavera
• Belgio: Dragon Ride Oriental Spiced Gin
• Brasile: Satira Jin
• Canada: Anohka Tempest Dry Gin
• Cina: Isle’s Feast Witty Pine
• Croazia: Old Pilot’s London Dry
• Repubblica Ceca: Garage 22 Prague Distillery Summer Gin
• Danimarca: København Klassik Lounge Gin
• Inghilterra: Henley Classic Dry Gin
• Estonia: Elda Distillery O1
• Francia: Moon London Dry Gin
• Germania: Euelsberger Nr 4 Eifel Gin
• Hong Kong: Two Moons Signature Dry gin
• India: Nao Spirits Greater Than London Dry Gin
• Italia: Naturae Fructetum
• Giappone: The Kyoto Distillery Ki No Bi Kyoto Dry gin
• Olanda: Mahi Mahi Original
• Nuova Zelanda: Broken Heart Original Gin
• Irlanda: Blackwater Distillery No. 5 Gin
• Scozia: Roehill Springs Navy Strength Gin
• Serbia: Pop Stone Dry Gin
• Singapore: Tanglin Orchid Gin
• Slovenia: Petriot Gin Green George
• Sud Africa: Cruxland Gin Kalahari Truffles
• Spagna: Vànagandr London Dry Gin
• Svezia: Lydén Distillery Dry Gin
• Svizzera: Studers Swiss Gold Gin
• USA: Spirit of Beringei Strange Monkey Gin
• Uruguay: Pinares London Dry Gin
• Galles: White Hare Gin Hellenic Hare