AGA February 2019 Awards Results - Australian GIN Awards

AGA February 2019 Results

BEST IN SHOW

CATEGORY 2 – CONTEMPORARY

kis O GIN
Kangaroo Island Spirits
856 Playford Hwy, Cygnet River
Home to Sarah and Jon Lark

THE JUDGES WROTE:
KIS O’Gin is handcrafted, highlighting juniper, coriander and angelica root in a contemporary London style. Key to its character is the subtle infusion of Kangaroo Island coastal daisy Olearia Axillaris. Sometimes known as wild rosemary, this shrub of the Asteracea family flourishes along South Australia’s coastal regions – it is the perfect complement to enhance the gin’s lively structure. Savoury and dry with a burst of orange, O’Gin has a nose which recalls beach dunes on a hot summer day.

BEST IN CLASS
CATEGORY 1 –
CLASSIC DRY

RED HEN
Small Batch Distilling
South Australia

BEST IN CLASS
CATEGORY 2 –
CONTEMPORARY

kis O GIN
Kangaroo Island Spirits
South Australia

BEST IN CLASS
CATEGORY 3 –
MATURED

OAK GIN
Cedar Fox Distilling Co
Victoria

BEST IN CLASS
CATEGORY 5 –
NAVY GIN

SPLIT POINT
Great Ocean Road Gin
Victoria

BEST IN CLASS
CATEGORY 6 –
FLAVOURED

TASMANIAN SLOE GIN
Hunnington Distillery
Tasmania

VIEW ALL AUSTRALIAN GIN AWARDS FEB 2019 RESULTS

Company	Product name	Score/50	Medal
CATEGORY 1. CLASSIC DRY GIN
Red Hen Gin	Red Hen Gin	45.5	TROPHY
Anther Gin	Scott Picket and Co Native Gin by Anther	37	BRONZE
Anther Gin	Anther Distilled Australian Gin	45	GOLD
Anther Gin	Charismatica by Anther	41.5	SILVER
Big Tree Distillery	Elegant Dry Gin	34.6
Brogan’s Way	Everyday Salvation	37.8	BRONZE
Cape Byron Distillery	Brookie’s Byron Dry Gin	43.3	SILVER
Captain Bligh’s Brewery And Distillery	Navigator Gin	40.8	SILVER
Cedar Fox Distilling Co	Cedar Fox Gin	42	SILVER
Edgemill Group	BeGin	35.5	BRONZE
Fossey’s Gin	Fossey’s Original Gin Elixir	35.6	BRONZE
Granddad Jack’s	Two Pencils	45.3	GOLD
Hemp Gin Group	Hemp Gin	34.2
Imperial Measures Distilling	Ounce Gin – Bold	45	GOLD
Killara Distillery	Triple Juniper Apothecary Gin	35.9	BRONZE
Kimberley Rum Company	Dead Governor’s Gin	41	SILVER
Knocklofty	All Juniper	31.8
Lawrenny Estate Distillery	Lawrenny 1818 Settlers Gin	39.5	BRONZE
Lawrenny Estate Distillery	Lawrenny Highlands Gin	40.5	SILVER
Manly Spirits Co.	Australian Dry	38.2	BRONZE
Margaret River Distilling Co	Giniversity London Dry	33.5
Mornington Peninsula Distillery	Beach Box Gin	38.7	BRONZE
Never Never Distilling Co	Triple Juniper Gin	42.3	SILVER
Nosferatu Distillery	Nosferatu Blood Orange Gin	36.7	BRONZE
Old Kempton Distillery	Embezzler Gin	38.8	BRONZE
Old Young’s	1829 Gin	38.5	BRONZE
Old Young’s	1827 Gin	40.3	SILVER
Original Spirit Co.	Original’s Classic Dry	36.8	BRONZE
Patient Wolf Distilling Co	Patient Wolf Summer Gin	41.3	SILVER
Prohibition Liquor Co	Prohibition Gin	42.6	SILVER
Reed & Co Distillery	Remedy Gin	43.6	SILVER
Seppeltsfield Road Distillers	Barossa Dry	40.5	SILVER
Settlers Spirits	Settlers Rare Dry Gin	41.8	SILVER
Spring Bay Distillery	Spring Bay Gin	44.3	SILVER
Taylor and Smith	Taylor and Smith Gin	39	BRONZE
The Craft & Co	Collingwood Dry	37.6	BRONZE
The Grove Distillery & Brewery	The Grove Gin	35.1	BRONZE
Wandering Distillery	Wandering Distillery Signature Gin	34.7
White Light Beverages	Triple G Gin, Australian Dry Gin	45.2	GOLD
Wildbrumby Distillery	Classic Gin	38.5	BRONZE

