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Neil Ridley

For which awards should you put your spirits brand forward?

If you're thinking of entering one, just make sure its the Olympic equivalent, where the medals are indeed solid gold, rather than the foil-coated chocolate ones given out at the school sports day.

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Xposé.ie

6 wine and spirit trends to watch in 2018

High altitude wines are in, single cask whisky is a thing and magnums are big news.

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Markets Insider

Purity Vodka, the new undisputed best tasting vodka in the world makes official debut in U.S. market

Purity Vodka, the ultra-premium, award winning Swedish organic vodka, announced today its presence of Purity Vodka in the U.S. market. Over the last year, Purity Vodka has dominated the worlds blind tasting competitions, taking home a record number of highly sought-after awards, including being named as "Best Vodka in the World 2017" by The International Wine & Spirit Competition, simply because of its incomparable taste.

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CGTN

Chinese winery recognized at 'Oscars' of liquor trade

For the first time, Chinese wine has been recognized at the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), which in industry circles is known as the Oscars for wine.

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CGTN

International Wine and Spirits Competition: Chinese winery recognized at 'Oscars' of drink industry

Chinese wine has been recognized for the first time by the International Wine and Spirit Competition, known in industry circles as the "Oscars for wine". China is now one of the world's biggest consumers of wine. The domestic industry is still little known overseas, but that hasn't stopped it from growing rapidly. CGTN's Zhang He reports.

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Master of Malt

Q&A: Dalmore master blender Richard Paterson

In 2017 – his 50th year in the Scotch whisky industry – Paterson was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Wine and Spirit Competition Awards. MoM speaks to the revered whisky showman to discover what it means to be a modern-day master blender…

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The Real Review

New winemaker scoops pool in first wine show

Entering a wine show for the first time must be a bit scary. But a great result can be potentially life-changing as Andy Anderson discovered when he entered the first vintage of his brand new label in London’s prestigious International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC).

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