New Zealand’s newest gin maker, Bluff Distillery, took out top honours at the 2024 Australian Gin Awards, winning ‘Best in Show’ and ‘Best in Class’ for its Classic Dry Gin.
It is only the second New Zealand Gin to pick up a trophy in the well-established Australian market.
The judges described Classic London Dry as, “A classic style gin achieving a standard of excellence. Beautifully balanced with top class integration of botanicals into the classic framework. An exceptional gin.”
Co-Founder and Distiller of Bluff Distillery, Chris Fraser, says it’s an honour to be recognised on the international stage for a gin that represents the ruggedly beautiful spirit of Bluff.
“Just as everything else in Bluff – the gin is what it says on the tin, we wanted to make a gin that respected the classic London Dry recipes created hundreds of years ago,” he says.
“There’s been exponential growth in gin brands in the past few years with all sorts of non-traditional botanicals and infusions. A bit like Bluff, we decided to stay authentic to the heritage of Gin so it’s great to see our strategy – to stay true to who we are – has been recognised by the judges.”
The brand, with its distinctive glass buoy bottle, launched in March this year – and they plan to increase production by 100-150% in the coming year.
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