Early Deadline
30 November 2026
Judging
Date
23 & 24 March 2027
Winners Announced
22 April 2027
LSC blog
News
Geraldine gin distillery awarded silver medals in international competition via Stuff PR
Geraldine Gin Distillery wins Silver Medals in London Spirits Competition 2021.
Seven months after starting a gin distillery, a Geraldine couple have been recognised in an international spirit competition. Humdinger Gin Distillery's dry and citrus gins won silver medals at the recent London Spirit Competition.
The annual judging of international spirits is organised by the Beverage Trade Network, with entries judged on quality, value and packaging.“We did an online entry and sent it over to London,” Andrew Lewis, who started Humdinger, with wife Saskia, said.
When they started out, the couple worked at Fonterra’s Clandeboye plant, Andrew as a project engineer and Saskia as a process technologist.Andrew has since given up his day job to concentrate on the distillery, while Saskia remained at Clandeboye, assisting at the distillery when time allowed.The couple established the distillery in the former Morrisons’ garage on Talbot Street, in the South Canterbury town.
What’s New at the 2027 London Spirits Competition?
The 2027 London Spirits Competition gives every entrant greater feedback, transparency and valuable commercial insight. Entrants will receive an expanded score breakdown, constructive feedback on how to improve their spirits, guidance on how to market and sell them, the names of the judges who tasted their entries, final feedback from the Head Judge and a Buyer Market Intelligence Report.
Enter your spirits in the 10th edition of the London Spirits Competition.
