STAR GAZING FOR MATARIKI Te Kai Whakarongo 24 June 2025 | Proudly locally owned and operated Issue 1163 Circulation 9000-9500
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‘OLD TOM’ WINS WORLD’S BEST GIN New Zealand Micro Distillery in Thames shines with Old Tom Coromandel Mānuka Gin winning a ‘World First’ at 2025 World Gin Awards
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wildian Coromandel Gin, crafted by The Coromandel Distilling Co. in Thames has been awarded “World’s Best” at the World Gin Awards in London for the second time - making it the only New Zealand distillery to have achieved this level of recognition twice. In 2022, Awildian Coromandel Gin was named World’s Best Classic Gin, and this year it was awarded World’s Best Matured Gin at the ceremony held in London on 4 June. This latest accolade comes on the heels of a gold award at this year’s esteemed Berlin International Spirits Awards. REVIVED AND UNIQUE By reviving the Old Tom Gin style popular in the
18th century, Awildian Mānuka Gin is contributing to a spirited renaissance. This remarkable matured gin combines premium sugarcane alcohol with Tongan vanilla, Guatemalan cardamom, Madagascan pepper, Seville orange, fresh ginger, and sixteen additional botanicals. The result is a silky, warming spirit that is distilled in micro-batches and aged in carefully toasted Mānuka wood coated with local medicinal-grade Mānuka honey. Awildian Coromandel Gin beat out 42 countries, including Scotland’s The Botanist Gin and Sweden’s Hernö Gin, to claim the title of World’s Best Matured Gin.
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Paul Schneider and Daniela Suess, co-owners of Awildian Gin celebrate their ‘World First’.
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