A wide variety of spirits categories from all over the world were represented at the ISW November Tasting. More than 80 products were tasted, of which 23 were awarded a Gold Medal and one was awarded Grand Gold. Two special awards went to the Aquavit and the Tequila of the Year.

Aroma diversity around vodka and grain at the ISW
In October, Meininger's International Spirits Award was dedicated to a long-established underdog of the spirits world. A good 80 different vodka, grain and other grain spirits were tasted blind as usual and judged according to the ISW scheme. Of these, 16 were awarded a gold medal and eleven a silver medal.

Mixed drinks and fruit wines set trends

The categories mixed drinks and fruit wines were the topic of the September tasting of the Meininger's International Spirits Award this year. Old favourites and surprisingly unconventional newcomers convinced the jury.

The Whisk(e)y World at ISW

Golden times for the whisk(e)y market and a Herculean task for the jury of Meininger's International Spirits Award ISW. Almost 200 whisk(e)ys from all parts of the world filled the glasses of the spirits experts - 59 of which were awarded a medal.

The world of rum is more diverse than ever. This is shown by the almost 170 entries for the July tasting at Meininger's International Spirit Award. A tricky affair for the tasters, who in the end were able to award 33 gold and 18 silver medals.

New territory at the ISW: For the first time, the Meininger International Spirits Award ISW was dedicated to the combination of spirit and matching filler at the June tasting. The search was on for the perfect matches for gin with different tonic waters. More than 150 combinations of nearly 30 different gins with six different tonics from the Schweppes and Goldberg brands came to the table of the tasters, who rated 25 of them as perfect match.