CATEGORY 2. CONTEMPORARY GIN
Kangaroo Island Spirits	KIS OGin	45.8	TROPHY
7K distillery	Aqua Vitae Modern Gin	34.3
Adelaide Hills Distillery	Green Ant Gin	38.6	BRONZE
Adelaide Hills Distillery	78 degrees	45	GOLD
Alchemy Distillers	Chamomile Gin	37.3	BRONZE
Ambleside Distillers	No. 8 Botanical Gin	37.6	BRONZE
Ambleside Distillers	Kifaru	40	SILVER
Ambleside Distillers	Small Acre Gin	43	SILVER
Ambleside Distillers	Big Dry Gin	43	SILVER
Archie Rose Distilling Co	Archie Rose Signature Dry Gin	43.8	SILVER
Archie Rose Distilling Co	Archie Rose Distiller’s Strength Gin	40.8	SILVER
Barossa Distilling Company	Generations Gin	41	SILVER
Bass and Flinders Distillery	Angry Ant Gin	40	SILVER
Bass and Flinders Distillery	Gin – Soft & Smooth	31.6
Bass and Flinders Distillery	Gin 10 – Wild & Spicy	30.6
Bellarine Distillery	Teddy & The Fox	45.2	GOLD
Big River Distilling Co	Canberra Dry Gin	41	SILVER
Brogan’s Way	Evening Light	38.3	BRONZE
Captain Bligh’s Brewery And Distillery	Navigator Gin	42.9	SILVER
Cedar Fox Distilling Co	Cedar Fox Gin	45.2	GOLD
Darby-Norris Distillery	Gin	45	GOLD
Death Gin	Death Gin	39	BRONZE
Forty spoted Gin	Forty Spotted Gin	40.5	SILVER
Fossey’s Gin	Fossey’s Frontignac Gin Elixir	45	GOLD
Granddad Jack’s	Greenhouse	40.8	SILVER
Great Ocean Road Gin	Guvvos	45	GOLD
Hartshorn Distillery	Sheep Whey Gin	38	BRONZE
Hellfire Bluff Distillery	Hellfire Bluff Summer gin	45.2	GOLD
Hellfire Bluff Distillery	Hellfire Bluff Piquant Gin	37	BRONZE
Hunnington Distillery	Deadman’s point Vapour infused Gin	38.6	BRONZE
Imbue Distillery	Suburban	43	SILVER
Imperial Measures Distilling	Ounce Gin – Signature	42.2	SILVER
Kangaroo Island Spirits	KIS Wild Gin	42.8	SILVER
Karu Distillery	Affinity Gin	38.B
Kilderkin Distillery	Larrikin Gin – Original Larrikin	42.5	SILVER
Kilderkin Distillery	Larrikin Gin – Scoundrel	41.6	SILVER
Killara Distillery	Apothecary Gin	36	BRONZE
Kimberley Rum Company	Dead Governor’s Gin	37,8	BRONZE
Knocklofty	Penn	39	BRONZE
Lawrenny Estate Distillery	Lawrenny 1818 Settlers Gin	39.2	BRONZE
Lawrenny Estate Distillery	Lawrenny Van Diemen’s Gin	42.3	SILVER
Lawrenny Estate Distillery	Lawrenny Highlands Gin	32
LOBO Juice and Cider	LOBO Djinn	42.3	SILVER
Manly Spirits Co.	Coastal Citrus Gin	38.3	BRONZE
Giniversity	Giniversity Smoked Hemp	38.3	BRONZE
Giniversity	Giniversity Intense Lime	36.8	BRONZE
Giniversity	Giniversity Botanical	45	GOLD
Giniversity	Giniversity Lemongrass & Ginger	42	SILVER
Giniversity	Giniversity Christmas	25.3
Mt. Uncle Distillery	Botanic Australis	45.3	GOLD
Mt. Uncle Distillery	Botanic Australis Bushfire Gin	27.3
Of All The Gin Joints	Heres Looking At You KId Christmas Gin	37.2	BRONZE
Of All The Gin Joints	Wild Rose Gin	42.2	SILVER
Old Kempton Distillery	Embezzler Gin	34.6
Old Young’s	Six Seasons Gin	38.7	BRONZE
Original Spirit Co.	Original’s Bushcrafted Dry	39	BRONZE
Original Spirit Co.	Original’s Applewood Smoked	43.3	SILVER
Patient Wolf Distilling Co	Patient Wolf Premium Dry Gin	45.2	GOLD
Rainrose / Flinders Peak Winery	Citrus and Spice Gin	36.6	BRONZE
Rainrose / Flinders Peak Winery	Citrus and Spice Gin batch 3 by	41	SILVER
Red Hen Gin	Red Hen Gin	41.3	SILVER
Seppeltsfield Road Distillers	House Gin	43.5	SILVER
Seppeltsfield Road Distillers	Savoury Allsorts	43.5	SILVER
Settlers Spirits	Settlers Yuzu Gin	45	GOLD
Tattarang SpringsDistilling Co.	Australian Botanical Gin	32
The Abel Gin Co.	Essence Gin	39.6	BRONZE
The Abel Gin Co.	Quintessence Gin	42.6	SILVER
The Craft & Co	Collingwood Dry	36.3	BRONZE
The Farmer’s Wife	Autumn Dry Gin	35.6	BRONZE
The Splendid Gin	The Splendid Gin	40	SILVER
The West Winds Gin	The West Winds Gin	41.4	SILVER
Tiny Bear Distillery	The Doctor	38.5	BRONZE
Tiny Bear Distillery	The Gypsy	34
Underground Spirits	GIN	41.6	SILVER
Wandering Distillery	Wandering Distillery Signature Gin	33.5
Young Henry’s Brewing and Distilling	Noble Cut Gin	41.5	SILVER
CATEGORY 3. MATURED GIN
Cedar Fox Distilling Co	Cedar Fox Oak Gin	46	TROPHY
Forty Spotted Gin	Forty Spotted Winter Release	39.3	BRONZE
Kangaroo Island Spirits	KIS Whisky Barrel Aged Gin	35.4	BRONZE
Kilderkin Distillery	Larrikin Gin – Barrel Aged	38.6	BRONZE
Manly Spirits Co.	Barrel Age Gin	40.6	SILVER
Giniversity	Limeburners Barrelled	40.2	SILVER
Giniversity	Barrel Aged	32.6
Old Young’s	Old B.A.G	37.3	BRONZE
Prohibition Liquor Co	Shiraz Barrel Gin	40	SILVER
Underground Spirits	Shiraz gin with Tasmanian Pepperberry	37	BRONZE

