Beam Suntory whiskies win 11 gold medals at the International Spirits Challenge 2015

Beam Suntory whiskies win 11 gold medals at the International Spirits Challenge 2015

Tokyo, Japan, and Deerfield, Illinois, May 26, 2015 – Eleven whiskies and one vodka from the Beam Suntory portfolio have been awarded gold medals at the International Spirits Challenge (ISC) 2015, the worldwide tasting competition held in the UK. Gold medal recipients in the Whiskies category include Japanese blended whiskies Hibiki 21 Years Old and Hibiki 12 Years Old; Japanese single malt whiskies Yamazaki Mizunara 2014 and Hakushu 25 Years Old: Knob Creek Bourbon; and Scotch whiskies Bowmore 15 Years Old Darkest, Bowmore 18 Years, Bowmore Springtide, Bowmore Tempest V and Laphroiag 10 Years Old Cask Strength. In addition, Ao Vodka, a Japanese vodka, won a gold medal in the Vodka category.
 

These medals reinforce Beam Suntory’s leadership across multiple spirits categories.
 

About the International Spirits Challenge

The International Spirits Challenge is a competition held every year in the UK, the home of Scotch whisky. In the Whisky division, medals are awarded by based on the blind testing of 10 testers, all of whom are blenders, distillery managers and other industry professionals, and who perform sensory inspections on each of the over 400 whiskies submitted from around the world. The competition is regarded as an authoritative arena for judging the quality of the entries by the exquisite sensory skills of the panel of whisky-making professionals.
 

The Award-Winning Whiskies
 

Suntory Whisky Hibiki 21 Years Old
Suntory Whisky Hibiki 12 Years Old
Suntory Single Malt Whisky Yamazaki Mizunara 2014 (Japanese market only)
Suntory Single Malt Whisky Hakushu 25 Years Old
Knob Creek
Bowmore 15 Years Old Darkest
Bowmore 18 Years
Bowmore Springtide
Bowmore Tempest V
Laphroaig 10 Years Old Cask Strength
Ao Vodka


For more information on Brands:
 

Suntory Whisky Website:  https://house.suntory.com/japanese-whisky
Beam Suntory Website:  https://www.beamsuntory.com/
Knob Creek Website:  https://www.knobcreek.com/
Bowmore Website:  https://www.bowmore.com/en
Laphroaig Website:  https://www.laphroaig.com/
Ao Vodka Website:   https://www.ao-vodka.com/