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The 2025 International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) has announced the eight finalists for World鈥檚 Best Gin, with four Australian spirits (and three Australian Distillers Members) up for the top award.

The IWSC is one of the world鈥檚 oldest and most respected competitions, often referred to as the 鈥淥lympics of the drinks industry鈥�. It sets the global benchmark for quality across wine, spirits and other drink categories, evaluating over 12,000 entries annually from more than 90 countries.

The eight finalists in the World鈥檚 Best Gin category were all awarded the IWSC鈥檚 Gold Outstanding medal. To earn a Gold Outstanding medal a gin must score at least 98 out of 100 points. While this year鈥檚 competition saw 264 gins receive medals, only eight achieved the Gold Outstanding distinction.

The Aussie gins that won Gold Outstanding medals were Australian Distilling Co.鈥檚 Navy Gin, Nine Circles Distillery鈥檚 Signature Gin, 30 Knots Spirits Sea Spray Gin and Turner Stillhouse鈥檚 Three Cuts Distiller鈥檚 Release Gin.

鈥淲e are thrilled to be included among the world鈥檚 best gins and proud to be recognised as Australia鈥檚 most awarded distillery,鈥� said Australian Distilling Co. Founder Michael Hickinbotham.

鈥淭his acknowledges the way we we craft our uniquely Australian gins and is a testament to our focus on producing the very best spirits.

鈥淲e are fortunate to have the skills and expertise of our master distiller, Professor Graham Jones, who has taught generations of South Australian winemakers and distillers at the University of Adelaide for almost 35 years.

鈥淭he competitions we enter provide endorsement at the highest level and give us confidence that judges and consumers appreciate and enjoy our spirits.鈥�

The final selection for World鈥檚 Best Gin will be revealed at the IWSC gala later this year in London.

First published in Drinks Digest June 2025.