2018 Spirit Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Tasting Australia Spirit Awards presented by Master Cask.

See the full list of entrants and winners below.

Best Small Batch Spirit

Won by The Craft & Co's Acheron Gin (also Best Gin).

Best Distiller

Won by Southern Wild Distillery.

Whisky

Not awarded.

Category	Product Name	Distiller	Medal
100 Single Malt	River's End	GR Andrews & Sons Fleurieu Distillery	Bronze
100 Single Malt	Limeburners Single Malt Sherry Cask	Great Southern Distilling Company	Bronze
100 Single Malt	Lark Distillery Classic Cask	Lark Distillery Pty Ltd	Bronze
100 Single Malt	Starward Wine Cask	Starward	Bronze
100 Single Malt	Starward Solera	Starward	Bronze
100 Single Malt	Sullivans Cove Double Cask	Sullivans Cove Distillery	Bronze
100 Single Malt	Limeburners Single Malt Port Cask	Great Southern Distilling Company	-
100 Single Malt	Mackey Tasmanian Single Malt Whisky	Shene Estate & Distillery	-
100 Single Malt	The Grove Single Malt Whisky	The Grove Distillery	-
100 Single Malt	Iniquity Single Malt Batch 010	Tin Shed Distillling Co	-
101 Cask Strength	Limeburners Single Malt Port Cask M183	Great Southern Distilling Company	Silver
101 Cask Strength	Lark Distillery Cask Strength	Lark Distillery	Bronze
101 Cask Strength	Limeburners Single Malt Sherry M305	Great Southern Distilling Company	-
102 Single Barrel or Cask	Limeburners Single Malt Darkest Winter M345	Great Southern Distilling Company	Silver
102 Single Barrel or Cask	Iniquity single malt Gold batch 003	Tin Shed Distillling Co	Silver
102 Single Barrel or Cask	Upshot Australian Whiskey	Whipper Snapper Distillery	Silver
102 Single Barrel or Cask	Heart of Gold	GR Andrews & Sons Fleurieu Distillery	Bronze
102 Single Barrel or Cask	Lark Distillery Distillers Selection	Lark Distillery	Bronze
102 Single Barrel or Cask	Sullivans Cove American Oak Single Cask	Sullivans Cove Distillery	Bronze
102 Single Barrel or Cask	3Souls Batch 3	Whisky Australia Pty Ltd	Bronze
102 Single Barrel or Cask	Master Series Original	Hellyers Road Distillery	-
102 Single Barrel or Cask	3Souls Batch 2	Whisky Australia Pty Ltd	-
103 Peated	Bogart & Bacall	GR Andrews & Sons Fleurieu Distillery	Silver
103 Peated	Limeburners Single Malt Peated	Great Southern Distilling Company	Bronze
103 Peated	Atlantic Crossing	GR Andrews & Sons Fleurieu Distillery	-
104 Other	James Bentley Whisky Liqueur	Bluestill Pty Ltd	Silver
104 Other	Black Widow Honey	Bluestill Pty Ltd	Bronze
104 Other	Tiger Snake Australian Whisky Batch 13	Great Southern Distilling Company	-

Gin

Won by The Craft & Co's Acheron Gin.

