Australian Distilled Spirits Awards facts for kids
The Australian Distilled Spirits Awards (ADSA) is a special yearly competition that started in 2015. It's like a big contest for different kinds of crafted beverages made in Australia.
This competition is organized by the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV), which is a group that promotes agriculture and industry. They work together with the Australian Distillers Association, a group for people who make these special beverages.
The judging for the awards happens at the Melbourne Showgrounds. This is a big place in Melbourne, Australia, where many events are held. The winners are announced at a special dinner in March.
In 2017, the awards added two new trophies. These new awards were for "Champion Aromatic Bitters" and "Champion Micro Lot." This showed how the ways of making these products were changing and becoming more varied.
Trophy Winners
The Australian Distilled Spirits Awards celebrate the best makers and their products each year. Here are some of the top winners from the first two years:
2015 Winners
- Best Australian Distiller: This top award went to Lark Distillery from Tasmania.
- Champion Whisky: The award for the best whisky went to Limeburners Peated Single Malt Barrel M227 from Limeburners Distillery (Great Southern Distilling Company) in Western Australia.
- Champion Rum: Spike's Reserve from Hoochery Distillery in Western Australia won this award.
- Champion Gin: The West Winds Gin - The Sabre from Tailor Made Spirits Company in Western Australia was named the best gin.
- Champion Alternative Spirits: Zeus Oyzo from Edgemill Group in Victoria won this category.
- Champion Brandy: Black Bottle XO Brandy from VOK Beverages Pty Ltd in South Australia was the winner.
- Champion Liqueur: The Pecan & Hazelnut Liqueur from Castle Glen Australia Pty Ltd in Queensland won this award.
2016 Winners
- Champion Australian Distiller: Limeburners Distillery (Great Southern Distilling Company) from Western Australia won this top award.
- Champion Small Batch Distiller: Limeburners Distillery (Great Southern Distilling Company) also won this award for smaller-scale production.
- Champion Whisky: Limeburners Peated Single Malt Barrel M227 from Limeburners Distillery (Great Southern Distilling Company) won again for best whisky.
- Champion Rum: Ord River Rum - Premium from Hoochery Distillery in Western Australia was the champion rum.
- Champion Gin: kis Old Tom from Kangaroo Island Spirits in South Australia won for best gin.
- Champion Vodka: Pure No. 1 from Old Young's in Western Australia was named the best vodka.
- Champion Brandy: St Agnes XO from St Agnes Distillery in South Australia won for best brandy.
- Champion Liqueur: Golden Knight Schnapps Liqueur from Castle Glen Australia Pty Ltd in Queensland won this award.
