Artisanal Spirits Company PLC (The) ASC recognised at prestigious global whisky awards
22 Juin 2023 - 9:55AM
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Artisanal Spirits Company PLC (The)
22 June 2023
22 June 2023
The Artisanal Spirits Company plc
("The Artisanal Spirits Company", "ASC" or the "Company")
The Artisanal Spirits Company recognised at prestigious global
whisky awards
ASC has now won more than 300 awards across its whisky and
spirits brands since 2018
The Artisanal Spirits Company (AIM: ART), the owner of The
Scotch Malt Whisky Society ("SMWS"), the leading curator and
provider of premium single cask Scotch malt whisky and other
spirits for sale primarily online to a discerning global
membership, is pleased to announce that it has been recognised for
the quality of its spirits at awards from the top competitions
around the world.
SMWS won a record haul of five Gold medals and one Silver in the
International Spirits Challenge, which promotes outstanding quality
spirits from across the globe and receives thousands of entries
from over 70 countries worldwide. The Company's Gold award-winning
entries included Cask No. 36.193 Juggling Oranges in a Humidor and
Cask No. 94.31 Ice Cream by Candlelight.
SMWS also achieved its best-ever result in the Scotch Whisky
Masters 2023 with seven medals including five Masters medals, one
Gold and one Silver. The competition, hosted by The Spirits
Business, was judged by four panels of specialist drinks experts.
SMWS collected Masters medals in the following categories:
'Single-Grain, Single-Cask' with Cask No. G9.6 No Humdrum Conundrum
; 'Single Malt: Highlands & Islands - Cask Strength' with Cask
No. 55.85 Passionate Desire ; 'Single Malt: Speyside - Cask
Strength' with Cask No. 44.176 Blueberry Bonanza and Cask No.
39.281 Decadent Dark Chocolate Cheesecake ; and in 'Single Malt:
Islay - Cask Strength' with Cask No. 10.250 Peat Lover's Night
.
In the US, the Company was recognised at the 2023 San Francisco
World Spirits Competition, the largest competition of its kind with
more than 5,500 entries globally. SMWS won 'Best in Class:
Independent Merchant Single Malt Scotch' for Cask no 4.346 Savoury
and Sweet.
SMWS was also delighted to secure five medals at the 2023 The
Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition (TWSC) in Japan, including
three Superior Gold, one Gold and one Silver award. One of those
Superior Gold medals went to the Society's Vaults Collection
bottling, Cask No. 24.169: Bonkers for Conkers.
In addition, the Company collected a Chairman's Award for Small
to Medium Sized Enterprise at the annual The Marketing Society
Scotland STAR Awards 2023. The accolade is recognition of the
Company's global strategy, plan and in-market delivery in 2022.
Andrew Dane, CEO of The Artisanal Spirits Company,
commented:
"These awards are testament to the outstanding quality of our
single cask Scotch malt whiskies which are appreciated around the
world for their unique flavours. We are extremely proud to receive
these accolades and third party endorsement from prestigious global
competitions, judged by many of the most respected professionals in
our industry. In particular, the high-level awards we have received
for our extra matured offering highlight the enduring quality of
our premium whiskies. I would like to extend my gratitude to our
excellent team for their craftmanship and dedication in curating
the most exciting whisky blends and tasting experiences for our
growing numbers of discerning customers and whisky-loving
connoisseurs globally."
For further enquiries:
The Artisanal Spirits Company plc via Instinctif PR
Andrew Dane, Chief Executive Officer
Billy McCarter, Chief Financial Officer
Liberum Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2222
Clayton Bush
Edward Thomas
Miquela Bezuidenhoudt
Instinctif Partners (Financial PR) Tel: +44 (0)20 7457 2020
Justine Warren
Matthew Smallwood
Joe Quinlan
About The Artisanal Spirits Company
The Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC) are curators of the world's
favourite, single-cask and limited-edition whisky.
Based in Edinburgh, ASC owns The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
(SMWS) which was established in 1983 and currently has a growing
worldwide membership of over 38,000 paying members.
SMWS provides members with inspiring experiences, content and
exclusive access to a vast and unique range of outstanding single
cask Scotch malt whiskies and other craft spirits, with current
stocks sourced from over 100 distilleries in 20 countries and
expertly curated with diligence and care.
Since producing the Society's very first cask, we have created
around 10,000 different whisky releases, producing a constant flow
of unique and exciting one-of-a-kind whiskies.
With proven e-commerce reach and new brands like J.G. Thomson,
ASC is building a portfolio of limited-edition and small-batch
spirits brands for a global movement of discerning consumers -
delivering c.GBP22 million in annual revenues with over 80% of
revenue generated online and over 65% from outside the UK, with a
growing presence in the key global whisky markets including UK,
China, USA and Europe.
ASC has a pioneering business model, a substantial and growing
addressable market presenting a long-term global growth opportunity
and a strong and resilient business primed to deliver growth.
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