Alan Lodge Award names 2020 winner 1st February, 2021 by Melita Kiely
Susannah Skiver Barton has been crowned winner of The Alan Lodge Young International Drinks Writer of the Year Award 2020.
Susannah Skiver Barton has been named The Alan Lodge Young International Drinks Writer of the Year 2020
Skiver Barton, senior editor, tasting and digital at
Whisky Advocate, and editor-at-large at
Market Watch, succeeded against numerous entries from other international journalists, columnists and bloggers.
The 2020 edition of the annual award was judged remotely in January 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The judging panel comprised Emily Harris, director of May Fox Communications; Becky Paskin, spirits journalist and co-founder of Our Whisky; and Melita Kiely, editor of
Spirit Master: Abstinence Cape Spice 14th January, 2021 by admin
As consumers seek to lower their alcohol intake throughout January,
SB celebrates an acclaimed zero-ABV bottling made with spices from across the world.
Curated Beverages secured three Gold medals, including one for Abstinence Cape Spice
Last month, The Spirits Business hosted its first Low & No Masters blind tasting. Due to the pandemic, the competition was held virtually with judges tasting the bottlings blind from their homes.
The judging panel comprised: Melita Kiely, editor of
The Spirits Business and chair of the tasting, and Bryan Rodriguez, wine and spirits buyer for Harvey Nichols.
The Low & No Masters 2021 results 7th January, 2021 by Melita Kiely
This article is over multiple pages: 1 2
The low- and no-alcohol sector is one of the drinks industry’s biggest success stories of recent years. With so many new expressions coming on the market, it was time for us to launch the first Low & No Masters.
How apt that the first Masters of a new year should be an inaugural competition for The Global Spirits Masters series. The industry has been fixated on the momentum of the low‐ and no‐alcohol sector for several years, a growing market spearheaded by Seedlip.
Top 10 award-winning gins (part two) 22nd December, 2020 by Nicola Carruthers
The ‘world’s first’ Grenache gin and a Scottish bottling were given Master medals in our competition
The global Covid-19 pandemic saw many brands unable to submit products into the original Gin Masters competition as planned.
As such,
The Spirits Business staged a second virtual tasting of gins last month. The competition was judged by David T Smith, spirits writer and co‐founder of the Craft Distilling Expo; Bernadette Pamplin, spirits writer and judge; Ivan Dixon, independent spirits consultant; and Melita Kiely, editor of
The Spirits Business, and chair of the event.
The Spirits Business’ Christmas series 17th December, 2020 by Melita Kiely
With Christmas fast approaching, we’ve compiled our 2020 Christmas recommendations in one place to help you with any final gift purchases ahead of the big day.
Our Christmas spirits video series covers Scotch whisky, rum, gin, Irish and American whiskey
With so much variety on the market, it can be tricky to know where to begin when it comes to choosing the perfect bottle to give to someone special.
In our first Christmas spirits series, editor Melita Kiely handpicked five award-winning bottlings spanning Scotch, Irish and American whiskey, rum and gin to deliver some festive inspiration.