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IWSC North American Whiskey & RTD Judging in Kentucky: judges’ deliberations
During the first IWSC North American Whiskey and RTD Judging in Kentucky, we caught up with our team of international and local experts to hear their thoughts on the flights tasted so far.
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IWSC reveals shortlists for 2024 Spirits Producer Trophies
Following the IWSC Spirits judging, we are delighted to announce the shortlists for our coveted 2024 Spirits Producer Trophies.
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Kentucky Whiskey judges: "We look forward to working with some of the greatest palates in the world"
Ahead of the IWSC North American Whiskey & RTD Judging in Kentucky, we caught up with our US-based judges to hear about whiskey trends and to find out what they will be looking for when tasting entries in Kentucky.
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IWSC Spirits Judging in South Africa: medal results revealed
Following the IWSC’s first Spirits Judging in South Africa, we are delighted to reveal the medal results.
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IWSC 2024 Spirits Judging in South Africa: judges' deliberations
For the first time in the IWSC history, we have brought our spirits judging to South Africa. We caught up with our judges to find out which of South Africa's varied spirits styles captured their attention.
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IWSC 2024 Spirits results revealed
Following 2 weeks of Spirits Judging, the IWSC are delighted to reveal the medal results.
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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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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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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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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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