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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.

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Catching up with Franklin & Sons ahead of next week's Mixer Awards results

Ahead of our Spirits Results Announcement - including Mixers - on Monday 27th March, we caught up with Tom Singleton, Business Director at Franklin & Sons - sponsor of the IWSC Mixer Awards - on the rich history of their brand as well as key trends in hospitality plus their signature serves and sustainability initiatives.

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Spirit news

2023 Spirits Awards - deliberations from our judges #4

Another of our biggest categories is Gin. Following three days of judging we hear from Olivier Ward about what he and members of the judging panels thought of this year’s entrants.

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Spirit news

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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Wine news

The Buyer Debate: The relevance of international competitions

The IWSC recently teamed up with The Buyer to discuss the role awards play in the trade. Joining Richard Siddle are buyers Cat Lomax and Rebecca Palmer, together with David Kermode and Dirceu Vianna Junior MW who share their thoughts on why competitions are important for producers to enter in order to get their wines in front of the people who matter.

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Spirit news

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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Spirit news

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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Wine news

The IWSC’s top 10 Alsace picks for ProWein 2023, in partnership with CIVA

To support the Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins d’Alsace (CIVA) in its selection of wines to be showcased at the upcoming ProWein 2023, the IWSC was once again asked to bring together an expert panel of specialist judges.

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