We won Scottish Gin Distillery of the Year!!!!
Martin & Claire Murray, owners of Dunnet Bay Distillery, receiving the Scottish Gin Award for Gin Distillery of the year!
Wow – just wow!!! What can we say – we are utterly delighted to have won this amazing and much-coveted award! Not only that but we also won the Distilled Gin of the Year category with our Winter Edition and the Silver position for our Pink Grapefruit Old Tom in the Old Tom category!!
Award Winning Rock Rose Gin – Winter Edition
Excellence in Scottish Gin
The national awards programme which celebrates excellence in Scottish gin has revealed the names of the best gins made in Scotland this year, as part of its 3rd annual competition.
The Scottish Gin Awards revealed the winners last night following a rigorous judging process involving 30 leading experts from across the UK, the assessment of 104 written entries and the blind tasting of 173 gins, all distilled in Scotland.
Scottish Gin Distillery of the Year goes to Caithness Based Dunnet Bay Distillers
The ultimate award, Scottish Gin Distillery of the Year, was presented to Caithness-based Dunnet Bay Distillers after phenomenal growth in demand for their Rock Rose Gins worldwide.
The team were praised for a commitment to sustainable business practices, community engagement and investment in people as a key employer in the area. The Rock Rose team also collected two coveted taste awards – a Gold Award for Rock Rose Premium Scottish Gin Winter Edition and a Silver Award for Rock Rose Old Tom Pink Grapefruit.
Award Winning Rock Rose Old Tom Gin
Chair of the judging panel, Alex Bruce, Managing Director of Adelphi Distillery commented;
“Once again, and with rising numbers of nearly 600 people, we have managed to gather as one industry, to celebrate our world-leading Scottish gin. Congratulations to all the Scottish distilleries and supporting businesses which have been successful. Winning a Scottish Gin Awards medal is a significant achievement and provides a huge opportunity to promote Scottish gin both at home and abroad. I hope that tonight’s winners will take the opportunity to promote their successes in what was the largest and toughest competition to date.
Such is global demand in the gin category, we have increasing competition. But right across the food and drink industry, Scotland enjoys an enviable reputation for quality, innovation and endeavour, so let’s continue to work for, and with, that well-deserved reputation.”
The news of the winners was announced at a well-attended dinner in Glasgow for almost 600 guests, largely attended by representatives from Scotland’s many gin businesses. The awards are supported by sponsors including Aldi, Schweppes, Vetroelite and the Scottish Distillers Association.
The competition founded by KDMedia, launched its third year in February and conducted a Scotland-wide search for the best gins and gin businesses. Following a blind tasting adjudicated by the international sensory management consultancy, Cara Technology, 117 gins progressed to the finals.
Scottish Gin Awards promotes Charities
The awards raise funds for two nominated charities; The BEN, the Benevolent Society of the Licensed Trade of Scotland and the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, set up by rugby legend Doddie Weir to help improve the lives of those affected by Motor Neurone Disease.
