The World Gin Awards 2022, Icons of Gin & Hall of Fame inductees by Gin Magazine were announced on social media on 24 February 2022. Below is the full list of the winners.
ICONS OF GIN 2022 WINNERS
Communicator of the Year
Emma Stokes, Gin Monkey
Visitor Attractor of the Year
Shed 1 Distillery
Master Distiller of the Year
Winner: Tim Boast, Never Never Distilling Co.
Highly Commended: Dave Withers, Archie Rose Distilling Co
Own Brand Supermarket of the Year
Lidl, Ireland
Design Agency of the Year
Knockout
Brand Innovator of the Year
Winner: Four Pillars Gin
Highly Commended: O’Gin
Sustainable Distillery of the Year
Winner: Brewstillery
Highly Commended: Cape Byron Distillery
Hotel Bar of the Year
Gin & Juice at no 131 Cheltenham
Distiller of the Year
Winner: Four Pillars Gin
Highly Commended: O’Gin
WORLD GIN AWARDS 2022 WINNERS
World’s Best Classic Gin
Awildian Coromandel Dry Gin, New Zealand
World’s Best Compound Gin
The Three Brothers, Bathtub Gin, Lebanon
World’s Best Contemporary Style Gin
Bosque Alta, Montaña, Argentina
World’s Best Flavoured Gin
Jaffa Cake Gin, England
World’s Best Genever
Houblonesse Hopscheutenjenever, Belgium
World’s Best London Dry Gin
Never Never Distilling Co., Triple Juniper Gin Export Strength, Australia
World’s Best Matured Gin
Lydén Distillery, Cask Gin, Sweden
World’s Best Navy Gin
Devils Thumb Distillery, Navy Strength Gin, Australia
World’s Best Old Tom Gin
Broken Bones Gin, Old Tom Gin, Slovenia
World’s Best Signature Botanical
Hayman’s, Exotic Citrus Gin, England
World’s Best Sloe Gin
Maral, Sloe Gin, Belgium
GIN MAGAZINE HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 2022
Inductee No. 10
Nicholas Cook, Director General, The Gin Guild
Inductee No. 11
Joanne Moore, Master Distiller, G&J Distillers
Inductee No. 12
Philip Moore, Founder and Distiller, Distillery Botanica
Inductee No. 13
Carolus Nolet Sr, Chairman and Owner, Nolet Distillery
You can view last year’s winners here.