JiuJiu vodka wins Silver at Cathay Pacific Wine and Spirit Competition

Golden Bay Distillery is pleased to announce they won a Silver at the prestigious Cathay Pacific International Wine and Spirit competition. Considered the benchmark for quality for Asian consumers the competition is judged by top-rated judges across the region.

Motupipi, New Zealand – November 28, 2017 /PressCable/ —

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November 15th 2017

Golden Bay Distillery’s JiuJiu vodka has won a Silver award in the 2017 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit Competition (HKIWSC) for Vodka – Pure/Neutral 37-40%.

Considered the benchmark of quality for spirits for Asian consumers, the competition is judged by some of the most esteemed spirit judges from China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and for the first time, Indonesia and Vietnam.

2017 saw a record judging panel of 49 judges. Debra Meiburg MW, Founding Director, HKIWSC said, “The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition is a focal point for beverage professionals in Asia. Recognised as the voice of the Asian wine and spirits consumer, the HKIWSC assembled a record 49 judges from 11 Asian countries in 2017, offering significant diversity and depth of pan-Asian expertise into the deciding the best wines and spirits for the Asian market.

The awards given by the competition are believed to be among some of the highest honours in the industry. Judging integrity is at the heart of the HKIWSC and follows a two-stage process: first, the products are tasted blind by expert panels comprising 49 fully experienced and qualified industry judges, Secondly, a team from KPMG independently verifies all results before the announcement is made, ensuring the rigour and validity of the whole process.

About Golden Bay Distillery

Situated in the beautiful Golden Bay area of New Zealand’s South Island – an entire world away from the hustle and bustle of city life – sits a distillery that blends the finest ingredients on earth with time-honored distilling methods. This is New Zealand’s Golden Bay Distillery, and it’s here that one will find authentically made, hand-crafted natural and preservative-free spirits, sustainably sourced.

The team at Golden Bay Distillery have only one mission: to bring the perfection of Golden Bay’s artisan spirits to global sophisticated sippers and savors. This is done by focusing on small batch and handcrafted spirits. Dedication to sustainability also drives what the team does. As Terry Knight said “living in beautiful Golden Bay, one realizes one has more than a responsibility one has an obligation to help keep it beautiful”.

For additional information please contact press@goldenbaydistillery.com

Contact Info:
Name: Nikola Andersson
Email: press@goldenbaydistillery.com
Organization: Golden Bay Distillery Ltd
Address: 430 Abel Tasman Drive, Motupipi 7183, New Zealand

For more information, please visit http://www.goldenbaydistillery.com

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