CATEGORY 4 OLD TOM	Not scored. Considered wrong category
Kangaroo Island Spirits	KIS Old Tom
Karu Distillery	Affinity Gin

CATEGORY 5. NAVY GIN
Great Ocean Road Gin	Split Point	45	TROPHY
5Nines Distilling	Sticks & Stones	42.1	SILVER
Animus Distillery	Macedon Dry Gin	41.8	SILVER
Animus Distillery	Ambrosian Gin	43	SILVER
Animus Distillery	Arboretum Gin	40.5	SILVER
Big Tree Distillery	Claude Navy Strength Gin	38.8	BRONZE
Brogan’s Way	Royal Blood	38.3	BRONZE
Fossey’s Gin	Fossey’s Navel Strength Gin Elixir	41.1	SILVER
Granddad Jack’s	65 Miles	41.3	SILVER
Kilderkin Distillery	Larrikin Gin – Buccaneer	44.3	SILVER
Lawrenny Estate Distillery	Lawrenny 1818 Settlers Gin	44	SILVER
Mt. Uncle Distillery	Botanic Australis Navy Strength Gin	27.3
Never Never Distilling Co	Southern Strength Gin	42.6	SILVER
Never Never Distilling Co	Juniper Freak Gin	40	SILVER
Old Young’s	Common Gin	39.8	BRONZE
Prohibition Liquor Co	Bathtub Cut Gin	33.8
Tattarang SpringsDistilling Co.	Distillers Cut	33.6
The West Winds Gin	The Broadside	37	BRONZE
Tiny Bear Distillery	The Sailor	35	BRONZE
Wildbrumby Distillery	Wildbrumby Stallion Navy Strength Gin	25.3

