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Robot Kombucha Organic Honey Cola has been named as the Organic Beverage Brand of the Year at the Corporate LiveWire Innovation & Excellence Awards 2025. Robot Kombucha, promoted as the world’s healthiest cola, is a pioneering force in functional, organic beverages. This latest award is a significant accolade for the brand, which is rapidly gaining […]
Time is running out to enter this year’s London Competitions: the deadline is 11:59pm, today, 28 February 2025. Over the last two years we have conducted independent research with various companies that entered the competitions and won awards. The majority of the respondents agreed that being competition winners had resulted in many benefits, including increased […]
There are many well-established drinks competitions and awards events that producers can enter, but none of them evaluate beers, wines and spirits on the same basis as the judges who take part in the annual London Spirits, London Beer and London Wine competitions. The submitted spirits, wines and beers are uniquely scored on quality, value […]
The 8th annual London Spirits Competition, which will take place on March 26 and 27 in 2025, is open for entries. Brands looking to get international credibility and product feedback from leading trade buyers, are encouraged to enter the competition, which offer great marketing and new business opportunities for producers and brand owners around the […]
Hand Crafted Drinks Magazine is proud to be one of the media partners of the annual London Competitions, which incorporates the London Spirits, London Beer and London Wine competitions, which launched in 2018. As the competitions are now entering their eighth year I was keen to interview Sid Patel, the founder, to understand the challenges […]
Iain McPherson, the founder of one of Edinburgh’s finest cocktail bars, Panda & Sons, has been announced as winner of the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award 2024 (part of The World’s 50 Best Bars competition). This prestigious award is voted for by the bartenders on this year’s list of The World’s 50 Best Bars, who are […]
Hogg Norton, a Chesterfield-based producer of alcoholic liqueurs, has once again had their products recognised at the Great Taste awards. The independent company’s Elderflower Liqueur was awarded one star and the judges awarded two stars for their Chocolate Liqueur. Great Taste is the world’s largest and most trusted food and drink accreditation scheme, with products […]
The organisers of the London Wine, Beer, and Spirits Competitions have announced that for the 2025 competitions they will be introducing their inaugural Regional & Category Ambassadors Program. This transformative initiative invites industry leaders and influencers to educate consumers and trade professionals about their respective regions and categories on the global stage. The program aims […]
Revival Rum was awarded double gold at the 24th annual San Francisco World Spirits Competition, which took place in early April, following on from its success at the London Spirits Competition, where the rum won a gold medal. The awards are a remarkable achievement for master distiller James Singlehurst, who only started producing the Caribbean-inspired […]
Carpathian Single Malt Whisky, the first Romanian single malt whisky in the Carpathian Mountains region, produced by the Alexandrion Group in Bucov, Romania, impressed the judges at the recent San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) 2024. The double gold medal was awarded to Vradiano Cask Finish, which scored 98 points – an incredible achievement for […]
