IWSC reveals shortlist for its 2024 Green Spirit Initiative

Since 2022, the IWSC has been awarding its annual Green Spirit Initiative Trophy. This prestigious Trophy recognises the multitude of considerate distillation and spirit production practices underway across the world.

This year, we were delighted to receive entries for the award from over a dozen spirits producers across a range of categories.

The IWSC put together a panel of expert judges who carefully reviewed each application looking for hollistic approaches on the path to sustainability.

The panel comprised the IWSC Judging Committee members: Dawn Davies MW, Head Buyer of distribution company Speciality Drinks, David T Smith, Spirits Writer and Consultant, Olivier Ward, Drinks Writer & Distillery Consultant and Shannon Tebay, Independent Drinks Consultant.

Following much deliberation, the IWSC is delighted to announce the shortlist for our 2024 Green Spirit Initiative Trophy:

• Maker's Mark (Suntory Global Spirits), USA
• Bingil Bay Distillery, Australia
• Downton Distillery, UK
• Starward Whisky, Australia
• Distinct Distillers, UK

The winner this year’s trophy will be announced at our Awards Celebration on 12 November.