The Australian Distilled Spirits Awards 2019 were held at Captain Baxter in St Kilda, Melbourne with Champion Trophies awarded to local distillers from across the country.
Australian Distilled Spirits Awards 2019 – Photo Credit: Craig Moodie Photography
The top award, Champion Australian Distiller of the Year was awarded to Hellyers Road Distillery in Tasmania. This year the awards commemorated Raymond ‘Spike’ Dessert, a pioneering distiller, leading voice within the industry and co-founding member of the Australian Distillers Association. Awarded for the first time in 2019, the Raymond B ‘Spike’ Dessert III Trophy for Champion Rum went to Ord River Rum Single Barrel Selection, from Spikes own Hoochery Distillery in Western Australia. Here is the full list of the ADSA winners.
The winners of the Australian Distilled Spirits Awards 2019:
Champion Australian Distiller
Hellyers Road Distillery, Tasmania (see photo)
Raymond B ‘Spike’ Dessert III Trophy for Champion Rum
Ord River Rum, Single Barrel Selection – Hoochery Distillery, Western Australia
Champion Whisky
Fountain of Youth Fleurieu Distillery, South Australia
Champion Gin
Imperial Measures Distilling Ounce Gin Bold, South Australia
Champion Vodka
Alchemy Distillers Citrus Vodka, Victoria
Champion Brandy
Adelaide Hills Apple Brandy, South Australia
Champion Liqueur
Marionette Dry Cassis Liqueur, Victoria
Champion Australian Micro Batch Spirit
Honey Old Tom Whisky Barrel Aged Gin – Anther Experimental Distillation, Victoria
Champion Australian Small Batch Spirit
South Coast Distillery Batch Zero Gin, New South Wales
The ADSA, conducted by The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) who are also responsible for the Australian International Beer Awards and Royal Melbourne Wine Awards, is the only national spirits awards in the country, recognising and rewarding excellence in Australia’s burgeoning spirits and liqueurs industry. You can see last year’s winners here.
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