Double gold for Mór Irish Gin

The Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) 74th Annual Convention and Exposition announce Mór Irish Gin has been awarded Double Gold & Best in Show in the popular Wine and Spirit Tasting competition.

Double Gold is only awarded to the precious few in the contest that all judges unanimously agree should be awarded gold following a blind tasting of each entrant.

Best in Show is awarded to the brand who is chosen above all other similar spirits in their category.

The awards are judged by independent industry experts arranged by prominent publications such as The Tasting Panel magazine, The Somm Journal, and The Clever Root with the prestigious honour of Competition Executive Director and Emcee falling to Tony Abou-Ganim, The Modern Mixologist this year.

This accolade places Mór Irish Gin as one of the most highly sought after gins to the American market and the announcement has already led to a rapid expansion in the USA with a likely 46 state deal in the works.

Known to its authenticity, Mór is a handcrafted Irish gin with beautiful floral notes. The location of their distillery in the Island's midlands dictates its truly original taste as it contains Slieve Bloom mountain water as well as seven simple ingredients; juniper, coriander, angelica, and rosemary, marry the beautiful berry notes of blackberry, raspberry and cranberry.

Founder Eoin Bara said it was quite surreal to have won such a prestigious award from the WSWA.

'The Mór team came to America to see if they would have an interest in our product, and it was a resounding success. In such a heavy dominated vodka and tequila market, we are excited to see how Mór Irish Gin can fit in beside it,' commented Eoin.

'This business is in my blood – my grandfather William O’Donoghue was a distiller at renowned whiskey maker, Tullamore Dew – and we attribute this success to his personal philosophy of attention to detail. Each of our bottles is labelled by hand and our botanicals are foraged. We care and it’s wonderful to get this recognition so early in our brand story.”