Champion Australian Distiller

St Agnes Distillery, South Australia

Hailing as Australia’s oldest continually run craft distillery is the St Agnes Distillery and Barrel Halls in Renmark, South Australia. Every year since 1925, St Agnes have been carefully handcrafting artisan spirits that are a testament to the rewards of time, age, ambition and craft.

Champion Victorian Distiller

Presented by Vic Grown.

Backwoods Distilling, Yackandandah

Nestled in the heart of the Victorian High-Country town of Yackandandah, Backwoods Distilling have been crafting excellence and capturing the essence of Australia since 2016.

Champion Victorian Gin

Presented by Agriculture Victoria

Australian Dry Gin by Travelling While Standing Still

Infused with carefully selected native Australian botanicals of Seaspray, Saltbush and Desert Lime, your senses are to be transported to the sand, sea and sunshine of our Antipodean homeland.

Travelling While Standing Still gin takes you on a journey to the wild beauty of the Australian coast where the Southern Ocean meets the bush.

Consistency of Excellence Award

Australian Dry Gin
Travelling While Standing Still

Country to Coast 5 by Black Gate Distillery & Fleurieu Distiller
Entered by Fleurieu Distillery

Rye Malt Whisky
Archie Rose Distilling

St Agnes XO
St Agnes Distillery

Best Single Malt Whisky

Presented by Barrett Burston Malting

Kestrel - Bellarine Distillery

Established in 2015, as the first distillery on the Bellarine Peninsula. Bellarine Distillery is family owned and independent, with an aim to create whiskies to savour, celebrate and share with the people you love.

Best Grain or Blended Whisky

Presented by Bintani

Rye Malt Whisky - Archie Rose Distilling

Founded in 2014 and located in Sydney, Archie Rose Distilling strives to re-define Australia’s rich tradition in distilling by producing a diverse range of whiskies, gins, vodkas and rums.

This is the 3rd time Archie Rose has won this award with their Rye Malt Whisky winning the same award in 2020 and 2021.

Best London Dry Gin 

Presented by StrangeLove

Australian Dry Gin - Travelling While Standing Still

Travelling While Standing Still based in the Macedon Ranges has finally come away with a win after being a trophy contender for this award for the past 2 years.

Best New World / Contemporary Gin

Presented by BevChain

Troppo Yuzu Gin - Northern Distilling

Established in 2019 on the Darwin waterfront, Northern Distilling was created out of a desire to create truly unique craft spirits to showcase the Northern Territory on the local, national, and international stage.

Northern Distilling are a first-time trophy winner and the first ever from the Northern Territory at the Awards.  

Best Navy Gin

Navy Strength Gin - Prohibition Liquor

Coming off a high winning the Champion Australian Distiller trophy in 2023, Prohibition Liquor Co have produced a gin that complements the rough seas and celebrates the juniper-based spirit’s naval heritage.

Best Fruit or Wine / Grape Gin

Naught Sangiovese Gin - Naught Distilling

Launched in 2020 in the leafy suburb of Eltham, Naught Distilling has been producing award-winning gins using the finest botanicals and best distillation methods, creating a gin drinking experience to be savoured.

Best Other Gin

Poltergeist Gin Barrel Aged - Callington Mill Distillery

Well-known for its whiskies, Callington Mill has kept the legacy of this multi award winning gin alive, producing a genie in a bottle, resulting in a multi-dimensional gin unparalleled in flavour intricacies.

Best Pure / Neutral Vodka

Presented by Plasdene Glass-Pak

Nuvé Vodka - Nuvé Vodka

Made in Melbourne, Nuvé Vodka are redefining the boundaries of smoothness and purity in Australian Vodka, paying homage to the time-honoured recipes and techniques passed down through three generations.

This is Nuvé Vodka’s first time entering the Awards.

Best Flavoured Vodka

Barrel Aged Wattleseed and Burnt Honey Vodka - Penni Ave Distillery

Located on the Southern end of the Mornington Peninsula, Penni Ave Distillery prides itself on sourcing local ingredients for its vodkas to create unique and memorable flavours that showcase native botanicals.

Best Brandy

St Agnes XO Grand Reserve - St Agnes Distillery

Hailing from Renmark, South Australia, St Agnes Distillery is an icon of Australian distilling, and has been crafting a uniquely Australian expression of brandy for 99 years.

Raymond B “Spike” Dessert III Trophy for Best Rum

The Double Ton - Nil Desperandum

Located in the lush Sunshine Coast hinterland rainforest, Nil Desperandum is a certified organic distillery that loves producing beautiful rums, passionately supporting their community, and preserving the environment in which they live and work.

This is Nil Desperandum’s first win at the Awards.

Best Cane Spirit

Acre 96 Spiced Cane Spirit - Hidden Trove Distilling

Hailing from Adelaide’s east end, Hidden Trove Distilling’s Acre 96 Spice Cane Spirit is created with Australian botanicals of frangipani, finger limes and pepperberry with spices of cinnamon myrtle, anise myrtle, and wattleseed.

Best Liqueur

Native Plum & Sloe Gin - Beachtree Distilling

Established in 2020, Beachtree Distilling are inspired by Australia’s native Australian flora, distilling the landscaping surrounding their home on the Sunshine Coast.

Best Alternative Spirit

White Agave - Hermetica Distillery

Crafted to be a pristine expression of Agave, Hermetica’s White Agave is a culmination of meticulous sourcing, fermentation, and distillation practices.

Best Bitter

Ragazzi e Succo Aperitivo - Ragazzi e Succo

Inspired by a love of traditional Italian aperitifs, Ragazzi e Succo’s Aperitivo masterfully melds two worlds with the addition of Australian native botanicals.

This is their first time entering the Awards.

Best Vermouth

No Gold Medals where awarded in 2024

Best Design

Bourbon Cask-Aged Whisky - Hermetica Distillery

Established 7 years ago, Hermetica have a passion for the timeless art of distillation and honing their craft to create award-winning whiskies.

This is Hermetica’s first win at the Australian Distilled Spirits Awards.

Best Ready to Serve Cocktail or Pre-Mix

Yuzu Chu-Hai - Reed & Co Distillery

Reed & Co was established in 2016 in the picturesque alpine town of Bright, surrounded by mountains, rivers, bush and pine forests. Equal parts wild and refined, Reed & Co like to go to the space where art meets science to produce the perfect drink.