• London Spirits Competition’s 2022 awards medal winners

    It has been a record year for the London Spirits Competition in terms of both the number of entries, but also the countries taking part in what is now the fifth year the competition has been running. The London Spirits Competition is one of the rare events that judges products for their quality, but also for their value for money at that price point and what they look like on the back bar with their packaging and design. Here are the highlights from the 2022 awards.

    It has been a record year for the London Spirits Competition in terms of both the number of entries, but also the countries taking part in what is now the fifth year the competition has been running. The London Spirits Competition is one of the rare events that judges products for their quality, but also for their value for money at that price point and what they look like on the back bar with their packaging and design. Here are the highlights from the 2022 awards.

    mm By April 6, 2022

    To find out all the winners in the 2022 London Spirits Competition, including who won Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, then click here. 

    There was also a record number of entrants in the London Spirits Competition with around 2,500 spirits brands from over 80 countries vying for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. This is about 50% more compared to the number of entries from last year. It included 447 entries from the United Kingdom, followed by 323 products from Australia and 160 from the United States. There were 771 gins entered making gin the top category entrant followed by whisky and rum. 

    The judging panel for the London Spirits Competition

    Judges included leading bartenders and mixologists from some of the most prominent venues in the UK including  The Ritz, Le Manoir, Gleneagles, The Goring, the Connaught, and Claridges. Judging for the 2022 competition took place at St Mary’s Church in London’s Marylebone.

    Fabio Spinetti, head of bars at Carlton Tower Jumeirah, said it was interesting to take part in an awards that has quality, value and design as its three key criteria: “I like the fact the spirits are not only judged on their flavour profile, but also on the packaging, which is a crucial factor, as well as the all-important saleability. Considering the brand as a whole, rather than simply the taste, is a really good way to assess a brand.”

    Oliver Eardley, bartender at the Savoy Hotel agrees (in picture above), and says when it comes to buying spirits for the Savoy, value is always a key consideration: “First and foremost, with spirits buying, we have to look at the cost versus the actual product quality. So it’s a case of what is going into your speed rails for your day-to-day cocktails versus what is going to sit on your top shelf. It all depends on what happens in the deal and most of that is around quality vs price. The value aspect is always a serious consideration, but at the end of the day if we can get a deal where it makes a premium product more affordable we can put it into a cocktail, heightening the quality of that drink, so rather than using a baseline gin, we can upgrade to Tanqueray, for example.”

    Highlights from London Spirits Competition 2022

    Best Spirits of The Year 2022: Bareksten Navy Strength Gin, Oss Craft Distillery, Norway

    Distillery of the Year 2022: Lookout Beverages Group, Mauritius.

    Best Spirits of The Year (by Quality): Bareksten Navy Strength Gin, Norway

    Best Spirits of The Year (by Value): Samuel Gelston’s Single Malt Irish Whiskey, Ireland (Halewood Artisanal Spirits)

    Best Spirits of The Year (by Package): Bareksten Navy Strength Gin, Oss Craft Distillery, Norway

    Best Vodka of The Year 2022: Vestal Vodka, Poland (Halewood Artisanal Spirits)

    Best Rum of The Year 2022: Rum Nation Panama 21 Aged Years, Rum Nation International. Panama

    Best Tequila of The Year 2022: Tequila Don Fulano Imperial, DF Desarrollo Global, Mexico

    Best Gin of The Year 2022: Bareksten Navy Strength Gin, Oss Craft Distillery. Norway

    Best Whisky of The Year 2022: Spirit Hound Straight Malt Whiskey, Spirit Hound Distillers, United States

    Best Brandy of The Year 2022: Grappa Riserva Invecchiata in Botti da Whiskey, Distilleria Sibona Spa Italy

    Best Liqueur of The Year 2022: Amaro San Marco,Sarandrea Marco & c srl, Italy

    Best Cognac of The Year 2022: Ferrand Cognac 1840 Original Formula, Maison Ferrand, France.

     

    Best in Show by Country

    United States
    Spirit Hound Straight Malt Whiskey
    Spirit Hound Distillers
    Country: United States
    Category: Whisky

    United Kingdom

    King’s Inch Glasgow Single Malt Whisky
    Couraegous Spirits Ltd
    Country: United Kingdom
    Category: Whisky

    Netherlands 

    Fizzy Peachtree


    De Kuyper Royal Distillers
    Country: Netherlands
    Category: Ready to drink (RTD)

    Italy

    Amaro San Marco 
    Sarandrea Marco & c srl
    Country: Italy
    Category: Liqueurs

    Australia

    Big Dry Gin

    Ambleside Distillers
    Country: Australia
    Category: Gin

    Ireland

    Samuel Gelston’s Single Malt Irish Whiskey
    Halewood Artisanal Spirits
    Country: Ireland
    Category: Whisky

    Canada

    3 Lacs
    Distillerie 3 Lacs
    Country: Canada
    Category: Ready to drink (RTD)

    France

    Citadelle Original

    Maison Ferrand
    Country: France
    Category: Gin
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    Belgium

    FlowersN Gin winter
    Sterkstokers Distillerie
    Country: Belgium
    Category: Gin

     

    New Zealand

    Hemp
    The National Distillery Company
    Country: New Zealand
    Category: Gin

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