The International Wine and Spirit Competition’s (IWSC) 2015 spirits results reveals value products have featured strongly again this year as supermarket spirit entries come out with some of the top medals from the competition including a prestigious Scotch Trophy.
Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky was voted by judges as the winner of the Single Malt Scotch Whisky Trophy with no age statement. Eight of the competition’s Gold and Gold Outstanding accolades awarded went to supermarket own labels competing in the same arena as big name brands.
The awards are a real tribute to the spirits which have all undergone the IWSC’s rigorous judging process which includes a double blind tasting from the spirit industry’s top palates.
Full list of trophy winners
| Name of Trophy | Product Name | Entrant/Producer |
| Blended Scotch Whisky Trophy | Ballantine’s 30 | Chivas Brothers |
| Bloody Mary Trophy | Vodrock | Vodrock UG |
| Bourbon Trophy | Blanton’s Gold Edition Bourbon Whiskey | Blanton Distilling Company |
| Cask Strength Scotch Whisky | Ardbeg Uigeadail Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky | The Glenmorangie Company |
| Cognac Trophy | Club Cigare XO Grande Champagne | SARL Hawkins Distribution |
| Contemporary Style Gin | Hernö Juniper Cask Gin | Hernö Gin AB |
| Fruit Spirit Trophy | G. E. Massenez Eau de Vie de Framboise Sauvage VRP | Grandes Distilleries Peureux |
| Gin & Tonic Trophy | Napue Gin | Kyro Distillery |
| Liqueur Trophy | Supercassis Vedrenne | Pagès Vedrenne |
| London Dry Gin Trophy | Carlton Club London Distilled Gin | London & Scottish International Ltd |
| Packaging Trophy – Brown Spirits | Timorous Beastie | Douglas Laing & Co Ltd |
| Packaging Trophy – White Spirits | Chalong Bay Rum | Chalong Bay Rum Distillery |
| Pomace Brandy Trophy | Grappa Le Giare Gewürztraminer | Distilleria Marzadro Spa |
| Rum Trophy | El Dorado Rum 12YO | Demerara Distillers |
| Shochu Trophy | Shushurakuraku | Nishi Sake Brewing Co. Ltd |
| Single Malt Scotch Whisky 15 Years & Under Trophy | Bowmore Tempest Single Malt Scotch Whisky Islay 10 YO | Beam Suntory |
| Single Malt Scotch Whisky over 15 Years Trophy | Glenfiddich Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 21YO | William Grant & Sons Distillers Ltd |
| Single Malt Scotch Whisky Trophy no age stated | Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Whyte & Mackay Distillers Ltd |
| Tequila Trophy | El Tesoro Platinum Tequila | El Tesoro |
| Vodka Trophy | Ogilvy Scottish Potato Vodka | Ogilvy Spirits |
| Worldwide Brandy | Van Ryn’s Distiller’s Reserve 12YO | Distell Ltd |
| Worldwide whiskey Trophy | Three Ships Single Malt Whiskey 10YO | Distell Ltd |
For the full list of Spirit winners or more information click here