FOUR PILLARS GIN
Last night (28 November) we were awarded 2019 International Gin Producer of the Year at the International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC) in London.
Today all we’ve got to say is, wow.
And thanks. To every single person who helped us get here.
When we started making test batches of gin back in 2012 we never in our maddest, wildest dreams thought this kind of international accolade could come so quickly.
Four Pillars Gin is the first Australian distillery to win the award, and the IWSC is the world’s largest and most prestigious international competition for spirits, with more than 3000 entries worldwide.
The fact that this award is not for a single one of our gins but for the whole of our gin business and for what we’ve done to bring modern Australian craft, creativity, and great fun to the global gin category, makes it so incredibly special.
But it gets better... The previous two winners of this award are Hernö from Sweden in 2017 and Kyoto Distillery in Japan last year, so we couldn’t be in better company. They are two of the greatest distilleries and two of our best mates in the world of gin.
The award for International Gin Producer of the Year caps off a pretty epic 2019 for Four Pillars Gin, with top medals for our gins across the range, and becoming the first ever local distillery to be awarded Liquor Brand of the Year at the Australian Liquor Industry Awards.
RARE DRY GIN
- DOUBLE GOLD - New York World Wine & Spirits Competition 2017
- DOUBLE GOLD - San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2014 & 2016
- DOUBLE GOLD - Stuttgart International Spirits Competition 2019
- GOLD - Stuttgart International Spirits Competition 2018
- GOLD - Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Competition 2018 & 2014
- GOLD - Global Gin Masters 2016
- LIQUOR BRAND OF THE YEAR - ALIA Awards 2019
- BEST ON PREMISE SPIRIT - ALIA Awards 2017, 2018 & 2019
Read all about our Rare Dry Gin here.
NAVY STRENGTH GIN
- MILLENIAL AWARD, BEST GIN - Stuttgart International Spirits Competition 2018
- BEST GIN - Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Competition 2016
- MASTER - Global Gin Masters 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019
- BEST INTERNATIONAL NAVY STRENGTH GIN - American Distilling Industry Awards 2019
- DOUBLE GOLD - Stuttgart International Spirits Competition 2019
- GOLD - San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2019
- GOLD - Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Competition 2014 & 2016
Read all about our Navy Strength Gin here.
SPICED NEGRONI GIN
- MASTER - Global Gin Masters 2017 & 2018
- GOLD - London International Wine & Spirits Competition 2019
- GOLD - Global Gin Masters 2019
- GOLD - Stuttgart International Spirits Competition 2018 & 2019
- GOLD - Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Competition 2016
Read about our Spiced Negroni Gin here.
BARREL AGED GINS
Chardonnay Barrel Gin
- GOLD - San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2015
Sherry Cask Gin
- GOLD - Global Gin Masters 2018
Read all about our barrel-aged gins here.