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Achroous, the signature gin from Edinburgh producer Electric Spirit Co. has been named as one of the top seven in the world, winning gold at the highly respected International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC).

The International Wine & Spirits Competition, as its name denotes, is worldwide. It also casts a very wide net when it comes to spirits and judges — utilizing industry experts for double-blind taste tests.

Northern Ireland's newest distillery, Hinch, has beckoned a prestigious Gold Medal awarded for its Imperial Stout Finish Irish Whiskey, one of three whiskeys in their Craft & Casks range

Each year in London, some of the most seasoned palates in the alcohol industry come together to sample through thousands of liquid entries from across the globe. The event is called the International Wine and Spirits Competition and the annual results, when published, can make or break a brand.

This year’s International Wine & Spirit Competition results were drenched in chocolate. For the spirits category, more than 100 international judges gathered in London to taste more than 400 spirits. The liqueur category was impressive overall this year, but “the chocolate liqueurs were the most impressive with a wide range of chocolate expressions,” noted the IWSC judges in a statement.

If it feels like tequila-based drinks are popping up on cocktail lists everywhere, rest assured, you're not hallucinating. Tequila, a spirit once consigned to shooters and, even worse, hangovers, is suddenly everyone's favorite spirit.

The IWSC has unveiled its 2024 Gins of the Year, a collection of 10 top-ranked gins. Below are tasting notes on these gins and commentary from Olivier Ward Chair of IWSC’s Gin Panel.

Here are brief descriptions and tasting notes on five rums the IWSC judging deemed essential for a home bar and the perfect base for rum cocktails.

This sherry, with its staggering price tag, could sit comfortably in the motoring section on this very page or even overleaf among the enviable properties which catch my eye every week.

Treasury Wine Estates’ Matua brand has taken the title of New Zealand Wine Producer of the Year at the 2016 International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC).

Nederburg was announced the 2016 International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) South African Wine Producer of the Year at a glittering gala dinner in London, UK, last night.

Southwold brewer and distiller Adnams is celebrating more awards – and a sales boost – for its flagship gin brand.

Cambridge’s Riversdale Estate, in the vine-rich Coal River Valley, picked up the top award for its 2015 Crater Chardonnay at the International Wine and Spirit Competition.

Kavalan, Taiwan's premier whisky, has been named "Distiller of the Year" at the 2017 International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), the highest possible accolade at this prestigious awards programme for any spirits producer in the world.

Una vera e propria pioggia di medaglie quest’anno per i vini di Cantina di Soave iscritti all’International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), storico e prestigioso concorso internazionale con base a Londra, che è stato fondato nel 1969 dall’enologo Anton Massel.

A super selection of Scottish Gin makers are celebrating after picking up medals at an international spirit awards ceremony.

Our pick of the best medal-winning but affordable wines for 2018. Sometimes what you’re looking for is right under your nose. And if you’re looking for a world-class wine, chances are, it’s in a supermarket near you.

Yorkshire’s Sing Gin are delighted to announce that they have won two Silver medals in the London Dry Gin and Gin & Tonic categories at the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2018.

In 2016, Arras won the Best Wine in Show at three capital city wine shows, trumping every still wine in the country and last year was named the Best Australian Producer at the International Wine and Spirit Competition in the United Kingdom.