Diageo Brands honoured at San Francisco Spirits Competition

At the recently concluded 14th annual San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Diageo brands were honoured for their excellence with 45 medals, 17 of which were gold and double gold. JOHNNIE WALKER DOUBLE BLACK Scotch was awarded Gold in the category of “Best Blended Scotch Up to 15 Years”. Diageo launched JOHNNIE WALKER DOUBLE BLACK in India in the year 2011 for the discerning Indian palate of Scotch Whiskey enthusiasts who prefer a smokier, full-bodied and more intense taste. Over the past ten years Diageo brands have earned more than 500 medals at the prestigious San Francisco Spirits Competition.

Whisky was the standout category for Diageo, securing 29 medals in total. In Scotch, Irish and Canadian whisky, Diageo brands won multiple medals. Bushmillsand JOHNNIE WALKER won six medals each, collecting a double gold and two gold medals each.Bulleit won four medals including two gold, while Buchanan’s received three medals, getting Diageo two double gold medals and one gold.

Diageo brands also performed well in the vodka, rum, liqueur and gin categories, with most brands winning multiple medals. Smirnoff vodka, the world's number-one selling premium spirit, collected five medals. In rum, PamperoAniversario and Captain Morgan 1671 received a gold medal each, and in liqueur, Baileys won two medals, include one gold. In the gin category, Tanqueray received two silver medals for the brand’s London Dry and Rangpur offerings.

Commenting on this achievement BhaveshSomaya, Marketing & Innovation Director, Diageo India said, “It is exciting to see that our heritage brands as well as new-to-world innovations are getting the recognition that they deserve. Diageo brands stand for quality and it is an honor to once again be recognized at this prestigious competition”.

The tally below gives a break up of all the brands from Diageo that brought home double gold and gold medals

Double Gold:
• Buchanan's 15 Year Old Master Scotch
• Buchanan’s 18 Year old Special Reserve Scotch
• Bushmills Single Malt Irish Whiskey 16 Year
• Johnnie Walker Double Black Scotch
• Lagavulin 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch
• Talisker Storm Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• Talisker Distillers Edition 2002 Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Gold:
• Baileys ChocolatLuxe Liqueur
• Buchanan’s DeLuxe 12 Year Old Scotch
• Bulleit 95 Rye Whiskey
• Bulleit 10 Year Old Bourbon
• Bushmills Black Bush Irish Whiskey
• Bushmills Single Malt Irish Whiskey 21 Year
• Captain Morgan 1671
• Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve Scotch
• Jonnie Walker Blue Label Scotch
• PamperoAniversario Rum