Showing posts with label awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label awards. Show all posts

Friday, March 28, 2008

SF World Spirits Competition: results?

The San Francisco World Spirits Competition was held on March 15 and 16, and while the results have been released to entrants, I'm curious to see the complete list after yesterday's San Francisco Chronicle blurb mentioned that ten absinthes competed, and the winner-- "Vieux Pontarlier," distilled at the Emile Pernot distillery-- is not even on the market yet. Searches for "vieux pontarlier absinthe" find an anisette produced by Emile Pernot, with a note at Liqueurs de France that the product currently available is not the absinthe which will soon be released under the same name.

Update: Results were posted by the organizers, though to see award winners for absinthe, you must click through a finicky menu-- results reposted here (click on the image to the right) for easy viewing. Surprised to see La Fée winning a gold-- that's some lousy absinthe-- looks like the kind of competition where everybody wins.

Monday, November 19, 2007

IWSC 2007: Absinthe Awards

Award winners for Absinthe from the 2007 International Wine and Spirits Competition helps to explain why PF1901 and Verte Suisse supplies have been decimated:

Country Award Category Winning Spirit Producer
France Gold (Best in Class) Absinthe - France - 65-70% Jade Verte Suisse Jade Liqueurs
Switzerland Silver (Best in Class) Absinthe - Switzerland - 50-55% La Fée XS Absinthe Suisse BBH Spirits
Switzerland Silver (Best in Class) Absinthe - Switzerland - 60-72% Absinthe Duplais Balance 60% Oliver Matter & Markus Lion
France Silver Absinthe - France - 65-70% Jade PF 1901 Jade Liqueurs
France Bronze Absinthe - France - 65-70% La Fée Parisian Absinthe BBH Spirits
Switzerland Bronze Absinthe - Switzerland - 50-55% Absinth Studer Studer & Co AG

Friday, August 25, 2006

IWSC 2006 winners for absinthe

Winners were announced July 20 for the 2006 International Wine and Spirit (IWS) Competition:

Tasting Category Country Award Winning Spirit Producer
Absinthe 55% France Silver (best in class) Doubs Premium Absinthe TNB (Pty) Ltd
Absinthe 60% France Silver (best in class) Amer aux plantes d'Absinthe Combier Combier
Absinthe 68% France Silver (best in class) Absinthe Nouvelle-Orleans 68% Jade Liqueurs
Absinthe 72% Switzerland Gold (best in class) Absinthe Duplais Matter-Luginbühl
France Silver Absinthe Edouard 72% Jade Liqueurs