Decanter
The best in contemporary food and drink writing recognised
The winners of the 2020
André Simon Awards were announced on Wednesday 3 March, in a Zoom ceremony attended by an international audience.
The winner of the Drink Award was
Intoxicating: Ten Drinks that Shaped Australia, a personal journey through Australia’s colourful and complex drinking history, by Max Allen.
‘What made
Intoxicating the outstanding work in the group was Max Allen’s achievement in weaving the minor world of drinks into a major historical and cultural context,’ said John Hoskins MW, one of two independent assessors overseeing the judging panel. ‘This is a book that anyone with an interest in humanity would enjoy; it is a drinks book that will stand the test of time.’
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