Here Are The 8 Best Gins In The World According To The 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition

If we’re going to learn something from the 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition, it is that Gins are thriving. The generally clear spirit received eight Outstanding Golds, up from six a year prior, over the course of the annual event.

English Gins pulled in the largest haul with five Outstanding Golds with BeauFort Spirit Fifty-Seven Smoked Sipping Gin, Helford River Distillery Monterey Gin, Spirit of Harrogate Slingsby Marmalade Gin, Wessex Distillery The Wyvern Gin, and Withers Gin G1 all receiving the top prize. Stone Grange Elg No. 1 Gin from Denmark, Vapor Distillery Boulder Spirits Ginskey Gin from the USA, and India’s Stranger & Sons Indian Spirited Gin also received the highest mark of distinction. All eight Gins scored 98/100.

Check out all the gins that won Outstanding Gold and Gold at the 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition below: 

Name	Country	Producer	Medal
Elg No. 1 Gin	Denmark	Stone Grange	Outstanding Gold
G1	England	Withers Gin	Outstanding Gold
Boulder Spirits Ginskey Gin	USA	Vapor Distillery	Outstanding Gold
Monterey Gin	England	Helford River Distillery	Outstanding Gold
The Wyvern Gin	England	Wessex Distillery	Outstanding Gold
Slingsby Marmalade Gin	England	Spirit of Harrogate	Outstanding Gold
Indian Spirited Gin	India	Stranger & Sons	Outstanding Gold
Fifty-Seven Smoked Sipping Gin	England	BeauFort Spirit	Outstanding Gold
Berkshire Botanical Dry Gin	England	Halewood Wines & Spirits	Gold
Opera Gin Budapest	Hungary	First Hungarian Gin Manufacture	Gold
Kis O Gin	Australia	Kangaroo Island Distillery	Gold
Rostrevor Ruby Irish Gin	Northern Ireland	Mourne Dew Distillery	Gold
King Stone Gin	England	King Stone Gin	Gold
No.3 London Dry Gin	Netherlands	Berry Bros & Rudd	Gold
Elg No. 3 Gin	Denmark	Stone Grange	Gold
City Of London Square Mile Gin	England	Halewood Wines & Spirits	Gold
Red – Original Beetroot Liqueur	Netherlands	Wenneker Distilleries	Gold
Procera Gin	Kenya	Nairobi Distillers	Gold
Kaore 3 Gin	Netherlands	Mwórveld Distillery	Gold
Kis Wild Gin	Australia	Kangaroo Island Distillery	Gold
The West Winds Gin – Wild Plum	Australia	The Tailor Made Spirits Company	Gold
Précissime L’Origine XO Brandy	France	Maison Boutillier	Gold
Kiyosu Aichi Craft Gin	Japan	Kiyosuzakura Brewery	Gold
Ægin Lyng Og Ingefær Gin	Denmark	Destilleriet Als	Gold
Brookie’s Byron Slow Gin	Australia	Cape Byron Distillery	Gold
65 Miles	Australia	Granddad Jack’s Craft Distillery	Gold
Wild Rose Gin	Scotland	Tayport Distillery	Gold
Batch Distilled Gin	New Zealand	Lighthouse Gin	Gold
Bloody Shiraz Gin	Australia	Four Pillars Distillery	Gold
Lithuanian Vodka Original	Lithuania	MV Group Production	Gold
Westbourne Strength Gin	England	Martin Miller’s Gin	Gold
Classic Gin	New Zealand	Scapegrace Distilling	Gold
Savoury Allsorts Gin	Australia	Seppeltsfield Road Distillers	Gold
Lavender Flower Gin	Denmark	BeGin Cph ApS	Gold
Fräkne Navy Strength Gin	Sweden	Klocktornet Destilleri AB	Gold
Poolside Gin	Netherlands	Gingery Drinks	Gold
Navy Strength Gin	Sweden	Hernö Gin	Gold
African Gin	South Africa	Copper Republic	Gold
London Dry Gin	England	58 Gin	Gold
Rare Dry Gin	Australia	Four Pillars Distillery	Gold
Mulberry & Coca Gin	Peru	London to Lima	Gold
Etsu Gin	Japan	BBC Spirits	Gold
Ólafsson Gin	Iceland	Eyland Spirits	Gold
Elephant Strength Gin	Germany	Elephant Gin	Gold
Barrel Aged Gin	Singapore	Brass Lion Distillery	Gold
Albertine Gin	New Zealand	Hastings Distillers	Gold
Silent Pool Gin	England	Silent Pool Distillers	Gold
Three Cuts Distiller’s Release Gin	Australia	Turner Stillhouse	Gold
Ha?Penny Rhubarb Gin	Republic of Ireland	Pearse Lyons Distillery	Gold
Barrel Aged Gin	USA	Fillibuster	Gold
Skagerrak Gin	Norway	Arcus Norway	Gold
Grifu Limù gin	Italy	Silvio Carta	Gold
Cask Finished Navy Strength Gin	Northern Ireland	The Copeland Distillery	Gold
Gin	England	Martin Miller’s Gin	Gold
Triple Juniper Gin	Australia	Never Never Distilling	Gold
Whitley Neill Quince Gin	England	Halewood International	Gold
6 O’clock Sloe Gin	England	Bramley and Gage	Gold
Craft Nordic Navy Strength Gin	Sweden	Purity Distillery	Gold
City Of London Murcian Orange Gin	England	Halewood Wines & Spirits	Gold
Spirit Of Gin Liqueur	Croatia	Good Spirit	Gold

Elsewhere at the 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition, High West Rendezvous Rye Whiskey was rated the top Rye Whiskey, receiving an Outstanding Gold and scored 99/100. Maison Prunier Tres Vieille Grande Champagne Cognac, meanwhile, was awarded an Outstanding Gold and rated the top Cognac with a score of 98/100. Château du Breuil Calvados Pays D’Auge 15 Ans was rated the best Calvados at the 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition and scored a 99/100, winning an Outstanding Gold.