Gold Medal - Castle Glen Distillery's Golden Knight is a Peppermint Schnapps Liqueur with notes of herbal root. Its most prominent characteristic is the 23kt Gold Flakes which was a practice from the 16th Century. Gold Medal - Champion Liqueur - Australian Distilled Spirits Awards 2016.
Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) conducted the first Australian Distilled Spirits Awards (ADSA) in 2015, after the success of the Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards’ distilled spirits and liqueurs categories.
The awards provide Australian distillers with an essential benchmarking opportunity, celebrate the excellence of Australian distillation and spirits production and give producers the opportunity to promote their spirits and liqueurs to industry and consumers.
The awards recognise the long tradition of distillation in Australia, as well as the new generation of emerging spirits and liqueur producers. Created in close consultation with industry experts, the awards are reflective of the burgeoning industry,increased consumer interest and market trends and highlight the innovation and excellence demonstrated by Australian distillers.
The awards are judged by Australia’s leading experts in spirits and liqueurs from across the industry.