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14
Aug 2020
Harrogate gins take home gold, silver and bronze
Global critics have awarded Harrogate gins gold, silver and bronze in a competition deemed the Oscars of the drinks industry.
Slingsby Gin Marmalade bagged top of the class in England with an outstanding gold medal in the "other flavoured gin" category at the International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC).
Judging was done "double-blinded' to ensure impartiality by drinks specialists including master distillers and global drinks business owners.
When awarding Slingsby Marmalade, judges said:
Harrogate Tipple won a highly respectful 91 out of 100 in the "London Dry gin" category with its premium Downton Abbey gin and a bronze medal in the "other flavoured gin category" for its first entry with English Rhubarb.
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Founders of the distillery, Steven and Sally Green, use botanicals grown from Ripley Castle where they are based.
Mr Green said to The Stray Ferret:
Harrogate Tipple sent in premium gin to the 2018 ISWC awards where it won 85 points and scored silver. Since then the grade boundaries have increased, but so has Harrogate Tipple's sense of competition.
Over 70 countries take part each year in the ISWC which launched in 1969. It was founded by a German/British man called Anton Masse. He was an oenologist, which is someone who studies the science behind wine and wine-making.
Mr Green said:
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