Category	Product Name	Distiller	Medal
300 London Dry	High Spirits Distillery Dry Gin	High Spirits Distillery	-
300 London Dry	Joadja Dry Gin	Southern Frontier Pty Ltd	-
300 London Dry	Collingwood Dry	The Craft and Co	-
300 London Dry	Four Pillars Modern Australian Gin	Four Pillars Distillery	Bronze
300 London Dry	Original Classic Dry	Original Spirit Co.	Bronze
300 London Dry	Poltergeist - A True Spirit	Shene Estate & Distillery	Bronze
300 London Dry	Prohibition Gin	Prohibition Liquor Co	Gold
300 London Dry	Dasher + Fisher Mountain Gin	Southern Wild Distillery	Gold
300 London Dry	Animus Macedon Dry Gin	Animus Distillery	Silver
300 London Dry	Nonesuch Dry Gin	Nonesuch Distillery	Silver
300 London Dry	Poltergeist - Unfiltered	Shene Estate & Distillery	Silver
300 London Dry	Elegant Dry Gin	Big Tree Distillery	Withdrawn
300 London Dry	Apothecary Triple Juniper Gin	Killara Distillery
301 New World / Contemporary	The Abel GIN co - Essence Gin	Abel Distillers t/a The Abel GIN co.	-
301 New World / Contemporary	Big Dry Gin Ambleside Distillers	Ambleside Distillers Pty Ltd	-
301 New World / Contemporary	Generations Gin	Barossa Distilling Company	-
301 New World / Contemporary	Brookie's Byron Dry Gin	Cape Byron Distillery	-
301 New World / Contemporary	Four Pillars Spiced Negroni Gin	Four Pillars Distillery	-
301 New World / Contemporary	Ink Gin	Husk Distillers	-
301 New World / Contemporary	KIS O'Gin	Kangaroo Island Distillery	-
301 New World / Contemporary	Apothecary Triple Juniper Gin	Killara Distillery	-
301 New World / Contemporary	Apothecary Gin	Killara Distillery	-
301 New World / Contemporary	Lyrebird Australiana Dry Gin	Lyrebird Distilling Company Pty Ltd	-
301 New World / Contemporary	Settlers Yuzu Gin	Settlers Spirits	-
301 New World / Contemporary	Settlers G & TEA Breakfast Gin	Settlers Spirits	-
301 New World / Contemporary	Settlers Pink Gin	Settlers Spirits	-
301 New World / Contemporary	Red Hen Gin	Small Batch Distilling	-
301 New World / Contemporary	Dasher + Fisher Meadow Gin	Southern Wild Distillery	-
301 New World / Contemporary	Hobart No. 4 Single Malt Gin	Sullivans Cove Distillery	-
301 New World / Contemporary	Antipodes Gin	The Antipodes Gin Co	-
301 New World / Contemporary	36 Short Original Gin	Virginia Spirits Pty Ltd	-
301 New World / Contemporary	36 Short Blood Orange Gin	Virginia Spirits Pty Ltd	-
301 New World / Contemporary	Brand: Twenty Third Street // Product: Signature Gin	Vok Beverages Pty Ltd	-
301 New World / Contemporary	Patient Wolf Premium Dry Gin	13th Duke Distilling	Bronze
301 New World / Contemporary	78 degrees	Adelaide Hills Distillery	Bronze
301 New World / Contemporary	Something Wild Beverages Green Ant Gin	Adelaide Hills Distillery	Bronze
301 New World / Contemporary	Applewood Gin	Applewood Distillery	Bronze
301 New World / Contemporary	Distiller's Strength Gin	Archie Rose Distilling Co.	Bronze
301 New World / Contemporary	Archie Rose Signature Dry Gin	Archie Rose Distilling Co.	Bronze
301 New World / Contemporary	Mad Men Original Gin	Hayward Park Pty Ltd	Bronze
301 New World / Contemporary	Ounce Gin	Imperial Measures Distilling	Bronze
301 New World / Contemporary	KIS Wild Gin	Kangaroo Island Distillery	Bronze
301 New World / Contemporary	Lawrenny Van Diemen's Gin	Lawrenny Estate Distillery	Bronze
301 New World / Contemporary	LOBO Djinn - Gin	LOBO	Bronze
301 New World / Contemporary	Triple Juniper Gin	Never Never Distilling Co	Bronze
301 New World / Contemporary	Original Bushcrafted Dry	Original Spirit Co.	Bronze
301 New World / Contemporary	Antipodes Pink Gin	The Antipodes Gin Co	Bronze
301 New World / Contemporary	Blood Orange & Gin	The Canberra Distillery	Bronze
301 New World / Contemporary	No. 8 Botanical Gin	Ambleside Distillers	Gold
301 New World / Contemporary	Acheron Gin	The Craft and Co	Gold
301 New World / Contemporary	The Abel GIN co - Quintessence Gin	Abel Distillers t/a The Abel GIN co.	Silver
301 New World / Contemporary	Small Acre Gin	Ambleside Distillers	Silver
301 New World / Contemporary	Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin	Four Pillars Distillery	Silver
301 New World / Contemporary	Giniversity Botanical Gin	Great Southern Distilling Company	Silver
301 New World / Contemporary	Billy Goats Gin	Saleyards Distillery	Silver
301 New World / Contemporary	Dasher + Fisher Ocean Gin	Southern Wild Distillery	Silver
301 New World / Contemporary	Summer Gin	The Canberra Distillery	Silver
301 New World / Contemporary	Signature Gin	Underground Spirits	Silver
302 Old Tom	Ambrosian Gin	Animus Distillery	Silver
302 Old Tom	Arboretum GIn	Animus Distillery	Silver
302 Old Tom	Budburst Gin	Barossa Distilling Company	Silver
302 Old Tom	KIS Old Tom	Kangaroo Island Distillery	Silver
303 Navy	Fossey's Navel Strength Gin Elixir	Fossey's Gin	-
303 Navy	KIS Cape Borda Gin	Kangaroo Island Distillery	Bronze
303 Navy	Lawrenny 1818 Settlers Gin	Lawrenny Estate Distillery	Bronze
303 Navy	Four Pillars Navy Strength Gin	Four Pillars Distillery	Silver
304 Barrel Aged	Four Pillars Chardonnay Barrel Gin	Four Pillars Distillery	Bronze
304 Barrel Aged	Wise Old Goat	Saleyards Distillery	Bronze
304 Barrel Aged	SouWester barrel aged gin	SouWester Spirits Holdings Pty Ltd	Bronze
304 Barrel Aged	KIS Whisky Barrel Gin	Kangaroo Island Distillery	Gold
304 Barrel Aged	Four Pillars Sherry Cask Gin	Four Pillars Distillery	Silver
305 Sloe	Settlers Sloe Gin	Settlers Spirits	-
305 Sloe	Wildbrumby Elderberry-Sloe Gin	Wildbrumby Distillery	-
305 Sloe	Nonesuch Sloe Gin	Stillworks Tas Pty Ltd T/as Nonesuch Distillery	Bronze
305 Sloe	Dasher + Fisher Sloe Gin	Southern Wild Distillery	Gold
306 Other	The Matriarch	Durand Distillery	-
306 Other	Fig Gin	Pot & Still	Bronze
306 Other	Prohibition Bathtub Cut Gin	Prohibition Liquor Co.	Bronze
306 Other	Brookie's Byron Slow Gin	Cape Byron Distillery	Silver
306 Other	KIS Mulberry Gin	Kangaroo Island Distillery	Silver

