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The ultimate guide through the world of spirits - with current ratings of the best distilleries and commercial enterprises.
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Handel

Company:
Diageo
Address:
Lakeside Drive
Place:
NW10 7HQ London
Country:
United Kingdom
Products:
  • Spirituosen Wiederverkauf
  • Destillerie
Diageo – From London to the whole world

Approximately 33,000 employees are employed worldwide at Diageo, the market leader in premium spirits, with Smirnoff (vodka), Johnnie Walker (whiskey), J&B (Scotch whiskey), Baileys (liqueur), Captain Morgan (rum), Cuervo (tequila) and Tanqueray (gin), Guinness beer and branded wines. Production takes place all around the world: from Great Britain and Ireland, Italy, Spain and Africa, to the USA, Canada, Latin America, Australia, India and the Caribbean. The global corporation emerged in 1997 from the merger between Guinness and GrandMet. 180 markets around the world are handled from its London headquarters.

A lot of work and lots of attention to detail go into creating the in-depth product descriptions on Diageo’s website. Information and analysis is provided about issues ranging from detailed descriptions of the production down to the most minute ingredients. Finally, they are aware of the size of their company and also of their responsibilities as a supplier of alcoholic products. The name Diageo was also deliberately chosen – it represents their agenda. Put together from ‘dia’ (the Latin word for ‘day’) and ‘geo’ (the Greek word for ‘world’), it means that every day people are celebrating all over the world with products from their company. These products open up possibilities never dreamed of for special days and nights, marking special life events and even making the smaller things in life feel magical.

Participation in the World Spirits Award was magical: there was double gold for Tanqueray No. 10 (Spirit of the Year 2016), gold for Gordon’s London Dry Gin and Tanqueray London Dry Gin, as well as silver for Tanqueray Rangpur.
AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Double-Gold 96.3Tanqueray No. 102016Details
Gold 94.3Tanqueray London Dry Gin2016Details
Gold 92Gordon’s London Dry Gin2016Details
Silver 87Tamqueray Rangpur2016Details

Handel

Company:
Camus International Limited
Address:
Room 5004-5005 Hong Kong New World Tower, 300 Road
Place:
200021 Shanghai
Country:
China
Products:
  • Spirituosen Wiederverkauf
Kweichow Moutai: China’s ‘national schnapps’ on the rise

Baijiu is the most popular alcoholic drink in China and Moutai the most famous brand, with a similar status to vodka in Russia or tequila in Mexico. Its origins go back over 2,000 years to the time of Emperor Wu of Han. These days, the national drink is frequently served at official state banquets and is used as the official state gift. Its protected source is the village of Maotai in the Guizhou province on the banks of the Chishui, the Red River. These days, more than 30,000 tons of the 53 percent alcohol Moutai are produced. In cooperation with Camus, a limited edition was launched as an homage to the greatest poets: after Li Bai in 2013, Du Fu followed in 2018. The elegant bottle showing a painting of a poem is made from the finest porcelain.

Traditional methods are used for the distillation of regional raw materials: organic sorghum and wheat and the best water. Fermentation takes place at high temperatures. During the production process, which takes a year, fresh grain is added twice to the boilers, then several boiling and fermentation processes take place. Every batch of the distillate is separated according to age, production cycle and aroma. It then matures slowly in terracotta containers and, during the storage period of at least five years, develops a fine soya aroma. Master blenders make sure that the characteristic, full flavour is preserved. The secret lies in the humid climate, the water from the Chishui, as well as in the distillation technique and maturing period.

At the World Spirits Award, there was double gold for Kweichou Moutai Du Fu Edition.
AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Double-Gold 95.3Kweichow Moutai "Legendary China Collection" (Du F2021Details

Destillerie

Company:
Summerhall Distillery Ltd
Address:
Summerhall Distillery Ltd, 1 Summerhall
Place:
Edinburgh EH9 1PL
Country:
United Kingdom
Products:
  • Gin
Summerhall Distillery – Pickering’s Gin based on a family recipe

The Summerhall Distillery is located on the grounds of an old veterinary clinic, which used to be part of a veterinary college known as ‘Dick Vet’. Summerhall itself is a creative, artistic centre with plenty of room for studios and workshops. Right in the middle is the ‘The Royal Dick’ pub, directly next to the gin distillery – the first in Edinburgh for over 150 years. This explains how gin can be served here directly ‘from the barrel’ via a pipeline.

Production started on 27th March 2014, and since then, Pickering’s Gin has been manufactured following an original recipe from Bombay. Written by hand on a piece of paper dated 17th July 1947, the ‘family secret’ was rediscovered in 2013, as Marcus Pickering and Matthew Gammell set up the distillery. They observed the trend to gin for over five years before developing the idea of their brand and this discovery was the ‘juniper cherry on the cake’, so to speak.

The old recipe was refined and perfected, and the balance of the nine botanicals was adapted to suit contemporary tastes. Juniper, cardamom, coriander, angelica, fennel, aniseed, lemon, lime and cloves are carefully measured out and added to the grain spirit, which awaits the refining process in a 500 litre copper container – nicknamed ‘Gert’. A custom-made water bath heater provides the gentle heat which extracts the subtle aromas from the ingredients.

At the World Spirits Award, there was double gold for Pickering’s Gin, Pickering’s Navy Strength Gin, gold for Pickering’s 1947 Gin, and silver for Pickering’s Tattoo Edition Gin.
AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Double-Gold 95.7Pickering's Navy Strength Gin2018Details
Double-Gold 95.3Pickering's Gin2018Details
Gold 95Pickering's 1947 Gin2018Details
Silver 88Pickering's Tatoo Edition Gin2018Details

Destillerie

Company:
Semper Idem Underberg AG
Address:
Hubert-Underberg-Allee 1
Place:
47495 Rheinberg
Country:
Germany
Products:
  • Bitter-Kräuter
Semper idem Underberg: A successful recipe with its own brands

The Underberg company is based in Rheinberg in North Rhine-Westphalia and has a history dating back more than 175 years – a unique success story among German companies and brands. Hubert Underberg (I) founded the company H. Underberg-Albrecht with his wife, Catharina Albrecht, on 17 June 1846 – their wedding day. This spawned an internationally active company group which is now a premium supplier of drinks brands in various market segments of the industry.

The one-product company was developed into a brand-oriented drinks business under the direction of Emil Underberg (II) with a sales volume of more than 300 million euros annually (2011). The Underberg companies employ over 400 staff worldwide. On average, more than every fourth bottle of the six biggest brands (Underberg, Asbach, PITÚ, XUXU, Grasovka and Riemerschmid) is sold outside of Germany.

Dr. Paul Underberg, the grandson of the company’s founder, was very cosmopolitan and had a natural passion for foreign cultures. He was particularly fascinated by the healing power of plants from the Amazon region. In 1933, he settled in Rio de Janeiro and started the production of ‘Underberg do Brasil’, which soon became Brazilian high society’s preferred drink.

At the World Spirits Award, there was double gold for Bio Underberg (World Spirits Award 2022 & Spirit of the Year 2022), and gold for Underberg.
AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Double-Gold 95.4Bio Underberg2022Details
Gold 95Underberg2022Details
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