WINNERS
Contemporary Gin Categories

Including Contemporary Gin up to 42% ABV, Contemporary Gin over 42% ABV, and Flavoured Gins
Blind Tasting categories are defined by the style of gin, flavour profile, botanicals and ABV. The Winners, Highly Commended entrants and Geographic Highest Scorers for each category are defined as follows:​
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  • Winners: The number of Winners in each category is determined by the number of entries in that category and the number of gins that have exceeded the threshold score to be a Winner in that category. These are the gins that achieved the highest scores across all geographical areas and are able to display the 'Winner' logo, bottle stickers and certificate.

  • Highly Commended: Gins which have achieved scores within a fine margin of the threshold score to be a Winner and are deserving of a special mention. These gins are able to display the 'Highly Commended' logo and bottle stickers.

  • Geographic Highest Scorers: Gins which achieved the highest score of the entrants from their geographical area in that specific category. Geographic Highest Scorers are shown when a minimum number of entries were received from the respective country in a category. Overall continental and national Winners are displayed on the Geographic Categories page and receive 'Best in Country' Awards.​   

CONTEMPORARY GIN - Up To 42% ABV

WINNERS:

Alma Luz Dry Gin
​(​40% ABV)
Alma Luz Distillery - Portugal Buy
Cookham Cocktail Club Gin No.5 (​42% ABV)
The Henley Distillery - England
Buy
G.H.Q
(​41% ABV) Lost Loch Distillery - Scotland
Buy
Greenwich Marine London Dry Gin ​(​40% ABV)
Anno Distillery - England
Buy
Lunun Gin
​(​41% ABV) Distillutions Distillery - Scotland
Buy
No.186 Signature Gin
​(​40% ABV) No.186 Distillery - England
Buy
Ranscombe Wild Gin
​(​40% ABV) The Maidstone Distillery - England
Buy
Ruddy Fine - Lockdown Gin ​(​42% ABV)
Ruddy Fine Distillery - England
Buy
​​​​​Highly Commended:
  • Bullards Spirits Coastal Gin - England
  • Ginacria - Italy
  • Loveday Falmouth Dry Gin - England
  • One Eyed Harry - England
  • Penrhos Gin - England
  • Sinner's Gin - England
  • St Giles Gin - England
  • Welsh Witch - Signature Gin - Wales
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Highest scoring new gin (launched in 2021) in this category:
  • Cookham Cocktail Club Gin No.5 - England
Geographic High Scorers in the Contemporary Gin up to 42% ABV category:

  • Australasia: Little Biddy Gin - Classic
  • Great Britain: 
    • England: Cookham Cocktail Club No.5
    • ​Scotland: Lunun Gin
    • ​Wales: Welsh Witch - Signature Gin
  • Ireland: Muckross Wild Irish Gin
  • Mainland Europe: Alma Luz Dry Gin - Portugal
  • South & Central America: Solferino Native Gin - Mexico

For overall Geographic High Scorers in The Gin Guide Awards 2022, see the Geographic Awards Winners.

CONTEMPORARY GIN - Over 42% ABV

WINNERS:

Broken Bones London Dry Gin ​(​45% ABV) Broken Bones Distillery - Slovenia
Buy
CBA Marrakech Gin
(42.5% ABV) Silent Pool Distillery - England
Buy
Flowstone Bushwillow Gin ​(​43% ABV) Flowstone Distillery - South Africa
Buy
Hexagone Gin Original
(43% ABV)
Maison Gagnieres - France
Buy
Lixir. The Moutain Gin
(45% ABV)
Lixir - Ecuador
Buy
No.1 Fairham Gin - Ochre Edition (45% ABV) Stemson McKeown Distillery - England
Buy
Pentland Hills Firework Gin (45% ABV) Tarbraxus Distillers - Scotland
Buy
The Dandy Kat - Original Gin (42.5% ABV) Poetic License Distillery - England
Buy
Tilda's Tipple
(43% ABV)
Selkirk Distillery - Scotland
Buy
Tokaj Gin
(47% ABV) Seven Hills Distillery - Hungary
Buy
Unit 43 Original Gin
(43% ABV) Unit 43 Distilling Co. - South Africa
Buy
​​​​Highly Commended:
  • ​Broken Bones Ljubljana Dragon Gin - Slovenia
  • Flowstone Marula Gin - South Africa
  • Flowstone Wild Cucumber Gin - South Africa
  • Hawkins Distillery - Blood Orange - England
  • Hemp Gin - New Zealand
  • New Zealand Native Gin - New Zealand
  • No.1 Fairham Gin - Signature Edition - England
  • Red Door Highland Gin with Autumn Botanicals - Scotland
  • That Spirited Lot - Ninch Dry Gin - Australia
  • Weinviertel Gin - Austria

