 Gold medal
rush as Chivas Brothers scoops top
awards at leading spirits competitions.
Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky and
premium gin business of Pernod Ricard,
has scooped an impressive total of 16
Gold medals at two of the world’s most
prestigious spirits competitions: the
International Wine and Spirit
Competition (IWSC) 2012, and the
International Spirits Challenge (ISC)
2012.
There was success across the board as
brands including Beefeater, The
Glenlivet and Royal Salute all received
the top honour of a Gold - Outstanding
medal in the IWSC, while Aberlour won
Gold - Best in Class medals for two
expressions, Aberlour 16 Year Old Double
Cask Matured and Aberlour A’Bunadh.
The Glenlivet, the world’s No. 2 single
malt Scotch whisky, was the most
successful of all the Chivas brands
across the two competitions, picking up
seven golds in total, highlighting the
consistently high quality of this single
malt Scotch.
The full list of gold medal winners is
as follows:
IWSC
Results
Gold ‘Outstanding’:
- The
Glenlivet 21 Year Old Archive
- Royal
Salute 21 Year Old
-
Beefeater London Dry Gin 40%
Gold:
-
Ballantine’s 17 Year Old
- The
Glenlivet XXV
- The
Glenlivet First Fill 12 Year Old
- The
Glenlivet Nádurra Cask Strength 16
Year Old
-
Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask
Matured
ISC
Results
Gold ‘Best in Class’:
-
Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask
Matured
-
Aberlour A’Bunadh
Gold:
-
Ballantine’s 30 Year Old
-
Beefeater London Dry Gin 47%
- The
Glenlivet 12 Year Old
- The
Glenlivet 18 Year Old
- The
Glenlivet Guardians Single Cask
-
Aberlour Non Chill Filtered 12 Year
Old
Christian Porta, Chairman and CEO of
Chivas Brothers, commented: "It has been
another successful year for us in the
IWSC and ISC, and we are delighted that
the judges have once again recognised
the consistently high quality of our
brands. We are proud to have such an
extensive range and this recognition
from the judges in both competitions is
testament to the craftsmanship and
dedication of our master distillers and
blenders."
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