Australian Gin Awards 2022

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The Australian Gin Awards 2022 were announced at a cocktail party held at the Australian Turf Club in Sydney on Saturday 29 October with Travelling While Standing Still from Macedon in Victoria named as Best in Show.

Judith Kennedy AM, Founder and CEO of Australian Gin Distillers Association Inc announced the Best in Show, Travelling While Standing Still from Macedon, Victoria. There were 475 entries into the Australian Gin Awards this year and 86 entries into the CCL Packaging Awards. Gin Awards Chairman Mikey Enright and his teams awarded five trophies, 51 Gold, 123 Silver and 163 Bronze medals. There were 337 medals in total which made up of 73% of the entries.

Here’s the list of the winners of the Australian Gin Awards 2022 for Best in Show and Best in Class for the various categories as well as the Australian Gin Packaging Competition 2022 winners.

Australian Gin Awards 2022 Winners

BEST IN SHOW: Travelling While Standing Still; Macedon, Victoria by Jacqui Henshaw and Keith Smith

Class 1 – Classic Dry Gin
Best In Class: Travelling While Standing Still; Macedon, Victoria

Class 2 – Contemporary Style Gin
Best In Class: Sanctus Distilling Blood Lime Gin; Townsend, New South Wales

Class 3 – Matured Gin
Best In Class: Turner Stillhouse Three Cuts Gin (Pinot Barrel Rested); Grindelwald, Tasmania

Class 4 – Old Tom Gin
No trophy awarded due to insufficient entries.

Class 5 – Over-Proof / Navy Gin
Best In Class: Jones & Smith Distillery, Epoch Navy Gin; Spring Hill, New South Wales

Class 6 – Traditional Liqueurs & Flavoured Gin
Best In Class: 7k Distillery, Tasmanian Raspberry Aqua Vitae Gin; Derwent Park, Tasmania

Australian Gin Packaging Competition 2022 Winners

1st Place: Darling Distillery, Darling Gin
2nd Place: Imperial Measures, Ounce Gin Bold
3rd Place: Puss and Mew Distillery, Australian Dry Gin
Highly Commended: Blend Etiquette Craft Distillery, Little Bitter Plum

Highlights of the presentation event can be viewed on @cocktails_bars Instagram page here.