Gin Magazine’s inaugural Icons of Gin 2018 awards were presented at the Gin Magazine Awards held at the Honourable Artillery Company in London with Hernö from Sweden awarded Producer of the Year.
The Icons of Gin Awards are nominated from within the industry, before a short list is compiled by Gin Magazine’s editorial panel. Voting is then opened to the industry, before the editorial panel finalise the results.
For the Icons of Gin 2018 awards, a number of categories were split between UK finalists and World finalists, with a winner and highly commended selected for each, before the two winners went head-to-head. Here is the full list of the Icons of Gin 2018 winners.
Icons of Gin 2018 Winners:
Producer of the Year
Hernö
UK Winner: Hayman Distillers
World Highly Commended: Bacardi Limited
UK Highly Commended: Quintessential Brands
Brand Innovator of the Year
Edinburgh Gin
World Winner: Four Pillars
UK Highly Commended: Chase Distillery
World Highly Commended: Kyrö Distillery
Craft Producer of the Year
Amázzoni Distillery
UK Winner: The Cotswolds Distillery
World Highly Commended: The Kyoto Distillery
UK Highly Commended: Adnams Distillery
Distillery Attraction of the Year
Bombay Sapphire – Laverstoke Mill
World Winner: Bluecoat Gin
UK Highly Commended: The Cotswolds Distillery
World Highly Commended: Amázzoni Gin
Distiller of the Year
Lesley Gracie – Hendrick’s
World Winner: Paul Hletko – FEW Spirits
UK Highly Commended: Simon Buley – Caorunn
World Highly Commended: Jon Hillgren – Hernö
Gin Brand Ambassador of the Year
Dan Crowther – Ableforth’s
World Winner: Josh Linfitt – Scapegrace
UK Highly Commended: Alix Walker – Thomas Dakin
World Highly Commended: George Krastev – Kyrö Distillery
Genever Brand Ambassador of the Year: Michael Mann – Lucas Bols
Highly Commended: Phillip Duff – Old Duff Genever
Distillery Attraction Manager of the Year
Emma Heron-Smith
World Winner: Tor Petter Christensen – Bivrost Aurora Spirits
World Highly Commended: Monika Spalding – Wildbrumby Distillery
Bar of the Year: 40 St Paul’s
Highly Commended: beGin
Bar Group of the Year: London Cocktail Club
Highly Commended: Gin 71
Hotel Bar of the Year: GinTonica – The Distillery
Highly Commended: Dukes Hotel
Single Outlet Retailer of the Year: Hedonism
Highly Commended: Keelham Farm Shop
Multiple Outlets Retailer of the Year: Marks & Spencer
Highly Commended: Harvey Nichols
Online Retailer of the Year: Master of Malt
Highly Commended: Gin Kiosk
Travel Retailer of the Year: Heinemann
Highly Commended: Dufry
Supermarket of the Year: Waitrose
Highly Commended: Sainsbury’s
Gin Magazine Hall of Fame – Inductee No.1
Charles Maxwell – Thames Distillers
The Icons of Gin 2018 awards were were announced on 15 February 2018 alongside the World Gin Awards 2018. The full list of the winners of the World Gin Awards 2018 can be viewed here.