WINNERS 2023

New Zealand Gin Awards 2023

We are delighted to announce the winners of The Junipers 2023, New Zealand’s Gin Awards. The gin category has seen significant growth in recent years and this is reflected in the number of entries this year.

Congratulations to all of the medal winners for 2023

 

BEST IN SHOW

Prohibition Original Gin

Prohibition Gin is the culmination of a vision to recreate the genuine spirit of clandestine heritage, with contemporary craftsmanship and top-notch botanical ingredients. Their unique flavour story starts with wormwood, a banned substance in prohibition era, better known for creating absinthe. This with a tinge of blood… Blood orange and ruby red grapefruit delivers a fresh citrus edge, taking juniper, coriander and ginger root on a journey away from the standard. They bring in an Australian native lemon myrtle and subtle notes of green tea, vanilla and lavender to soften the finish and draw out flavour depth on the palate. The result is a sophisticated, deep flavour with a fresh citrus note and warm peppery finish.

CLASSIC DRY GIN

Gold

Best in Class: Prohibition Original Gin

Fords London Dry Gin 
Hayman’s London Dry
Beefeater London Dry Gin
Beefeater 24 London Dry Gin

Silver

Sipsmith London Dry
Martin Miller’s Original Gin

Bronze

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NZ CLASSIC DRY GIN

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Best in Class:  Clarity Distilling Company Limited Dry Gin

Broken Heart Original Gin

Rogue Society Gin
Imagination London Dry Gin
Curiosity Gin Classic
Weekender Original
 Clarity Distilling 2023 Gin
The Cambridge Distillery Knocknaveagh Black Label
The Cambridge Distillery Knocknaveagh 1862
Awildian Coromandel Spiced Gin

Broken Heart Queenstown Edition
Armada Spirits Armada Gin
Pink & White – White
Old Mate Signature Dry Gin
KJ & Co Distillery Last Minute Botanical Gin
Saddle Hill NZ Dry

Papaka Road Classic
Black Collar Gin
Humdinger Dry Gin
Papaiti Gin Orchard
Papaiti Gin Whanganui Dry

FLAVOURED & NZ

Gold

Best in Class & Best in NZ: 1919 Distilling  Pineapple Bits

Silver

Peach and Rose Cup
Pompelmo
Malfy Gin Rosa
Gordon’s Pink
Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz

Blush Summer Citrus
Blush Weekender Orange
Reefton Distilling Co HPH
Broken Heart Pinot Noir Gin
Old mate 309 Kaffir Lime Gin
Old mate Out The Gate – Citrus Gin
Saddle Hill Clementine
National Distilling Co Grass & Leaf

Bronze

Greenalls Wild Berry
Pinot Grigio
Malfy Con Limone
Gordon’s Mediterranian Orange
Tanqueray Flor De Sevilla
Gordon’s Sicilian Lemon
Four Pillars Olive Leaf

Curiosity Gin Ruby
Blush Weekender Lemon
Blush Weekender peach
Papaka Road Raspberry Gin
Reefton Distilling Co Rosé Ripple
Reefton Distilling Co Citrus Sunset
Reefton Distiling Co Little Biddy Gin – Hazy Spiced Apple
Reefton Distiling Co Little Biddy Gin – Pink
Armada Pink Gin
Graham Norton Marmalade Gin
Dancing Sands Sun-Kissed Gin
Last Minute Pink Gin
Eve’s Black Currant Sour
Waiheke Distilling Co Red ruby –

LIQUEURS

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Best in Class: Imagination Damson Plum & Blackberry Gin Liqueur
Curiosity Gin Pinot Barrel Sloe
Broken Heart Wild Plum Gin Elixir
Hayman’s Sloe Gin (26%)
Humdinger Cherry Gin Liqueur
Humdinger New Zealand Sloe Gin

Papaka Rd Damson Gin Liqueur
Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin

Sandymount Blackberry Gin Liqueur

CONTEMPORARY MODERN & NZ

Gold

Best in Class & Best in NZ : Strange Nature Gin

 

Silver

Roku Gin
Opihr Oriental Spiced
Hendrick’s Neptunia 

Rifters Blossomed Limited Release
Reefton Distilling Little Biddy Gin – Classic
Fenton Street Beast with Two Backs
Humdinger Citrus Gin
Papaiti Gin Potager
Sandymount Peggy’s Hill Chilli Gin

Bronze

Larios 12Hendrick’s Original Gin
KI NO TEA Gin

Prohibition Moonlight Gin

Scapegrace Black
Imagination New Zealand Wakame Seaweed Dry Gin
Rifters Quartz
Curiosity Gin Recipe #23
The Cambridge Distillery The Great Exhibition
Fenton St Distillery Merry Wives
 Twelfth Hour Dry Gin
Juno Juno Autumn Seasonal Gin 2023
Kiwi Spirit Distillery Greenstone Gin

NAVY STRENGTH

Gold

Best in Class: Imagination Navy Strength Dry Gin

Silver

Broken Heart Broken Heart Navy Strength Gin
National Distilling Co Navy
Haymans Royal Dock (57%)

Bronze

Scapegrace Gold
Old Mate Captains Table – Navy Strength GIn
KI NO BI SEI Dry Gin
 Prohibition Navy Strength Gin

CONTEMPORARY DRY & NZ

Gold

Best in Class: New Zealand Gin Day Gin
YEN Gin 
New Zealand Gin Day Gin
Rakiura Distilling Co Third Island Gin
Waiheke Distilling Co Spirit of Waiheke 
1919 Distilling Classic

Silver

Method and Madness Irish Gin
KI NO BI Kyoto Dry Gin

Imagination Reikorangi Triple Distilled Dry Gin
Dr Beak New Zealand Premium Gin
The Cambridge Distillery Knocknaveagh Cambridge Dry
Juno Monica Gin
Juno Winter 2023 Seasonal Gin
Dancing Sands Dancing Sands Dry Gin
KJ & Co Distilling No 6
Sandymount Lovers Leap Dry Gin
Theiving Acorn Thistle Dew

Bronze

Malfy Originale
Aviation American Gin

Curiosity Gin Curious Dry
Mt Fyffe Distiling Mt Fyffe Distillery Shearwater gin
National Distilling Company NZ Native
National Distilling Company Hemp

OLD TOM

Gold

Best in Class: Sandymount Chapter Three

Hayman’s Old Tom

Silver

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Bronze

National Distilling Co Queen Bee

MATURED

Gold

Best in Class: Strange Nature Barrel Aged Gin

Awildian Coromandel Mānuka Gin

Silver

Imagination Black Barn Syrah Barrel Aged Gin
Rifters Pinot Noir Barrel Aged
Curiosity Gin Negroni Special
Papaka Road Papaka Road Barrel Aged Gin
Sandymount Woodcutter Barrel Aged
National Distilling Co Pearl
National Distilling Co Bloody Syrah

Bronze

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