Gold Food Northern Ireland’s Jawbox Gin In CLASS Awards
Northern Ireland’s Jawbox Small Batch Gin has won a gold medal in the CLASS Magazine’s Bartenders’ Brand Awards 2020 . Jawbox won gold in the Taste category, which is the highest endorsement from experts in the industry.
The judging took place in London and consisted of a highly controlled blind tasting by 50 of the UK’s leading bar professionals. The panel was carefully selected based on their achievements, skills and experience in the UK bar industry. Jawbox Small Batch Gin was highly commended for its aroma, complexity, and taste.
Jawbox founder, Gerry White says: “We are delighted to have received such an accolade from professional bartenders who clearly have an acute knowledge of the flavour profiles of spirits. Our gold award affirms the positive feedback we have received from consumers since we launched Jawbox Gin and it demonstrates that our gin is what bartenders and mixologists are looking for.”
This award comes just two months after the brand launched its Jawbox Export Strength Gin at 47% ABV in a striking black bottle. The team also has plans to further extend the range, with some innovative gins developed using the same award-winning and great-tasting Jawbox Small Batch Gin.
The Jawbox range also includes two gin liqueurs at 20% ABV – Pineapple & Ginger and Rhubarb & Ginger.
The Jawbox Distillery is located on a 300-acre 16th-century estate just outside Belfast where much of the grain for the spirit is grown and harvested. Jawbox Small Batch Gin is triple-distilled very slowly in traditional copper pot stills and in small batches using a unique combination of 11 carefully selected botanicals, eight of the eleven botanicals are ‘steep and boil’. The final three botanicals are put through the vapour extraction method to preserve their delicate flavour and aroma.
