The winners of this year's Scottish Gin Awards have been announced at a glittering awards ceremony in Glasgow.
A total of 21 winners were announced in total at the fifth annual awards, which aim to identify the best gin businesses and gins produced in Scotland.
The categories saw Scottish producers and gins take home prizes for everything from Old Tom Gin of the Year to Scottish Gin Distillery of the Year.
45 expert judges participated in the judging event which assessed written entries from 67 Scottish gin businesses and involves a rigorous blind tasting session that evaluated over 300 gins.
Adam Hardie, Chair of the 2021 Scottish Gin Awards, said: “Scotland has a world class record in gin distilling and production and these awards recognise those businesses which, despite the odds, are really at the top of their game.
"This year, the Scottish gin industry has shown resilience, innovation, and creativity. Congratulations to all the finalists and we look forward to seeing medals on all winning products as we approach the all-important Christmas season.”
The Scottish Distillery of the Year award at this year's event saw the Isle of Harris Distillery crowned winners in a tightly fought all-island final with 3 other Hebridean distilleries.
The popular London Dry Gin of the Year award saw 47 finalists battle it out before the gold medal was awarded to Kinrara Distillery of Aviemore, for their Artist Edition Gin of Ginny the Coo.
4 new awards were added for 2021 were presented for Best Pink Gin, Best Festive Gin and the Flavoured Gin category has been split with new categories for Citrus and Berry Flavoured.
Speaking about the burgeoning Gin category, organisers KD Media pointed out that gin continues to experience record-high sales according to the WSTA with total sales to the year ending March 2021 worth over £2 billion pounds.
£1.2 billion of these sales were made in shops, supermarkets, and online. Most distilleries have weathered the storm of the pandemic experiencing increases in online sales while sales in the off-trade have declined with lockdown.
Other winners on the night included Eden Mill who collected 4 medals, the most of any distillery in the competition, while Edinburgh-based boutique distillery South Loch Gin, which distills on-site at the bar 56 North also did well.
They collected two gold medals in the Flavoured Gin category for Citrus and Lime Flower Gin and Spiced Cranberry and Clementine.
Here are the 2021 Scottish Gin Awards winners in full:
Business categories
Scottish Gin Distillery of the Year (sponsored by Contract Bottlers Glasgow)
WINNER: Isle of Harris Distillers
Other finalists:
Isle of Barra Distillers
Isle of Skye Distillers
North Uist Distillery Co.
Best Newcomer
WINNER: Dark Art Distillery
Excellence in Sustainability (sponsored by Summerhall Drinks Lab)
WINNER: Muckle Brig Beverages
Excellence in Branding (sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons)
WINNER: Isle of Harris Distillers
Best Digital Experience (sponsored by Wolffe)
WINNER: Isle of Harris
Sales Team of the Year (sponsored by Scottish Distillers Alliance)
WINNER: Isle of Barra Gin Distillery
Excellence in Social Media
WINNER: Edinburgh Gin
Retailer of the Year
WINNER: Craft 56
Product Development Team of the Year
WINNER: Eden Mill
Taste Categories
London Dry Gin (sponsored by Vetro Elite)
GOLD Kinrara Artist Edition 'Ginny'
SILVER Ben Lomond London Dry Gin
BRONZE Pixel Spirits Devil's Staircase
Distilled Gin (sponsored by Joseph Flach & Son)
GOLD: Lunun Gin
SILVER: Pixel Spirits Scottish Chanterelle Gin
BRONZE: Little Brown Dog Spirits LBD GIN Unlimited Edition
High Strength Gin (sponsored by The Gin Cooperative)
GOLD: Beinn an Tuirc Tarbert Legbiter Navy Strength Gin
SILVER: The Wee Farm Distillery Farmers Strength Drovers Gin
BRONZE: The Biggar Gin Company Biggar Strength
Berry Flavoured Gin
GOLD: Boe Raspberry & Sweet Basil Gin
SILVER: Eden Mill, Forager Gin
BRONZE: Inspirited, Summer Berries and Hibiscus
Citrus Flavoured Gin
GOLD: South Loch Citrus & Lime Flower
SILVER: Persie Zesty Citrus Gin
BRONZE: Eden Mill Golden Lore Gin
Herb & Spice Flavoured Gin
GOLD: South Loch Spiced Cranberry & Clementine
SILVER: Kinrara Distiller's Edition Rose & Cardamom
BRONZE: El:gin Speyside Heather Honey
Flavoured Gin
GOLD: LinGin Colours Coconut
SILVER: Peebles Hydro 1881 Tiffin Gin
BRONZE: Eden Mill Rosa Rosa Gin
Best Pink Gin
GOLD: Perth Gin Perth Pink
SILVER: McQueen Gin Blackcurrant & Raspberry Gin
BRONZE: Beinn an Tuirc Distillers Kintyre Pink Gin
Old Tom Gin
GOLD: Mackintosh Pineapple & Grapefruit Old Tom Gin
SILVER: Old Poison Exotic
BRONZE: South Loch Rhubarb New Tom
Gin Liqueur
GOLD: El:gin Moray Berry
SILVER: Aldi Toradh Raspberry Gin Liqueur
BRONZE: Stirling Distillery Tropical Triumph
Festive Gin (sponsored by Cara Technology)
GOLD: Edinburgh Gin Mulled Gin Liqueur
SILVER: Isle of Skye Misty Isle Mulled Christmas Gin
BRONZE: El:gin Gin-gle Gin
Cask Gin
GOLD: Eden Mill Distiller's Choice: Italian Amarone Red Wine Cask Aged Gin
SILVER: Linlithgow Distillery LinGin Cask Aged
BRONZE: Glasgow Distillery Makar Oak Aged Gin
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