Kiwi distillery tops Golds at World Gin Awards 2024

The Coromandel Distilling Company in Thames has won five Gold medals for its Awildian Gins at the World Gin Awards. It was the most Golds won by any distillery in the competition and a feat never before achieved by a New Zealand distillery.

The Coromandel Distilling Company is a micro distillery and describes itself as “one of the smallest distilleries in the world”. Every gin it entered into the awards was deemed to be New Zealand’s Best in Class.

Following the initial announcement of the medallists and Country Winners, judges will reveal the World’s Best titles later in February.

This year’s competition saw more than 900 entries from 47 countries across 12 categories, including London Dry, Contemporary, Flavoured, Navy, and Old Tom. There was one new category introduced for 2024: Colour-Changing Gin.

2024 World Gin Awards for Awildian

• Awildian, Coromandel Dry Gin Blue Edition (Colour-Changing Gin) Country Winner Gold 

• Awildian, Coromandel Dry Gin  (Classic Gin) Country Winner Gold

• Awildian, Coromandel Manuka Gin (Matured Gin) Country Winner Gold

• Awildian, Coromandel Spiced Gin (London Dry Gin) Country Winner Gold 

• Awildian, Damson Gin (Flavoured Gin) Country Winner Gold 

Coromandel Distilling Company co-owners Paul Schneider and Daniela Suess opened their distillery in 2019. Since then, they have collected a total of 36 awards, begun exporting to Europe and opened a tasting room in Thames.

W: awildian.com