4 December 2015
International Drinks Group Quintessential Brands won a raft of awards at The Spirits Business Magazine’s Global Spirits Masters Awards, yesterday.
The Awards were presented by the Editor, Kristiane Sherry, to Lizzy Johnson, Global Brand & Marketing Director at Quintessential Brands who said: “‘We are delighted to win so many awards including the prestigious ‘Masters’ Award for Berkeley Square London Dry Gin and Toussaint Coffee Rum Liqueur and Gold awards for the Greenall’s Original London Dry Gin portfolio and our super premium Opihr Oriental Spiced Gin.”
- Toussaint Coffee Rum Liqueur – Master (the highest award) in the Rum Liqueur category
- Berkeley Square London Dry Gin – Master (the highest award) in the Super Premium category
- Opihr Oriental Spiced Gin – Gold in the Super Premium category
- BLOOM London Dry Gin – Silver in the Super Premium category
- Greenall’s The Original London Dry Gin – Silver in the London Dry category
- Greenall’s Sloe Gin – Gold in the Sloe Gin category
- Greenall’s Wild Berry Gin – Gold in the Flavoured Gin category
- Cristalnaya Vodka – Gold in the Super Premium category
These awards add to other prestigious awards from The San Francisco World Spirits Competition for Quintessential’s gin brands, the SIP Awards Consumers’ Choice ‘Platinum Best in Class’ for Feeney’s Irish Cream, which has just launched in the UK and is available in over 700 Tesco’s Stores nationwide, and the accolade of ‘Best Tasting Supermarket Gin Brand’ from Which? for Greenall’s The Original London Dry Gin.
Lizzy continued: “These awards gives further testament to the expertise and craftsmanship of Joanne Moore, Master Distiller for the Quintessential Brands Gin portfolio and John Drennan, Master Distiller for Feeney’s Irish Cream Liqueur.”
www.thespiritsbusiness.com/global-spirits-masters-results/
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ABOUT QUINTESSENTIAL BRANDS
Quintessential Brands owns an award-winning portfolio of world-class spirit brands, which is powered by a strong entrepreneurial vision and passion for innovation, backed by centuries of handcrafted distilling expertise.
Quintessential Brands Group was established in 2011 with the acquisition of G&J Distillers, the UK’s foremost gin distillery, which evolved from Thomas Dakin’s original 1761 operation and now produces an unrivalled quality gin selection. In Ireland, Dublin Liberties Distillery is our home of modern Irish whiskeys and First Ireland Spirits in Abbeyleix crafts award-winning Irish creams. Our French hub, L&L France, creates fine French fruit liqueurs, cognacs, brandies and vodka.
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