Rum

Won by The Grove Distillery for The Grove Dark Rum.

Category	Product Name	Distiller	Medal
400 White Rum	Pure Cane	Husk Distillers	Bronze
402 Dark Rum - Underproof	THE GROVE DARK RUM	THE GROVE DISTILLERY	Gold
402 Dark Rum - Underproof	Ord River Premium Rum	Hoochery Distillery	Silver
402 Dark Rum - Underproof	Brand: Beenleigh Artisan Distillers // Product: Bourbon Barrel Aged	Vok Beverages Pty Ltd	-
402 Dark Rum - Underproof	Brand: Beenleigh Artisan Distillers // Product: Double Barrel Rum	Vok Beverages Pty Ltd	-
403 Spiced Rum	5 Rivers Spiced Rum	Hoochery Distillery	Bronze
403 Spiced Rum	Spiced Bam Bam	Husk Distillers	Bronze
403 Spiced Rum	Brand: Beenleigh Artisan Distillers // Product: Australian Spiced Rum	Vok Beverages	Bronze
403 Spiced Rum	Capricorn Spiced	Saleyards Distillery	-
404 Spiced Rum	Settlers White Spiced Rhum	Settlers Spirits	-

Vodka

Won by White Light Beverages' White Light Vodka Original.

Category	Product Name	Distiller	Medal
Vodka	200 Pure Vodka	White Light Vodka Original	White Light Beverages P/L
Vodka	200 Pure Vodka	Signature Vodka	Underground Spirits
Vodka	200 Pure Vodka	Triticale Vodka	High Spirits Distillery
Vodka	200 Pure Vodka	Fire Drum	Sullivans Cove Distillery
Vodka	200 Pure Vodka	Alaskan Rock Vodka	Alaskan Rock Vodka
Vodka	200 Pure Vodka	KIS Vodka Pure	Kangaroo Island Distillery
Vodka	200 Pure Vodka	Lawrenny Saint Clair Vodka	Lawrenny Estate Distillery
Vodka	200 Pure Vodka	Pure No 1 Vodka	Old Young's Distillery
Vodka	200 Pure Vodka	White Light Vodka, WLV47	White LIght Beverages P/L
Vodka	201 Flavoured / Infused Vodka	The Grove Chilli Vodka	The Grove Distillery
Vodka	201 Flavoured / Infused Vodka	Brand: Twenty Third Street // Product: Riverland Rose Vodka	Vok Beverages Pty Ltd
Vodka	201 Flavoured / Infused Vodka	KIS Vodka SLAP	Kangaroo Island Distillery
Vodka	202 Other Vodka	Triticale Vodka	High Spirits Distillery

Liqueurs

Won by Adelaide Hills Distillery for The Italian.

