Gold for Northern Ireland in World Gin Awards 2018
That Boutique -y Gin from Shortcross Gin in Northern Ireland has won gold in the annual World Gin Awards 2018.
The gold award was won in the World's Best Classic Gin category by That Boutique-y Gin Company's Estate-Foraged - Shortcross Gin produced by Rademon Craft Distillery at Crossgar in county Down.
The gin is described as being "very citrusy with lots of coriander and a bold, peppery finish. Juniper combines with citrus on the nose, leading to a smooth yet spicy pepper led taste on the palate".
Shortcross, produced by husband and wife team David and Fiona Boyd-Armstrong, led Northern Ireland's recent gin revival and has won a string of awards for taste and premium quality. The small batch distillery, launched in 2015, recently opened a visitor centre and is also now distilling Irish whiskey.
That Boutique-y Gin Company is a sister company of the multi-award-winning That Boutique-y Whisky Company. And for good reason. It was created to specialise on premium gins.
That Boutique-y Gin Company is committed to the production of small batch gins from some of the best brands and distillers around!
The results of the 2018 World Gin Awards were announced at the Honourable Artillery Company London at the Gin Magazine Awards Dinner in London.The event was attended by over 120 international gin producers, industry experts and journalists. Gin Magazine presented the first Icons of Gin as well as the first inductee to the Gin Hall of Fame, together with the World Gin Awards winners in taste and design.
The taste awards were chaired by David T Smith and vice chair Cherry Constable, who presented the winners. The judges of the first round of blind tastings are independent spirits experts, including drinks writers and educators. From their scores a winner is selected for each category and country and gold, silver and bronze medals assigned. Each country winner then competes in round 2 for the best in their category. All 9 category winners are then tasted against each other to find the World's Best Gin.The shortlist of country winners has already been announced in January after the final tasting which was attended by over 50 of the judges and entrants from around the world.