East Imperial wins big at Tonic & Mixers Masters Comp
New Zealand mixer brand East Imperial has won eight awards at the recent Tonic & Mixers Masters Competition in London.
The competition is hosted by international spirits magazine The Spirits Business and is judged blind by leading distributors, educators and bartenders.
East Imperial received two Masters Medals (the highest accolade recognising excellence), three Gold Medals and three Silver Medals.
The eight awards are:
Master's Medal (Best in Category)
Grapefruit Tonic (Flavoured Tonic Water category)
Grapefruit Soda (Flavoured/Infused Carbonated Mixer category)
Gold Medal:
Ginger Ale (Flavoured/Infused Carbonated Mixer category)
Ginger Beer (Flavoured/Infused Carbonated Mixer category)
Kima Kola (Flavoured/Infused Carbonated Mixer category)
Silver Medal
Royal Botanic Tonic (Flavoured Tonic Water category)
Yuzu Tonic (Flavoured Tonic Water category)
Yuzu Lemonade (Flavoured/Infused Carbonated Mixer category)
Founder and CEO of East Imperial, Tony Burt, says the wins reinforce the work that the company has put in over the past few years. “We’re particularly thrilled to receive awards for our dark mixers as this includes the most recent addition to our product range, Kima Kola. This really is a testament to the team’s incredible ability to continue to deliver world-leading product innovation right here in New Zealand, despite a backdrop of global supply chain challenges.”