Global
premium spirits business and independent, family-owned distiller
William Grant & Sons has won the Grand Spirit Master for the
second consecutive year and the Scotch Whisky Grand Master awards
for its premium drinks brands at this year’s Spirits Masters, a
highly respected drinks competition by The Spirit Business.
The drinks publication is the only international trade title solely
dedicated to the spirits industry and is the leading authority on the
global market.
Scoring
high marks, William Grant & Sons took home a total of 28 medals,
including 7 Masters for our brands, including Glenfiddich Distillery
Edition 15 Year Old and The Balvenie DoubleWood. The impressive
number of medals won has reaffirmed William Grant & Sons
excellence in whisky making and the quality of its products.
The
Scotch Whisky Masters is fast becoming one of the most respected and
high profile blind tasting competitions in the industry, attracting
entries from leading brands all over the world. This year, Patience
Gould, editor of The Spirits Business, along with a panel of
leading spirits and on-trade specialists, judged 149 entries.
Commenting
on the success, William Grant & Sons Master Blender and Malt
Master Brian Kinsman said: “We are absolutely delighted and
honoured to have won the prestigious top title of Grand Spirits
Master and Scotch Whisky Grand Master. The skills and dedication that
go into the making of our whiskies is reflected in the medals won.
And to be praised by our colleagues and peers makes the awards so
special to us.”
In
addition to The Spirits Business Masters, the Company has also won
the award of Distiller of the Year from ISC and IWSC an unprecedented
nine times and our Glenfiddich brand has received more medals for the
quality of its spirit than any other single malt, making
it the world’s favourite and most awarded single malt Scotch
whisky.*
ENDS
The
Results of the SPIRITS MASTERS AWARDS 2012
Grand
Spirit Master – William Grant & Sons
Scotch
Whisky Grand Master - William Grant & Sons
MASTER
The
Balvenie DoubleWood 12YO: Single Malts Speyside <12YR
The
Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14YO: Single Malts Speyside <18YR
The
Balvenie PortWood 21YO: Single Malts Speyside <25YR
The
Balvenie 30YO: Single Malts Speyside 25YR+
Glenfiddich
Distillery Edition 15YO: Single Malts Speyside <18YR
Grant’s
18YO: Aged Blends <18YR
Grant’s
25YO: Aged Blends <30YR
GOLD
The
Balvenie Single Barrel 15YO: Single Malts Speyside <18YR
The
Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 2: Single Malts Speyside Special Edition
Glenfiddich
Rich Oak: Single Malts Speyside <18YR
Glenfiddich
15YO: Single Malts Speyside <18YR
Glenfiddich
Age of Discovery Bourbon Cask: Single Malts Speyside <25YR
Glenfiddich
21YO: Single Malts Speyside <25YR
Glenfiddich
30YO: Single Malts Speyside 25YR+
Glenfiddich
40YO: Single Malts Speyside 25YR+
Glenfiddich
Malt Master’s Edition: Single Malts Speyside Special Editions
Grant’s
Ale Cask Finish: Blends Standard
Grant’s
12YO: Aged Blends <12YR
Gunegal
12YO: Aged Blends <12YR
Tullamore
Dew 10YO Reserve: Irish Blended – Premium
Tullamore
Dew 10YO Single Malt – Irish Single Malt - Premium
Wood’s
100 Rum: Overproof Rum
O.V.D.:
Dark Rum up to 7yr
SILVER
Glenfiddich
18YO: Single Malts Speyside <18YR
Glenfiddich
Age of Discovery Madeira Cask: Single Malts Speyside <25YR
Hendrick’s:
Super Premium
Tullamore
Dew: Irish Blended - Standard
Tullamore
Dew 12YO Special Reserve: Irish Blended – Premium
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Notes to editors
- William
Grant & Sons was named 2011’s ‘Distiller of the Year’ and
‘International Spirits Producer of the Year’ at the prestigious
International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) Awards. The company
has been awarded this highly sought-after title since 1999, having
received distiller accolades from ISC and IWSC an unprecedented nine
times.
- William Grant & Sons is an independent family-owned distiller headquartered in the United Kingdom and founded by William Grant in 1887. Today, the luxury spirits company is run by the fifth generation of his family and distils some of the world’s leading brands of Scotch whisky, including the world’s most awarded single malt Glenfiddich®, The Balvenie® range of handcrafted single malts and the world’s third largest blended Scotch Grant’s® as well as other iconic spirits brands such as Hendrick’s® Gin, Sailor Jerry® Spiced Rum, and the award-winning Milagro® Tequila.
- Click on www.williamgrant.com for more information on the Company and its brands.
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