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Each week we publish stories about the best wines and spirits, our experts, upcoming events, and beverage industry news. And, don't miss our new IWSC Insights series, where we take an in-depth look into drinks businesses and markets around the world. Looking for recommendations? Visit our consumer website Club Oenologique to read our top 10s and reviews.

Alternative drinks

IWSC reveals the 2024 Alternative Drinks medal results

Following our Alternative Drinks Judging on 23 – 24 May, we are delighted to reveal the medal results.

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Alternative drinks

IWSC 2024 Alternative Drinks Judging: Judges’ deliberations on Low & No

With our last day of judging all about Low & No, we caught up with our judges to hear more about this exciting, and rapidly evolving category

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Alternative drinks

IWSC 2024 Alternative Drinks Judging: Judges’ deliberations on RTDs (Ready To Drink)

The Ready To Drink (RTD) category continues to grow at the IWSC, with so many diverse flavours, cocktails and spirit mixers entered, our judges were delighted to taste their way through the hundreds of entries across two days of judging.

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Alternative drinks

IWSC 2024 Alternative Drinks Judging: Judges’ deliberations on Vermouth

On the first day of the IWSC Alternative Drinks judging our experts tasted their way through a variety of styles of vermouth. We caught up with our judges to hear about the standout flights.

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Spirit news

IWSC 2024 Spirits Judging: Judges’ deliberations on Spirit and Mixer Awards

Our judges shared their thoughts and highlights from a diverse day of judging our Spirit and Mixer Awards, comprising 8 categories - Gin & Tonic, Vodka Tonics, Agave and Tonic, Whisky Highball, Rum and Tonic, Paloma, Whisky and Ginger Ale and Rum and Cola.

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Spirit news

IWSC 2024 Spirits Judging: Judges’ deliberations on Rum

Following two days of judging our extensive rum category, our panels were left delighted by the variety and styles on show.

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Spirit news

IWSC 2024 Spirits Judging: Judges’ deliberations on Gin

After 3 days of judging gins from all over the world, our panels uncovered some bold and exciting spirits from each of the 3 categories with some excellent results across the board

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Spirit news

IWSC 2024 Spirits Judging: judges’ deliberations on Vodka and Fruit Spirits

“The best year we’ve ever had for vodka at the IWSC” - this was our judges’ summary of the two exciting days of tasting various styles of vodkas. Fruit spirits also didn’t disappoint – read on to discover which flights impressed our experts.

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Spirit news

IWSC 2024 Spirits Judging: Judges’ deliberations on Worldwide Whiskey

With so many countries producing exceptional whiskeys from around the world, our judges were treated to two days of judging the IWSC’s Worldwide Whiskey category.

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