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SA Craft Gin Awards 2019 Announced<\/a>: <\/p>\n

The results of the inaugural South African Craft Gin Awards, presented by Checkers LiquorShop, were announced at the Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel last night, acknowledging and celebrating the finest craft gins that our country has to offer.<\/p>\n

Twenty-six locally distilled craft gins received the highest accolade of Double Gold awards from an entry of 110 gins from over 50 distilleries all over South Africa.<\/p>\n

The Double Gold award-winning gins are:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 A Mari Atlantic Ocean and A Mari Indian Ocean gins
\u2022 Copper Republic African Dry and Copper Republic Rooibos & Grapefruit gins
\u2022 Die Dr\u00f6e Rooinek Dry Gin
\u2022 Flowstone Bushwillow Gin
\u2022 Geometric Classic Cape Dry Gin
\u2022 Ginologist Spice Gin
\u2022 Harmony Aloe Ferox Gin
\u2022 Indlovu Gin – Elephant Dung Gin
\u2022 Jin Gin Olive & Honey and Jin Gin Tomato & Sweet Piquante Pepper gins
\u2022 Knut Hansen Dry Gin – a South African version of the German original
\u2022 Lieben Sailor Lemon & Lime Gin
\u2022 Magalies Lavender Gin
\u2022 Monks Medella Blueberry Infused and Monks Mary Jane Hemp Infused gins
\u2022 Nuy Legacy and Nuy Mastery gins
\u2022 Old N1 African Dry and Old N1 Fijnbos Fields gins
\u2022 Old Packhouse Moringa Gin
\u2022 Pienaar & Son Empire and Pienaar & Son Orient gins
\u2022 Smiths Elderflower Dry and Smiths Spiced Dry gins
\u2022 Wild Rose Fynbos Gin<\/p>\n

The gins were blind tasted by an expert panel of judges with in-depth knowledge of the drinks industry:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Roger Jorgensen – the father of South African gin
\u2022 Dr. Anna Trapido – wine and spirits judge and food anthropologist
\u2022 Thierry Lubala – mixologist at South Africa\u2019s largest gin bar at Asara Estate
\u2022 Jean Buckham – owner of The Gin Box, a craft gin club showcasing different SA craft gins
\u2022 Hanneli van der Merwe – oenologist and co-owner of Barker & Quin Mixers
\u2022 Tammy Frazer – perfumer and owner of Frazer Parfum<\/p>\n

The competition is the largest gin competition in the country and the only dedicated competition for craft gin distillers in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the awards, Roger Jorgensen said: \u201cSouth African gin distillers are superb when they ace it as they develop their own style and techniques. Given the plethora of wonderful botanicals here it is no wonder that the Cape is the new Gin Capital of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the future of the gin industry in South Africa he added: \u201cThe future is bright and SA can be a global player, it has only just begun. Gin has been around for a long time and due to its versatile nature will not disappear overnight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCheckers LiquorShop is proud to partner with the inaugural SA Craft Gin Awards to highlight and celebrate South Africa\u2019s diverse range of world-class gins,\u201d said Jean Marais, Business Manager for Checkers LiquorShop.<\/p>\n

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