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2022 Spirits Awards - deliberations from our judges #3
Today marked day 6 of our 2022 spirits judging. As well as tasting contemporary gins, jenevers and fruit liqueurs on the second floor of China Exchange, up on the third floor, we had panels of whisky experts tasting through dozens of entries from Scotland.
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2022 Spirits Awards - deliberations from our judges
Halfway through our first week of spirits judging, we caught up with Spirits Judging Committee members Dawn Davies MW and Olivier Ward to hear about what they were tasting and any trends they were seeing in the worldwide whiskey and gin categories.
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Whisky Trophy Winners to celebrate Burns Night
Synonymous with the world’s greatest poets, Robert Burns is Scotland's national bard. Every year, on 25th January, the nation pays tribute to Rabbie, hosting Burns Night suppers to commemorate his birthday. Here, whisky expert Billy Abbott has matched our Scotch Trophy winners wtih traditional fare from a Burns Night menu...
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IWSC announces new head judge plus two new award categories for its 2022 Mixer Awards
The IWSC has added Tequila & Tonic and Whisky Highball categories for its Mixer Awards which will be judged by a panel led by The Savoy’s Shannon Tebay
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Millie Milliken announced as IWSC's Spirits Communicator of the Year
Following last night’s Awards Ceremony in Edinburgh, where Millie Milliken was named our 2022 Spirits Communicator of the Year, the IWSC caught up with her to find out a bit more about what this award means to her.
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IWSC reveals winners of coveted Scotch Whisky and Worldwide Whiskey Producer Trophies
At last night's IWSC Scotch & Worldwide Whisky Awards Ceremony the winners of the coveted Scotch Whisky and Worldwide Whisky Producer Trophies were announced
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IWSC reveals 2021 trophy shortlist for top spirit producers
The IWSC unveils the shortlists for the Spirit Producer Awards, which recognise the best distilleries across the world
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IWSC announces shortlist for Scotch Whisky Producer and Worldwide Whiskey Producer Trophies
Ahead of our Award Ceremony on Thursday 21 October, the IWSC has unveiled the shortlists for two of the most prestigious accolades in the world of whisky.
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Spirits Communicator 2022 shortlist
We are delighted to announce our shortlist for the 2022 Spirits Communicator of the Year award.
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Scotch & Worldwide Whisky Tasting & Awards Ceremony announced
This October, the IWSC is returning to Scotland for a stunning tasting and celebration dinner.
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