Spirit International Prestige (SIP) Awards 2018

Best in Class Fruit/Berry Liqueurs

Five Saints Distilling receives Top Honors at the recent 2018 Spirit International Prestige (SIP) Awards Competition in California - Norristown, PA distillery awarded “Best in Class” of Fruit/Berry Liqueurs for Five Saints Blood Orange Liqueur.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA and NORRISTOWN, PA – Five Saints Distilling is pleased to announce receipt of Top Honors at the recent Spirit International Prestige (SIP) Awards Competition, for Five Saints Blood Orange Liqueur. “Best in Class”, the highest honor available, was awarded from the judging competition among Platinum, Double Gold, Gold, Silver and Bronze recognized winners.

As the only international spirits competition with only consumers as judges, the SIP Awards provides brands a rare opportunity to receive unbiased consumer feedback. The 2018 competition saw a new record of 783 spirit brand entries and 122 consumer judges.

“We are overjoyed to receive the highest award and recognition available from this international competition for our Five Saints Blood Orange Liqueur” shared John George, founder and distiller at Five Saints Distilling. “After receiving a SIP Gold medal for our Savory Tuscan Style Gin in 2017 we sent in our Blood Orange Liqueur for the 2018 competition with hopes for a medal. In a crowd of over 780 competitors, receiving the highest honor of “Best in Class” liqueur is a wonderful recognition that we are still processing. Our team is elated!”

The SIP Awards takes a number of measures to ensure the objectivity of the consumer evaluation. All judges are screened to make sure they are not affiliated with spirit brands or the spirit industry. Also all spirits are served chilled and undiluted for blind tasting. The double-blind competition was based on a 100-point scale with the goal of recognizing and celebrating world-class spirits with consumers, enthusiasts and industry professionals. Samples were evaluated in category flights and scored individually, with judges casting their votes for Best in Class, Platinum, Double Gold, Gold, Silver and Bronze for each qualifying category.

John adds “Five Saints is a micro-distillery that is enjoying great organic growth. We make premium spirits that are unique and folks truly enjoy. This and other competitions reaffirm our work. As we continue to grow we are seeking US distribution outside of Pennsylvania as well as international export opportunities. Such recognition highlights the premium quality of our small batch hand crafted award winning spirits.”

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The Fifty Best - 2018 Best Gin

Gold Medal Winner

The Fifty Best Holds the Largest Gin Tasting in the World

New York, NY, (May 7, 2018) – The Fifty Best, rating the finest in wines and spirits, has once again turned its spotlight on Gin. The Fifty Best recently hosted a Gin Tasting, where 68 contenders were evaluated for the distinguished “Best Gin” awards for 2018.

The Fifty Best is very pleased to announce that Five Saints Gin was awarded a Gold medal.

Using professional criteria, the pre-qualified panel of judges blind-tasted the gins and rated them individually on a 1-5 point scoring system with 5 being the best. After tallying the scores, medals were awarded based on the judges' impressions.

The complete ranking results, along with tasting notes, are published on TheFiftyBest.com: Traditional, London Dry Style & New World & Old Tom & Barrel Finished

TheFiftyBest.com is an digital guide to wines & spirits, featuring rated listings from proprietary blind tastings judged by wine/spirits journalists, spirits professionals, wine/spirit retailers, mixologists, spirits consultants and connoisseurs. The Fifty Best achieves the highest standards of spirits evaluations by adhering to strict tasting rules and rigorous methodology.