Category	Product Name	Distiller	Medal
500 Absinthe	Demoiselle Matilda Absinthe	Demoiselle Distillery	Bronze
501 Aperitifs	The Italian	Adelaide Hills Distillery	Gold
501 Aperitifs	Økar Amaro	Applewood Distillery	Bronze
502 Coffee Liqueurs	Coffee Liqueur	The Canberra Distillery	Silver
502 Coffee Liqueurs	Antipodes Espresso	The Antipodes Gin Co	Bronze
502 Coffee Liqueurs	Ambra Cappuccino	Ambra Liqueurs	-
502 Coffee Liqueurs	Espressocello	Applewood Distillery	-
503 Cream/Dairy Liqueurs	Whisky Cream Liqueur Original	Hellyers Road Distillery	Silver
504 Fruit Liqueurs	Marionette Dry Cassis	Marionette Liqueurs	-
504 Fruit Liqueurs	Braccioforte Arancino 40 XO	Braccio Forte Pty Ltd	Bronze
504 Fruit Liqueurs	Marionette Orange Curacao	Marionette Liqueurs	Bronze
504 Fruit Liqueurs	Applewood Limoncello	Applewood Distillery	Silver
504 Fruit Liqueurs	Braccio Forte Limoncello 40 XO	Braccio Forte Pty Ltd	Silver
504 Fruit Liqueurs	Ambra Limoncello	AMBRA LIQUEURS	Bronze
504 Fruit Liqueurs	The Craft & Co Limoncello	The Craft and Co	Bronze
504 Fruit Liqueurs	KIS Limoncello	Kangaroo Island Distillery	-
505 Herbal / Botanical Liqueurs	Canberra Fog	The Canberra Distillery	Silver
505 Herbal / Botanical Liqueurs	KIS Zenzerino	Kangaroo Island Distillery	Bronze
505 Herbal / Botanical Liqueurs	KIS Anisette	Kangaroo Island Distillery	Bronze
505 Herbal / Botanical Liqueurs	Winter Gin	The Canberra Distillery	Bronze
505 Herbal / Botanical Liqueurs	KIS Kaffiercello	Kangaroo Island Distillery	-
506 Nut Liqueurs	KIS Honey and Walnut	Kangaroo Island Distillery	Bronze

Brandy

Won by St Agnes Distillery for St Agnes XO Grand Reserve 40 Year Old.

Category	Product Name	Distiller	Medal
600 Grape	St Agnes XO Grand Reserve 40 Year Old	St Agnes Distillery	Gold
600 Grape	St Agnes VSOP	St Agnes Distillery	Silver
600 Grape	St Agnes XO Imperial 20 Year Old	St Agnes Distillery	Bronze
600 Grape	St Agnes XO 15 Year Old	St Agnes Distillery	Bronze
600 Grape	Brand: Twenty Third Street // Product: Not Your Nanna's Brandy	Vok Beverages	Bronze
601 Fruit	36 Short Gold Rakia	Virginia Spirits Pty Ltd	Bronze
601 Fruit	36 Short White Rakia	Virginia Spirits Pty Ltd	Bronze
602 Pomace	Tsipouro with Aniseed	Vittorio Spirits	Bronze
602 Pomace	Tsipouro Traditional Pomace Brandy	Vittorio Spirits	-
602 Pomace	Rakomelo	Vittorio Spirits	-

Other Spirits

Not awarded.

Category	Product Name	Distiller	Medal
700 Moonshine	White Rye	Archie Rose Distilling Co.	Bronze
700 Moonshine	Margaret River Honey Corn Mash Whiskey	The Grove Distillery	Bronze
700 Moonshine	Crazy Uncle Moonshine	Whipper Snapper Distillery	-
704 Unlisted Spirit (not in any other class)	Original EXQ Harvest Blend	Original Spirit Co.	Silver