The Gin Guide - Global Gin Awards 2019
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2019 ENTRY OPENING IN JANUARY - REGISTER FOR UPDATES BELOW
The Gin Guide Awards are an independent, internationally recognised celebration of our historic, diverse, and growing spirits category and the exceptional products, distilleries, and people within it across the world. Shortlists and winners of the gin awards are selected through a rigorous blind tasting process developed by The Gin Guide and conducted by the judging panel, with specialisms in gin production, retail, events, mixology and marketing. Category winners can earn the right to display the coveted The Gin Guide 'Recommended' logo, 'Winner' logo, bottle stickers, and winner's certificate, as well as receiving coverage, promotion and content features. Shortlisted gins receive the 'Shortlisted' logo and online coverage, and all entries receive judges' comments. |
HOW TO ENTER
The Gin Guide Awards are open to gins from all countries that are bottled at over 37.5% and are commercially available at the time of entry. If you have any questions, please contact awards@theginguide.com
Members of The Gin Guide receive free entry for 1 gin into multiple categories, alongside a wide range of annual benefits - Find out more and become a Member.
Members of The Gin Guide receive free entry for 1 gin into multiple categories, alongside a wide range of annual benefits - Find out more and become a Member.
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Provisional Schedule
Samples for Judging
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Rates
Members of The Gin Guide receive a 50% discount on entry rates - Become a Member
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AWARDS CATEGORIES
For each category an overall, global winner is selected. In the 'Production' and 'Style' categories, a European, Non-European and UK winner will also be named. If you are unsure if your gin is eligible for a category, please contact awards@theginguide.com before entering.
Production
- London Dry Gin: Gins produced using the London Dry method.
- Distilled Gin: Gins produced using a still, not using the London Dry method.
- Compound Gin: Gins produced without a still using the compounding method.
Style
- Traditional Gin: Prominently juniper-forward gins with traditional core botanicals (e.g. angelica root, orris root, coriander seeds).
- Contemporary Gin: Gins with identifiable juniper and non-traditional botanicals or profiles (e.g. bold floral, spice or herbal profiles) - excludes flavoured or fruit-led gins.
- Flavoured (or Fruit-led) Gin: Gins with most prominent flavours of fruit or other botanicals (e.g. a Rhubarb Gin) - excludes gin liqueurs.
- Old Tom Gin: Gins in the Old Tom style, sweetened with botanicals or sugar.
- Navy Strength Gin: Over-proof Gins. Bottled at 57% - 58%.
Region
- UK Gin: Gins produced and bottled in the UK.
- European Gin: Gins produced and bottled in Europe (inc. UK).
- Non-European Gin: Gins produced and bottled outside of Europe.
- Additional Regional Awards: If a minimum threshold of entries is received for an individual country, an additional award category will be established for this country.
Industry Categories
The following categories cannot be entered individually and are shortlisted by The Gin Guide panel, industry writers and bloggers, and consumer panels or voting:
- The Spirit of Gin: Shortlisted and voted for by industry journalists, bloggers and distillers
- People's Choice: Shortlisted by The Gin Guide panel and selected by online vote
- Writers' Choice: Submitted by industry journalists and bloggers, then shortlisted and voted for by journalists and bloggers
- Editor's Choice: Shortlisted by The Gin Guide panel and selected by the Editor, Paul Jackson
- Members Award: Shortlisted and awarded by The Gin Guide panel from current Members of The Gin Guide