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2023 Spirits Awards - deliberations from our judges #3
Whisky is a major category for the IWSC spirits awards, and as we look beyond Scotch, we catch up with Spirits Judging Committee member Dawn Davies MW who oversaw two days of worldwide whiskey judging.
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2023 Spirits Awards - deliberations from our judges #1
As we hit the mid-way mark of our first week of spirits judging, we caught up with David T Smith who was overseeing our vodka judging panels today.
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2023 Spirits Awards - deliberations from our judges #2
After a second full day of Scotch whisky judging, we caught up with Becky Paskin to hear how the tasting was going.
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IWSC announces the winner of it's 2023 Spirits Supermarket Trophy
Discover the 2023 winner of our Spirits Supermarket Trophy …
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IWSC 2023 Spirits Awards: Mixer Awards
Following the release of the IWSC’s 2023 spirits medal winners, we highlight some of the top performers in this year’s Mixer Awards categories…
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Millie Milliken - Spirits Judges' Top Picks
Discover the top spirits our judges rated the highest at our 2022 judging...here we discover what drinks writer and IWSC judge, Millie Milliken, rated her top picks.
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David T Smith - Spirits Judges' Top Picks
Discover the top spirits our judges rated the highest at our 2022 judging...here we discover what spirit expert David T Smith, rated his top picks.
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Jimmy Harris - Spirits Judges' Top Picks
Discover the top spirits our judges rated the highest at our 2022 judging – here we discover what Jimmy Harris, educator, and co-founder of Glassmates, rated as his top picks.
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Joel Harrison - Spirits Judges' Top Picks
Discover the top spirits our judges rated the highest at our 2022 judging – here we discover what Joel Harrison, IWSC Judging Committee member, award-winning drinks writer and commentator, and whisky and fine spirits specialist.
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Colin Hampden-White - Spirits Judges' Top Picks
Discover the top spirits our judges rated the highest at our 2022 judging...here we discover what writer, presenter, photographer and IWSC judge, Colin Hampden-White, rated as his top picks.
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