2020 New Zealand Spirits Judging and Awards Dinner Postponed Amid the uncertainties about COVID-19 and changing travel and event policies, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the judging…
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New Zealand Gins have recently received great reviews from The Martini Whisperer in the Oct/Nov 2019 edition of the Australian Gourmet Traveller WINE Magazine. Phillip A. Jones is a big…
Distilled Spirits Aotearoa and the American Distilling Institute have become Affiliate Associations. This allows our members to receive a discount of US$100 from the standard judging registration fee for each…
Congratulations to the New Zealand winners at the 2019 International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) London: Dancing Sands, Indiginous, Juno, Koakoa, Scapegrace, Black Collar and Lighthouse. New Zealand continues to…
On May 10th 2019 New Zealand’s inaugural Spirits Awards was held at a gala evening at the national museum of Te Papa, Wellington. The event was the first of its…