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Handel

Company:
Klippenziege GmbH
Address:
Liebigstraße 13
Place:
40479 Düsseldorf
Country:
Germany
Products:
  • Gin
Klippenziege: New era in the world of gin

In December 2015, four friends captured the ‘spirit’ of an idea: they were thinking about gin. Nearly a year later a small batch was bottled by hand. The individuality of a gin lies in the combination of the botanicals, in this case it is the exotic selection: mate tea, goji berries, physalis and a hint of rose. The Klippenziege is a New Western Dry Gin, in which juniper plays the main role amongst the other botanicals.

It is produced in the Habbel Distillery, which guarantees excellent quality thanks to its experience – it was established in 1878 and is now in the family’s fourth generation. The former Korn distillery in Sprockhövel with adjoining farmland is now the largest fruit distillery in the Ruhr region, as a traditional manufacturer it stands out with its attention to detail. The entire manufacturing process at Klippenziege can also be observed on-site.

The bottle and the label are also special. Designer Levent Aydin drew it carefully by hand, and then digitalised it before perfecting it. First it is printed, then coated, then stamped and embossed. The elegant result stands for friendship, solidarity and love. Working together in a friendly and familiar atmosphere connects people with a passion for life who share one important belief: that the product should encourage people to slow down, allowing for mindful enjoyment.

At the World Spirits Award, there was silver for Mate Dry Gin.
AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Silver 88Mate Dry Gin2019Details

Handel

Company:
Luding Group
Address:
Ryabinovaya Str. 55, Building 1
Place:
121471 Москва 471
Country:
Russian Federation
Products:
  • Spirituosen Wiederverkauf
Luding Group: Vodka Tchaikovsky as a high-spirited homage to the famous composer

At the beginning of the 1990s, the modern distillery ‘Fortuna’ was launched in a green field in the south of Russia – in the Krasnodar region, a strip of land with spa resorts and health centres. The distillery has specialised in unusual products, in a region with a particularly green fingerprint. The vodka created in honour of the great Russian composer Tchaikovsky is special. The concept for this exceptional product is comparable with one of his musical scores: the work ‘Swan Lake’ served as an inspiration. Art enthusiasts can thus immerse themselves in the history of Russian estate life in the 19th century. The traditional white and blue colours underline the purity of this vodka.

The technical particularities span a wide quality-orientated spectrum: from the selected wheat, their own well water and the special treatment of the distillate with skimmed milk powder to the crystal-clear filtration with active birch coal. With so much perfectionism and monitoring of the individual production steps, the result is an especially gentle, animating and very typical vodka based on wheat. After the diluting of alcohol and pure distillate, the production process is continued with maturation in steel tanks. The aim is to ‘wed’ both ‘waters’, resulting in an especially harmonious vodka.

At the World Spirits Award 2022, Vodka Tchaikovsky was awarded double gold and honoured as the best vodka with the title ‘Spirit of the Year’.
AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Double-Gold 95.3TCHAIKOVSKY2022Details

Destillerie

Company:
Avatea
Address:
Route de l'Eau Royale
Place:
98701 Arue
Country:
French Polynesia
Products:
  • Rum
Avatea: Renaissance of an exceptional product

Arue is a French municipality with around 10,000 inhabitants in the northeast of Tahiti in the overseas territory of French Polynesia. The first pure rum is distilled and bottled here as the result of a research project. It took almost six years to track down the traditional sugar cane varieties and start to grow them again on virgin land. The Avatea company, based in the town of Paea, provided the know-how, namely twenty years of experience in the distillation of spirits. The rather satisfying result is Mana’o Tahiti rum, whose name means ‘to think of’ or ‘remember’ something in the local language, Reo. It is a tribute to the rediscovered raw materials, which today are organically farmed.

Mana’o is a prime press rum based on a single uninterrupted initial process. The sugar cane stalks are cut early in the morning while it is still cool and immediately transported to the mill and crushed without the addition of water. The resulting juice is filtered and fermented on site by adding organic yeast, reaching five percent by volume after five days. Further processing takes place in Paea, where the product is distilled and only the heart is left to mature. The cask strength of 89 percent by volume is gradually reduced to 60 percent to ensure that the fine aromas are preserved. This is followed by at least six months of ageing in 3,000-litre stainless steel tanks. The selected distillates are then sent to Rangiroa atoll to mature further in French oak barrels under the influence of the sea air.

At the World Spirits Award 2025, there was Double Gold for Mana’o Rangiroa and Mana’o Tahiti Blanc, and Gold for Mana’o Tahiti Paille.
AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Double-Gold 96Mana'o Rangiroa2025Details
Double-Gold 95.3Mana'o Tahiti Blanc2025Details
Gold 93.3Mana'o Tahiti Paille2025Details

Destillerie

Company:
London Distillers (K) Limited
Address:
LDK House, Dunga Road, Mugomoini, Industrial Area
Place:
00200 Nairobi
Country:
Kenya
Products:
  • Gin
  • Rum
  • Weinbrand
  • Whisky Allgemein
London Distillers: Environmentally friendly production in East Africa

London Distillers has 125 years of experience in manufacturing spirits and today is undisputedly the most modern distillery in East Africa, based in Nairobi. Its founding and strong growth are in accordance with the increasing demand for high-quality spirits. The production facilities span 300 hectares of land at the Athi River, whereby large areas are dedicated to eco-friendly wastewater treatment through a purification plant.

Since its foundation, the company has felt obliged to act with social responsibility. This is supported by a more labour-intensive approach rather than machine-operated, in order to promote employment at the sites. A well-qualified workforce is employed at eight regional branches (Nairobi, Machakos, Mombasa, Eldoret, Nanyuki, Kisumu, Nakuru and Thika). Importance is also accorded to efficient, timely delivery, in order to strengthen the distribution network and widen the selection. From its modest beginnings in 1985, there has been remarkable growth through to today. Over 25 brands comprise a wide selection of whisky, gin, brandy, vodka, rum, as well as the flagship brands Safari Cane and Old Monk Rum.

In line with the responsibility of selling high-quality products, they concentrate on workmanship, a holistic corporate culture and eco-friendly processes. The aim is to become the market leader in Central and East Africa, to grow as an organisation and to be a preferred employer, because people are the most valuable asset.

At the World Spirits Award, gold was awarded to Top Secret, White Pearl and Safari Rare Whisky, and silver to Kenya King, General Meakins and Napoleon Gold Brandy.
AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Gold 95White Pearl2023Details
Gold 91Top Secret2023Details
Gold 91Safari Rare Whisky2023Details
Silver 87Napoleon Gold Brandy2023Details
Silver 86General Meakins2023Details
Silver 84Kenya King2023Details

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