The Gospel Whiskey is celebrating the information its Straight Rye Whiskey has received a Gold medal on the prestigious 2024 Worldwide Wine & Spirits Competitors (IWSC) and, for the second consecutive 12 months, is Australia’s highest-scoring whiskey throughout all classes and the 2nd-highest-scoring rye whiskey on this planet.
Within the international rye whiskey class, The Gospel’s Straight Rye Whiskey ($95) tied equal second with the Thomas H. Useful Straight Rye Whiskey (96 factors) – a uncommon whiskey that retails in Australia for upwards of $1,200. The one rye whiskey to outscore The Gospel Straight Rye was the Sazerac 18-12 months-Outdated Kentucky Straight Rye at 98 factors, which is discovered on some Australian liquor retailer cabinets for upwards of $2,400.
“The Gospel Whiskey has one mission – to take the distinct style of Mallee grown rye to the world and continued success like this on the world stage actually helps to endorse that mission,” The Gospel’s Co-Founder Andrew Fitzgerald stated. “We’ve spent years defining The Gospel’s distinctive type of whiskey to craft one thing distinctly Australian and expressive to the location we supply the grain from. We’re not aiming to style like different whiskeys or slot in with the gang – it’s distinctive to us, and I believe the judges on the IWSC appreciated its distinction.”
“The Gospel Whiskey has one mission – to take the distinct style of Mallee grown rye to the world and continued success like this on the world stage actually helps to endorse that mission,” – The Gospel’s Co-Founder Andrew Fitzgerald
The judges stated of The Gospel’s Straight Rye Whiskey: “Perfumed and splendidly peppery on the nostril, filled with pleasing, punchy rye spice aromas with deep liquorice tumbling by way of. Dry and remarkably layered, with well-defined flavours of cognac, inexperienced tea, and menthol including complexity on the palate. The end is lengthy, candy, and satisfying with a refreshing trace of mint complementing indulgent chocolatey tones. Divine!”
The IWSC is among the world’s largest and longest-running spirits competitions. Producers of the world’s wines and spirits have entered the competitors for over 50 years, with greater than 250 specialist judges from all around the world coming collectively to attain and overview greater than 4100 entries from 98 nations. The Gospel’s achievements on the IWSC comply with an unimaginable 12 months for the distillery and its crew, with Ian Thorn, The Gospel’s Grasp Distiller, successful Grasp Distiller/Grasp Blender of the 12 months on the 2024 Icons of Whisky Awards (a part of the World Whiskies Awards).
“Ian (pictured right here) is an typically quiet achiever. He’s an integral a part of the inspiration that created the modern-day Australian whiskey motion. He’s additionally essentially the most certified distiller within the nation and is at all times serving to the following era. To have him main our crew is such an honour,” Fitzgerald stated.
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