The winners of the Scottish gin industry answers to the Oscars have been announced – and Edinburgh's gin makers took home a slew of awards. The sixth annual Scottish Gin Awards celebrate the cream of the crop when it comes to Scottish gin, awarding medals for the best-tasting spirits while picking out the highest achieving in a range of business categories.
The results are highly regarded as they are independently audited by a panel of experts and judged live in a rigorously assessed blind-tasting event.
Over 300 guests from the Scottish drinks industry joined to celebrate achievements in Glasgow on Thursday night with Edinburgh's gin makers – established and new – taking home a lion share of the prizes.
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Edinburgh Gin, which is one of the best-known brands not just here in Scotland but around the UK and Europe, kicked off proceedings by winning the Product Development Team of the Year award, while Holyrood Distillery at St Leonard's was awarded Best New Product of the Year for their Height of Arrows Gin.
In the Taste categories, Edinburgh Gin picked up Gold for Best Berry Flavoured Gin with its Edinburgh Gin Strawberry & Pink Peppercorn, and Best London Dry Gin for their classic gin.
Meanwhile, newcomer Rutland Square Gin, made under contract at Summerhall Distillery, was given gold in the Best Flavoured Gin and the exciting South Loch Gin, which is produced by the team at 56 North, won a clutch of Bronze medals for their gins.
Holyrood continued their success with Gold in the Best Old Tom Gin category and a clean sweep in the Best Cask Gin category.
Edinburgh's winners at the Scottish Gin Awards in full:
Product Development Team of the Year
WINNER: Edinburgh Gin
Best New Product of the Year
WINNER: Holyrood Distillery, Height of Arrows
Best Berry Flavoured Gin
GOLD: Edinburgh Gin Strawberry & Pink Peppercorn
Best Flavoured Gin
GOLD: Rutland Square Gin
SILVER: Edinburgh Gin Rhubarb & Ginger Gin
BRONZE: Edinburgh Gin Cranachan
Best Old Tom Gin
GOLD: Holyrood Distillery, Height of Arrows Heavy
BRONZE: South Loch Black Raspberry Old Tom
Best Cask Gin
GOLD: Holyrood Distillery, Height of Arrows Heavy Barrel Aged Gin: Oloroso Sherry Cask
SILVER: Holyrood Distillery, Height of Arrows Funk Barrel Aged Gin: Oloroso Sherry Cask
BRONZE: Holyrood Distillery, Height of Arrows Bright Barrel Aged Gin: Pedro Ximenez Cask
Best London Dry Gin
GOLD: Edinburgh Gin Classic
You can find an overall list of the Scottish winners here.
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