Award-Winning Spirits Tasting 2018
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Award-winning Spirits Tasting 2018 Tuesday 24 July Vintners’ Hall Upper Thames Street London EC4V 3BG Rewarding excellence since 1969 @theIWSC theIWSC @theIWSC theIWSC www.iwsc.net Contents Page Welcome 3 Floorplan 4 - 5 SPIRIT TASTING Vermouth 6 Vodka 6 Gin 8 Flavoured Spirits 10 Aquavit 10 Shochu 11 Asian Spirits 11 Mezcal & Tequila 12 Cachaca 13 Rum 13 Calvados & Pommeau 14 Pisco 15 Grappa 15 Grape Brandy 15 Armagnac 17 Cognac 18 Worldwide Whisky 19 Whiskey - USA 19 Whiskey - Irish 20 Scotch Whisky - Blended 21 Scotch Whisky - Deluxe Blend 22 Scotch Whisky - Blended Malt 23 Scotch Whisky - Single Malt - Highland 23 Scotch Whisky - Single Malt - Speyside 25 Scotch Whisky - Single Malt - Island 26 Scotch Whisky - Single Malt - Islay 26 Liqueurs 27 Bitters 27 Fruit Cup 27 2 Spirit Tasting 2018 Spirit Tasting 2018 The Worshipful Company of Distillers and the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) are pleased to welcome you to the 11th Annual Spirits Tasting at Vintners’ Hall. This evening’s tasting showcases the top awarded spirits from the IWSC 2018, allowing you to sample your way through a diverse selection of the world’s top spirits. We hope you enjoy the evening and a sincere thank you to Vintners’ Hall for enabling this event to take place. www.iwsc.net 3 Floorplan Gin Masterclass 5pm - 6pm Food (After 6pm) Main Tasting 6pm - 8pm Entrance 4 Spirit Tasting 2018 Floorplan Bar (upstairs) 6pm - 7.45pm Whisky Masterclass 5pm - 6pm www.iwsc.net 5 IWSC 2018 Award-winning Spirits Vermouth 1 Belsazar Rosé NV Belsazar GmbH Germany - Vermouth - Rosé - Dry 2 Calissano Vermouth di Torino Rosso Gruppo Italiano Vini (GIV) Italy - Vermouth - Red - Dry 3 Vermouth Forzudo 2015 Forzudo SL Spain - Vermouth - Red - Dry 4 Quady Winery Vya Sweet NV Quady Winery USA - Vermouth - Red - Sweet Vodka 5 Co-Op Irresistible Vodka Quintessential Brands England - Vodka - Neutral - Grain - 40-43% 6 Alberta Pure Vodka Beam Canada Inc Canada - Vodka - Neutral - Grain - 40-43% 7 Adnams Longshore Triple Malt Vodka Adnams Copper House Distillery England - Vodka - Neutral - Grain - 42 - 50% 8 JiuJiu Supreme Vodka Golden Bay Distillery Ltd New Zealand - Vodka - Neutral - Grain - 42 - 50% 9 Boatyard Vodka The Boatyard Distillery Northern Ireland - Vodka - Neutral - Wheat - 37 - 43% 6 Spirit Tasting 2018 IWSC 2018 Award-winning Spirits Vodka 10 Wodka Linia INTERMAR TRADE e.U. Austria - Vodka - Neutral - Potato - 38-40% 11 Kalevala Vodka Northern Lights Spirits Oy Finland - Vodka - Neutral - Undeclared - 40% 12 Veld Tulpenwodka Liquid Field Distillery Netherlands - Vodka - Neutral - Tulip - 41% 13 Nørderd Pure Apple Vodka PUR Organic Products GmbH Austria - Vodka - Neutral - Apple - 40% 14 Ogilvy Cask Aged Vodka Ogilvy Spirits Scotland - Vodka - Neutral - Potato -Wood Aged - 53% 15 EFFEN Cucumber Vodka Beam Suntory Netherlands - Vodka - Flavoured - Cucumber 16 Manly Spirits Terra Firma Botanical Vodka Manly Spirits Co. Australia - Vodka - Flavoured - Native Australian Botanicals 17 Laplandia Bilberry Shaman Spirits ltd Finland - Vodka - Flavoured - Blue/Black Berries - 34 - 40% 18 Gustav Blueberry Vodka Lignell & Piispanen Finland - Vodka - Flavoured - Blue/Black Berries - 34 - 40% 19 Kew Horseradish Vodka The London Distillery Company England - Vodka - Flavoured - Horseradish www.iwsc.net 7 IWSC 2018 Award-winning Spirits Gin 20 Kalki Moon "Classic Gin" Kalki Moon Australia - Gin - London Dry - 37-38% 21 City of London Christopher Wren City of London Distillery England - Gin - London Dry - 45%+ 22 Wessex London Dry Batch 1 Wessex Distillery Ltd England - Gin - London Dry - 46-47%+ 23 Marylebone Gin Halewood Wines and Spirits England - Gin - London Dry - 48-52% 24 Poor Toms Fool Strength Poor Toms Gin Australia - Gin - London Dry - 48-52% 25 Stockholms Bränneri Navy Gin Stockholms Bränneri Sweden - Gin - London Dry - Navy Strength - 57% 26 Scapegrace Gold Rogue Society Distilling Co New Zealand - Gin - London Dry - Navy Strength - 57% 27 Jindea Single Estate Darjeeling Tea Gin Emporia Brands Ltd England - Gin - London Dry - Signature Botanicals - Tea 28 Curio Rock Samphire Gin Curio Spirits Company England - Gin - London Dry - Signature Botanical - Samphire 29 Canning's Gin C.N.A. Companhia Nova de Aguardente Unipessoal Lda Portugal - Gin - Contemporary Styles - Portugal - 40-45% 8 Spirit Tasting 2018 IWSC 2018 Award-winning Spirits Gin 30 Sakurao Gin Original CHUGOKU JOZO CO.,LTD. Japan - Gin - Contemporary Styles - Japan - 45-55% 31 Sakurao Gin Limited CHUGOKU JOZO CO.,LTD. Japan - Gin - Contemporary Styles - Japan - 45-55% 32 KI NO BI Kyoto Dry Gin K.K. Number One Drinks (The Kyoto Distillery) Japan - Gin - Contemporary Styles - Japan - 45-55% 33 Archie Rose Distiller's Strength Gin Archie Rose Distilling Co. Australia - Gin - Contemporary Styles - Australia - 52-58% 34 Black Powder Flintlock Navy Strength Gin Black Powder Gin England - Gin - Contemporary Styles - England - 57%+ 35 Dragonfly Cask Matured Gin Braunstein Destillery Denmark - Gin - Wood Aged - 44-45% 36 Barr Hill Reserve Tom Cat Gin Caledonia Spirits USA - Gin - Old Tom - Wood Aged - 43% 37 KIS Old Tom Kangaroo Island Distillery Pty Ltd Australia - Gin - Old Tom - Wood Aged - 42-46% 38 Langley's Old Tom Gin Charter Brands England - Gin - Old Tom - 40-47% 39 Tanqueray Sevilla Diageo Plc Scotland - Gin - Flavoured - Citrus www.iwsc.net 9 IWSC 2018 Award-winning Spirits Gin 40 Whitley Neill Handcrafted Quince Gin Halewood Wines and Spirits England - Gin - Flavoured - Apples 41 Esker Honey Spiced Gin Esker Spirits Scotland - Gin - Flavoured - Honey & Spice 42 6 O'clock Damson Gin Bramley and Gage Ltd England - Gin - Flavoured - Stone Fruits 43 Dasher + Fisher Sloe Gin Southern Wild Distillery Pty Ltd Australia - Gin - Sloe Gin - 26-40% Flavoured Spirits 44 Wayne Gretzky No.99 Vidal Artisanal Spirited Wine Wayne Gretzkey Estates USA - Eau de Vie - Wine 45 Helsinki Tyrnipontikka The Helsinki Distilling Company Finland - Fruit Spirits - Fermented & Distilled - Buckthorn 46 Lörch Alter Mirabellenbrand Bimmerle KG Germany - Fruit Spirits - Fermented & Distilled - Stone Fruit Aquavit 47 Nansen Aquavit Fatlagret Pabst & Richarz Vertriebs GmbH Norway - Aquavit - Golden 48 Gylden Akvavit Engelstad Spirits AS Germany - Aquavit - Golden 10 Spirit Tasting 2018 IWSC 2018 Award-winning Spirits Shochu 49 Kuradashi Koon Decanter Hombo Shuzo Co., Ltd. Japan - Shochu - Rice - 40 - 45% 50 Kotsuzumi Shochu Kurotamba Nishiyama Shuzojo Co. Ltd Japan - Shochu - Black Bean & Rice 51 SHASHARAKURAKU AKA Nishi Sake Brewing Co. Ltd Japan - Shochu - Sweet Potato - 33-37% 52 Shasharakuraku Nishi Sake Brewing Co. Ltd Japan - Shochu - Sweet Potato - 33-37% 53 Akane Kirishima Kirishima Shuzo Co. Ltd Japan - Shochu - Sweet Potato - 25% 54 Arawaza Barrel Hombo Shuzo Co., Ltd. Japan - Shochu - Sweet Potato - 25% - Wood Rested Asian Spirits 55 Kweichow Moutai Legendary China Collection Camus Cognac China - Baijiu - China - 35-41% 56 Aged Ta-Chu Liquor Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor Inc. Taiwan - Baijiu - Taiwan - 59-66% 57 Taiwan Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor – Selection No. 46 Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor Inc. Taiwan - Kaoliang Liqour (Baijiu) - Taiwan - 38-46% www.iwsc.net 11 IWSC 2018 Award-winning Spirits Asian Spirits 58 TTL Yushan kaoliang chiew xo AOW Taiwan - Kaoliang Liqour (Baiju)- Taiwan - 50-58% 59 Hidden Summit Premium Aged Kaoliang Liquor Fu-fong International Liquor Factory Taiwan - Kaoliang Liqour (Baiju)- Taiwan - 50-58% 60 Premium Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor (Yellow Dragon) Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor Inc. Taiwan - Kaoliang Liqour (Baiju)- Taiwan - 50-58% 61 TTL Yushan Taiwan Kaoliang Liquor Aged 5 years AOW Taiwan - Kaoliang Liquour (Baijiu) - Taiwan - 3-12 YO - 52-59% 62 Aged 8 Years Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor Inc. Taiwan - Kaoliang Liquour (Baijiu) - Taiwan - 3-12 YO - 52-59% 63 TTL Yushan Taiwan Yuan Jiao Kaoliang Liquor Aged 8 Years AOW Taiwan - Kaoliang Liquour (Baijiu) - Taiwan - 3-12 YO - 52-59% 64 TTL Yushan Daqu Aged 8 years (Taiwan blue magpie) AOW Taiwan - Kaoliang Liquour (Baijiu) - Taiwan - 3-12 YO - 52-59% Mezcal & Tequila 65 Los Siete Misterios Doba-yej Mezcal Joven Los Siete Misterios, SA de CV Mexico - Mezcal - Joven - 100% Agave 66 Pensador Mezcal Meanwhile Drinks Ltd. Mexico - Mezcal - Joven - 100% Agave 12 Spirit Tasting 2018 IWSC 2018 Award-winning Spirits Mezcal & Tequila 67 Cobalto Reposado Organic Destileria Casa de Piedra SA de CV Mexico - Tequila - Reposado - 100% Agave 68 El Tesoro Paradiso Extra Añejo Tequila Beam Suntory Mexico - Tequila - Extra Añejo - 100% Agave Cachaca 69 Vale Verde Extra Premium Very Good Goods Brazil - Cachaca - Wood Aged - No Age Stated 70 Sebastiana Duas Barricas Alambique Santa Rufina Brazil - Cachaca - Wood Aged - 4 YO Rum 71 Maison La Mauny ACACIA Maison La Mauny Martinique - Rum - Agricole/Cane - Column Still - No Age Stated - 50 - 70% 72 Trois Rivieres VSOP Reserve Speciale Trois Rivières Martinique - Rum - Agricole - Column Still - VSOP 73 Maison La Mauny VSOP Maison La Mauny Martinique - Rum - Agricole - Column Still - VSOP 74 Foursquare Principia R L Seale & Company Limited Barbados - Rum - Molasses - Blend of Pot & Column Still - 10-14 YO - Cask Finish & Cask Strength - 56-62% 75 Foursquare Dominus R L Seale & Company Limited Barbados - Rum - Molasses - Blend of Pot & Column Still - 10-14 YO - Cask Finish & Cask Strength - 56-62% www.iwsc.net 13 IWSC 2018 Award-winning Spirits Rum 76 Foursquare 2005 R L Seale & Company Limited Barbados - Rum - Molasses - Blend of Pot & Column Still - 7-12 YO 77 El Dorado 21 Year Old Rum Love Drinks Ltd Guyana - Rum - Molasses