CATEGORY 6. FLAVOURED GIN
Hunnington Distillery	Tasmanian Sloe Gin	46.8	TROPHY
5Nines Distilling	Wild Citrus	40.3	SILVER
Adelaide Hills Distillery	78 degrees Sunset Gin	34
Animus Distillery	Davidsonia Gin	41.2	SILVER
Barossa Distilling Company	Budburst Gin	38.5	BRONZE
Barossa Distilling Company	Barossa Shiraz Gin	40.6	SILVER
Bass and Flinders Distillery	Cerise Gin	39.6	BRONZE
Bass and Flinders Distillery	Monsoon Gin	34
Cape Byron Distillery	Brookie’s Byron Slow Gin	38.8	BRONZE
Death Gin	Death Gin Coffee	38	BRONZE
Edgemill Group	BeGin Sloeberry & Bitters	32.6
Fossey’s Gin	Fossey’s Shiraz Gin Elixir	39	BRONZE
Fossey’s Gin	Fossey’s Pepperberry Gin Elixir	42.5	SILVER
Fossey’s Gin	Fossey’s Kaffir Leaf Gin Elixir	32.6
Fossey’s Gin	Fossey’s Broken Heel Gin	34
Original Spirit Co.	Original’s Wild Tasmanian Sloe	44.1	SILVER
Prohibition Liquor Co	Christmas Gin	42.8	SILVER
Seppeltsfield Road Distillers	Barossa Shiraz Gin	45	GOLD
Settlers Spirits	Settlers Shiraz Gin	38.5	BRONZE
Settlers Spirits	Settlers Pink Gin	36	BRONZE
Settlers Spirits	Settlers Sloe Gin	45	GOLD
Settlers Spirits	Settlers Spiced Fig Gin	40.1	SILVER
The Splendid Gin	Summer Cup	38.6	BRONZE
The West Winds Gin	The Wild Plum	46.1	GOLD
Wildbrumby Distillery	Wildbrumby Rubus Patch Pink Gin	33

AUSTRALIA’S BEST GIN BOTTLE

BLOOD ORANGE GIN
Nosferatu Distillery
Melbourne, Victoria

Elly Baxter (Chair) and the two panels of judges awarded one Gold Medal; 12 silver medals and 13 bronze medals from 63 entries. Their decisions were tough ones because we all know how important branding is to the success of a business.

THE JUDGES WROTE:
Great brand story, really fun and clear. The judges loved the contrast of the ‘penny dreadful’ silhouette with the traditional style castle, and the tie-in between the product and the brand. Most importantly we all wanted to try the gin.

Special Mentions:

Australian Dry Gin
Manly Spirits Co
Silver

Horisumi Summer Gin
Archie Rose Distilling Co
Silver

Apothecary Gin
Killara Distillery
Silver

Shiraz Barrel Gin
Prohibition Liquor Co
Silver

VIEW ALL DESIGN AWARDS FEB 2019 RESULTS

Company Name	Bottle Name	Award
Adelaide Hills Distillery	78 degrees	Bronze
Animus Distillery	Arboretum Gin	Bronze
Animus Distillery	Macedon Dry Gin	Bronze
Animus Distillery	Ambrosian Gin	Bronze
Archie Rose Distilling Co	Horisumi Summer Gin	Silver
Bellarine Distillery	Teddy & The Fox	Bronze
Death Gin	Death Gin	Bronze
Giniversity	Botanical Gin	Bronze
Hunnington Distillery	Deadman’s Point Vapour Infused Gin	Bronze
Killara Distillery	Apothecary Gin	Silver
Lobo	LOBO Djinn	Bronze
Manly Spirits Co.	Australian Dry Gin	Silver
Never Never Distilling Co	Triple Juniper Gin	Bronze
Nosferatu Distillery	Nosferatu Blood Orange Gin	Gold
Of All The Gin Joints	Heres Looking At You KId Wild Rose Gin	Silver
Of All The Gin Joints	Heres Looking At You Kid Christmas Gin	Silver
Prohibition Liquor Co	Prohibition Gin	Bronze
Prohibition Liquor Co	Shiraz Barrel Gin	Silver
Prohibition Liquor Co	Bathtub Cut Gin	Silver
Prohibition Liquor Co	Christmas Gin	Silver
Reed & Co Distillery	Remedy Gin	Silver
Southern Wild Distillery	Dasher + Fisher Gin Range	Silver
The Craft & Co	Anther Distilled Australian Gin	Silver
The Craft & Co	Charismatica	Silver
The Splendid Gin	The Splendid Gin Summer Cup	Bronze
Underground Spirits	Gin	Bronze

AGA February 2019 Results

BEST IN SHOW

kis O GIN Kangaroo Island Spirits 856 Playford Hwy, Cygnet River Home to Sarah and Jon Lark

RED HEN Small Batch Distilling South Australia

kis O GIN Kangaroo Island Spirits South Australia

OAK GIN Cedar Fox Distilling Co Victoria

SPLIT POINT Great Ocean Road Gin Victoria

TASMANIAN SLOE GIN Hunnington Distillery Tasmania