The IWSC Awards - Who Secured An Award From The No/Low Space?
What actually is the IWSC?
The International Wine & Spirits Competition, is the world’s largest and most influential spirits awards helping us discover the best tasting non-alcoholic spirits across the world judged by a panel of experts and over 50 years of experience.
What were the categories?
In 2021, the Low and No Alcohol Drinks Awards grew by 400% making it the largest in the world. Following this growth, the awards expanded the alcohol-free categories which was extremely exciting.
These included:
Dealcoholised wine
Wine alternatives
Spirit alternatives
Low/No Beer
Aperitif
Kombucha
Ready to drink
Shrubs
Syrups
Cordials Functional Drinks
David T Smith, member of the IWSC’s Judging Committee stated:
“There has been real progress made in the low alcohol space over the past couple of years. It is very clear that producers are putting some serious time, effort, and innovation into increasing quality. The judges tasted the full spectrum of low alcohol drinks, from beer to wine through to the spirits and what has been great to see is how very good some of the alternatives to what we consider traditional alcoholic beverages are, and for those created to be a substitute, how difficult it would be to tell the difference between some of them.”
The winner of the zero alcohol trophy was newcomer Myth Non-Alcoholic Coconut White Cane Spirit by Goat Drinks, UK. Keep posted in the coming months for more on Myth.
Crossip’s Dandy Smoke! Extremely unique, bold in flavour and a consistent winner at many awards. You can try it for yourself on the JOMO Bottle Store HERE. You can use ‘JOMO10’ for 10% off.
JOMO’s July Box beer, UNLTD nabbed a gold for their IPA. You can try it for yourself here using ‘JOMO15’ for 15% off.
Trips’s CBD Lemon & Basil. Present in shops, bars and cafes across the country now, we feel Trip is the perfect on-the-go CBD fix.
Bax Botanics’ Sea Buckthorn and Verbena. You can buy Sea Buckthorn on the JOMO Bottle store here and keep posted for a Verbena feature coming soon.
Saicho’s Sparkling Hojicha. Well-deserved and a member favourite last year with a little bottle feature.
Three Spirit Livener and Nightcap! Taking the functional space by storm with both their catchy marketing and incredible flavours you can pop yourself on the waitlist here for the JOMO Limited Edition Functional Box to try it out for yourself.
Noughty Sparkling Chardonnay, obviously. Used in bars, clubs and restaurants across the world, Noughty’s alcohol-free chardonnay is an absolute must for parties, brunch, Birthday breakfast in bed, BBQs, girls night, date night and a night in for one. You can buy Noughty here on our bottle store.
Agua de Madre Water Kefir Blood Orange Bitters, Flor de Madre. The most gorgeous looking drinking and a must try to fulfil all your Kefir needs.
With this years’ growth, we want to commend absolutely every finalist and winner from this years’ awards. Without incredible innovation and a flavour first approach, these categories wouldn’t even exist. We are excited to see even more drinks and new creations this year and are honoured to be part of this journey.