Highest scoring new gin (launched in 2021) in this category:
  • Pentland Hills Firework Gin - Scotland
Geographic High Scorers in the Contempoary Gin over 42% ABV category:

  • Africa: Unit 43 Original Gin - South Africa
  • Australasia: That Spirited Lot - Ninch Dry Gin - Australia
  • Great Britain: 
    • England: CBA Marrakech Gin
    • ​Scotland: Pentland Hills Firework Gin
    • ​Wales: Steeltown Welsh Dry Gin
  • Ireland: Xin Gin
  • Mainland Europe: Tokaj Gin - Hungary
  • South & Central America: Lixir. The Mountain Gin - Ecuador

For overall Geographic High Scorers in The Gin Guide Awards 2022, see the Geographic Awards Winners.

FLAVOURED GIN

WINNERS:

Agnes Arber Pineapple Gin (41.6% ABV)
Langley Distillery - England
Buy
Altitude Alpine Strawberry Pink Gin (​40% ABV)
​​Union Distillers - England
Buy
Barry Island Pink Gin
​(​37.5% ABV)
​​Hensol Distillery - Wales
Buy
Cuckoo Supernova Gin
​(​44% ABV)
​​Brindle Distillery - England
Buy
Little Biddy Pink Gin
​(​43% ABV) Reefton Distilling Co - New Zealand
Buy
No.186 Passionfruit Gin
(40% ABV)
​​No.186 Gin - England
Buy
Penrhos Apple & Elderflower Gin (​40% ABV) Penrhos Spirits - England
Buy
Rosemullion Summer Gin
(​40% ABV) Rosemullion Distillery - England
Buy
Spoonbill Coffee Gin
​(​40% ABV) Berging Brouwerij - Netherlands
Buy
St Giles Raspberry, Rhubarb & Ginger Gin
(​40% ABV) St Giles Distillery - England - Buy
Wildjac Apple & Elderberry Gin ​(​37.5% ABV) Wildjac Distillery - England
Buy
Wolftown Citrus Gin
(​40% ABV) Bottomley Distillers - England
Buy
Highly Commended:
  • Bond Street Distillery Mince Pie Gin - England
  • Bond Street Raspberry Gin - England
  • Deck Chair Gin Fruit Infusions - Cranberry & Lime - England
  • Drapers Pink Gin - Rhubarb, Cardamom & Orange - England
  • Lytham Gin Zesty Orange - England
  • Lucky Bee Rhubarb Gin - England
  • Misty Isle Pink Gin - Scotland
  • No.186 Gin Berries and Honey - England
  • Speight's Pear Gin - England
  • Stockport Gin - Pink Grapefruit & Pink Peppercorn - England
  • The Coffee Gin - Austria

Highest scoring new gin (launched in 2021) in the Flavoured Gin category:
  • Little Biddy Pink Gin - New Zealand
Geographic High Scorers in the Flavoured Gin category:

  • Africa: ​Kianda Gin Rosella - Angola
  • Australasia: ​Little Biddy Pink Gin - New Zealand
  • Great Britain:
    • England: Cuckoo Supernova Gin
    • Scotland: Misty Isle Pink Gin
    • Wales: Barry Island Pink Gin
  • Mainland Europe: Spoonbill Coffee Gin - Netherlands

For overall Geographic High Scorers in The Gin Guide Awards 2022, see the Geographic Awards Winners.

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